No Commissioner shall at the same time hold an elective or appointed
office under the United States government, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
or any political subdivision of the commonwealth, including the Borough of
Catasauqua, except that one member of the Commission may be a member of the
teaching profession.
The Commission first appointed shall organize within ten days of its
appointment and shall elect one of its members as its Chairperson, one as
Vice Chairperson and one as the Secretary. The Commission shall thereafter
meet and organize on the first Monday of February of each even-numbered year.
Two members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum, and no action of
the Commission shall be valid unless it shall have the concurrence of at least
two members.
The Chairperson, or in his absence the Vice Chairperson, shall preside
at all meetings and hearings of the Commission, decide all points of order
or procedure and perform any duties required by law or these rules and regulations.
The Secretary shall carry on at the direction of the Commission all
official correspondence of the Commission, send out all notices required by
law and these rules and regulations, keep a record of each examination or
other official action of the Commission and perform all other duties required
by law or these rules and regulations. If the Secretary is unavailable, or
if, in the sole discretion of the Chairperson, the Chairperson determines
that it is appropriate to expedite the business of the Commission, the Chairperson
may assume the ministerial duties of the Secretary.
Except for the biennial organizational meeting, all other meetings shall
be held either at the call of the Chairperson or at the call of two members
of the Commission. All meetings shall be open to the public except as provided
by applicable law. At least 48 hours' written notice of each public meeting
shall be given to each member. Meeting notices to the public shall conform
to law and these rules and regulations. The order of business of all Commission
meetings shall include but not be limited to:
B. Approval of minutes of previous meetings.
G. Communications and reports.
Borough Council shall furnish the Commission with supplies and clerical
assistance as may be necessary for the Commission to fulfill its duties. In
addition, the Commission shall select and retain counsel to serve as its Solicitor
and any other consultants or experts, including physicians and psychiatrists/psychologists,
as necessary. The elected and appointed officials of the Borough shall assist
the Commission with all reasonable and appropriate expenses, including payment
of reasonable compensation for any counsel or experts retained by the Commission.
The Commission shall have the power to initiate and conduct investigations
concerning all matters relating to the administration and enforcement of these
rules and regulations. The Chairperson of the Commission is authorized to
administer oaths and affirmations in connection with such investigations.
The Commission shall make an annual report to the Borough Council containing
a brief summary of its work during the year and a full accounting for any
expenditures of public monies. The annual report shall be available for public
inspection. The report shall be filed on or before April 1 of the following
year.