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Source: Reading Eagle, Pa.mini storageDec. 13--Wading once more into the muddy waters of the city's 600-page Administrative Code, Charter Review Commission members on Wednesday battled over whether it gives City Council too much control over the minute details of administrative offices.Mayor Vaughn D. Spencer insists it does. He noted Section 601 of the code -- adopted by council -- allows council to determine "the internal procedures for the operation of the departments, offices and agencies," and "any other rules, regulations and procedures reasonably appropriate for efficient administration."That encroaches upon the mayor's authority, said Spencer, who wants to transform the council-approved code into a mayor-approved administrative manual that he can change as needs arise.Arguing the other side, Councilwoman Marcia Goodman-Hinnershitz said all home-rule charters require administrative codes, which pick up where the charter leaves off."It's clear that the Transition Committee wanted to provide the mayor with less flexibilityself storageand provide more control points for council," she said of the 1996 panel that wrote the city code.Spencer claimed the real problem is that neither the charter nor the code clearly spells out the separation of powers between the mayor and council."Council can come in and change anything the administration or the mayor does," said Eron Lloyd, Spencer's special assistant.The commission's mandate is to recommend changes to the charter, not city ordinances such as the code.However, since the charter requires the code, some members believe they should change the charter to split up the legislative and administrative duties in the code."I cannot imagine how this would ever be presented to the public," said member Thomas Anewalt. "It's too complicated; it's asking an awful lot of the average informed voter."Contact Don Spatz: 610-371-5027 or dspatz@readingeagle.com.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 Reading Eagle (Reading, Pa.) Visit the Reading Eagle (Reading, Pa.) at readingeagle.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉