[Adopted 8-1-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-3]
Pursuant to the power granted it under Sections 46005(1) and
46171 of the Borough Code, as amended and effective immediately, the current Civil
Service Commission of the Borough of Towanda is hereby disbanded and
its holdover members dismissed from service with the Civil Service
Commission of the Borough of Towanda with the express thanks of the
Borough for their prior service.
Pursuant to the power granted it under Sections 46005(1) and
46171 of the Borough Code, as amended and effective immediately, the Borough Council
hereby establishes a new Civil Service Commission for the Borough
of Towanda.
Following the expiration of the initial member terms, all new
members of the Borough of Towanda Civil Service Commission shall be
appointed in accordance with Section 46172 of the Borough Code, as
amended, 42 P.S. § 46172.
Within 10 days of the appointment of the initial members, the
Borough of Towanda Civil Service Commission shall organize and perform
all duties required by Section 46174 of the Borough Code, 42 P.S.
§ 46174.
The Borough of Towanda Civil Service Commission shall adopt
the rules and regulations used by its predecessor Commission and,
as required by Section 46176 of the Borough Code, 42 P.S. § 46176.
By the enactment of this article, the Borough Council formally approves
the Commission's adoption of the rules and regulations as used
by the predecessor Commission.
Nothing in this article shall be construed as an intent on the
part of Borough Council to invalidate any action or appointment undertaken
by the predecessor Commission prior to the effective date of this
article and the Borough Council ratifies all actions or appointments
it has made pursuant to the acts of the predecessor Commission prior
to the effective date of this article.
The Borough Secretary is hereby directed to undertake all acts
necessary to make this article effective under the provisions of the
Borough Code.
It is the specific intention of the Borough Council that the
provisions of this article (and all appointments arising thereunder)
shall take effect immediately upon its enactment.
[Adopted 10-17-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-4]
The current rules and regulations of the Borough of Towanda,
Pennsylvania Police Civil Service Commission are repealed.
The attached (Attachment "A") Rules and Regulations of the Police
Civil Service Commission for the Borough of Towanda, Pennsylvania, are approved by the Council of the Borough
of Towanda, Pennsylvania.