[Ord. 478, 9/8/2010; as amended by Ord. No. 2023-596, 9/13/2023]
The office of Borough Secretary for the Borough of Red Hill
is hereby ratified and confirmed as an existing position authorized
pursuant to the provisions of Section 1111 of the Borough Code, Act
of February 1, 1996, P.L. 1656 (1965).
[Ord. 478, 9/8/2010; as amended by Ord. 2017-533, 5/10/2017; by Ord. No. 2023-596, 9/13/2023]
The Borough Council shall, by resolution adopted by majority
vote of all of its members, appoint an individual to fill the office
of Borough Secretary. The person so appointed to fill the position
shall serve for an indefinite time at the pleasure of Council and
may be removed at any time by a vote of the majority of all of the
members of Borough Council.
[Ord. 478, 9/8/2010; as amended by Ord. No. 2023-596, 9/13/2023]
1. The individual shall be a citizen of the United States.
2. The individual shall possess a high school degree or high school
equivalency degree.
3. The individual shall have experience in the government or private
sector administration of such extent and nature as will qualify said
individual to discharge the duties of the office as herein after specified.
[Ord. 478, 9/8/2010; as amended by Ord. No. 2023-596, 9/13/2023]
The salary for the Borough Secretary shall be set by Borough
Council from time to time.
[Ord. 478, 9/8/2010; as amended by Ord. No. 2023-596, 9/13/2023]
The Borough Secretary shall provide personal administrative
support to Borough Council through conducting and organizing administrative
duties and activities, including receiving and handling information.
The Borough Secretary shall perform such other functions as shall
be reasonably assigned to this office from time to time.
[Ord. 478, 9/8/2010; as amended by Ord. No. 2023-596, 9/13/2023]
The specific duties and authority of the Borough Secretary, pursuant to the statement of general duties and authority in §
1-214 immediately above, shall include but not limited to the following:
1. Attend all meetings of Borough Council unless excused in any particular
case.
2. Prepare, distribute, and maintain a complete record of all minutes
of Borough Council meetings and proceedings.
3. Transcribe the bylaws, rules, regulations, and ordinances adopted
by Borough Council into a book kept for that purpose.
4. Preserve the records and documents of the Borough and prepare and
manage Borough correspondence, reports, and documents.
5. Have custody of the corporate seal of the Borough.
6. Certify copies of any book, paper, record, bylaws, rule, regulations,
resolutions, ordinance or proceeding of the Borough, under the seal
thereof which copies, when so certified, shall be admissible in evidence
in any court of the Commonwealth.
7. Attest the execution of all instruments and record all ordinances
of the Borough and attest the same.
8. Prepare and file of record proof of service of all notices required
by law.
9. Other duties as outlined in the Secretary Job Description as may
be amended from time to time.