{"id":108931,"date":"2021-11-08T22:55:31","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T03:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=108931"},"modified":"2021-11-08T22:55:31","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T03:55:31","slug":"city-of-allentown-recodification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=108931","title":{"rendered":"CITY OF ALLENTOWN RECODIFICATION"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Allentown City Council plans to adopt legislation next month that recodifies the city\u2019s ordinances.<\/p>\n<p>Bills adopted by City Council are arranged into a single code in a process known as codification. The initial codification of the city code took place in the 1960s. Trying to place new legislation into a coherent system established over 60 years ago creates some organizational problems.<\/p>\n<p>The recodification project, two years in the making, reorganizes the content and numbering system. The proposed code has many features that make it user friendly. A link to the proposed code can be found on the city website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.allentownpa.gov\">www.allentownpa.gov<\/a> and at the following link: \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fecode360.com%2FAL4161&amp;data=04%7C01%7CMike.Moore%40allentownpa.gov%7Cbe661d911338469496a708d98f1fa4c7%7C1b6e3ffc79834623ac728e476fef6b0d%7C0%7C0%7C637698188360998183%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=Zyhb%2FKiqmPR8lnpv0GYz5dsI%2FTEWq3ntEDaP2tdLlNk%3D&amp;reserved=0\">https:\/\/ecode360.com\/AL4161<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The work was performed by General Code of Rochester, N.Y. at a contracted cost of $27,721.<\/p>\n<p>City Council plans to adopt the bill at its regularly scheduled Council Meeting on December 1, 2021.\u00a0 If approved, the new Code shall go into effect January 1, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The code will also be available as an app for apple and android products.<\/p>\n<p>Apple: <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/ecode-search\/id576872284\">https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/ecode-search\/id576872284<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Android: <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.generalcode.android.search&amp;pcampaignid=MKT-Other-global-all-co-prtnr-py-PartBadge-Mar2515-1\">https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.generalcode.android.search&amp;pcampaignid=MKT-Other-global-all-co-prtnr-py-PartBadge-Mar2515-1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nMike Moore<br \/>\nCommunications Manager<br \/>\nMayor&#8217;s Office<br \/>\n435 Hamilton Street<br \/>\nAllentown, PA 18101<br \/>\nMike.Moore@allentownpa.gov<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.AllentownPA.gov\">http:\/\/www.AllentownPA.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Allentown City Council plans to adopt legislation next month that recodifies the city\u2019s ordinances. 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