All elected officials shall be registered voters
of the Municipality, shall have been residents continuously in the
Municipality for at least one year prior to filing for election, and
must remain residents during their entire term of office.
Before entering on the duties of their offices,
all elected and appointed officials of the Municipality shall take
and subscribe an oath or affirmation as required by the Constitution
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
No elected official shall hold any other elected
office, nor hold any appointed office of the Municipality, nor be
an employee of the Municipality during the term for which the official
was elected. No former elected official shall hold any compensated
appointed Municipality office nor employment with the Municipality
until one year after the expiration of the term for which the official
was elected.
The office of an elected official shall become vacant upon the official's death, resignation, forfeiture of office, or removal from office in any manner authorized by this Charter or by the Pennsylvania Constitution, Article VI, Section 7.
A.
An elected official shall be removed from office by
vote of Council if that official:
(1)
Lacks at any time during the term any qualification
for the office prescribed by this Charter or by applicable law;
(2)
Fails to perform any duty required by this Charter
or commits an act prohibited by this Charter;
(3)
Fails to assume office after election thereto within
45 days after the commencement of the term thereof; or
(4)
Is convicted of a crime more serious than a summary
offense, as defined by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
B.
No elected official shall forfeit office unless the
holder thereof shall have been given written notice of the grounds
for forfeiture and, if requested, a public hearing before Council.
