[Amended 8-2-2010 by Ord. No. 18-2010]
A. Presiding
officer. The Mayor shall preside at all meetings of the Borough Council;
and in the absence of the Mayor, the Council President shall preside.
Should both be absent, the senior member of the Borough Council shall
preside. The Mayor shall:
(1) Appoint, with the advice and consent of the Borough Council, special
and standing committees of the Borough Council.
(2) Preside at all meetings of the Borough Council.
(3) State the question and announce the result of all matters upon which
the Borough Council votes.
(4) With the assistance of the Borough Attorney, rule on all questions
of order, subject to appeal to the Borough Council as a whole.
(5) Have such other functions, powers and duties as may from time to
time be prescribed by general law, ordinance or resolution.
B. Borough
Clerk. The Borough Clerk shall serve as Clerk of the Borough Council
in accordance with this chapter.
C. Agenda.
An agenda for each regular meeting of the Borough Council shall be
prepared by the Borough Clerk, at the discretion of the Mayor or any
member of the Borough Council.
D. Quorum
call. At the opening of each meeting of the Borough Council, the Borough
Clerk shall call the roll, and the names of those present shall be
recorded in the minutes.
E. Order
of business. The order of business at the meetings shall be as follows:
(6) Reports of officers and committees.
(7) Presentation of public comments and questions.
F. Roll
call vote; signing of minutes. The vote upon every resolution or ordinance
shall be taken by roll call, and the yeas and nays shall be entered
on the minutes. The minutes of each meeting shall be signed by the
presiding officer and by the Borough Clerk.
G. Addressing
the Borough Council.
(1) Any person may petition the presiding officer for permission to address
the Borough Council, which shall be granted only after a showing to
the satisfaction of the presiding officer that the subject matter
of the address deserves the time and attention of the Borough Council.
(2) Each person addressing the Borough Council shall give his name and
address in an audible tone of voice. All remarks shall be addressed
to the Borough Council as a body and not to any member thereof. No
person, other than members of the Borough Council and the person having
the floor, shall be permitted to enter any discussion, either directly
or through a member of the Borough Council, without the permission
of the presiding officer.
[Amended 5-3-2010 by Ord. No. 10-2010]
A. The
Mayor may, with the advice and consent of the Borough Council, appoint
a committee of the Borough Council and a chair thereof for each department
of the Borough.
B. Departments.
(1) Departments shall include the following:
(b) Department of Public Works.
(c) Department of Law and Public Safety.
(d) Department of Administration and Regulation.
(e) Department of Legislation.
(f) Department of Public Buildings and Grounds and Community Affairs.
(g) Department of Water and Sewer Service.
(2) The chair of the department, subject to the Code and the approval
or direction of the Mayor and Borough Council, shall:
(a) Prescribe the internal organization of the work of his department.
(b) Direct and supervise the subordinate officers and employees of the
department and make, alter and enforce individual work assignments.
(c) Preliminarily approve or disapprove of payrolls, bills and claims
chargeable to the departmental appropriations.
(d) Maintain such records of work performance and unit costs thereof
as may be approved or required by the Mayor and Borough Council.
(e) Provide such information and reports on the work of the department
as may from time to time be required by the Mayor and Borough Council.
(f) Exercise such other or different powers of administrative supervision
and direction as the Mayor and Borough Council may delegate to him.
The Borough Council shall meet during the first
seven days of January. Thereafter, the Borough Council shall meet
regularly within the Borough at such times and places as provided
by the rules of Borough Council.
The Borough Council, at its annual meeting,
shall, by a vote of majority, elect from its number a President of
Council, who shall preside at all its meetings when the Mayor does
not preside. He shall hold office for one year. He shall have the
right to debate and vote on all questions before the Borough Council.
If the Borough Council at its annual meeting fails to elect a President,
the Mayor shall appoint a President from the Borough Council and in
that case no confirmation from the Borough Council shall be necessary.
No rule made by any department, officer, agency
or authority of the Borough, except such as relates to the internal
management of the Borough or a part thereof, shall take effect until
it is filed with the Borough Clerk. The Borough Clerk shall maintain
a current compilation of all such rules and regulations which shall
be available for public inspection in his/her office during business
hours.
In addition to such other functions, powers
and duties as may be prescribed by ordinance and subject to the supervision
and direction of the Borough Council, the Borough Clerk may:
A. Perform all the functions of municipal clerks required
by the general election law and any other law and ordinance.
B. Administer the provisions of Borough ordinances with
reference to the licensing of occupations and activities for which
licenses are required by law or ordinance to be obtained from the
Clerk.
C. Have such other additional and different functions,
powers and duties as may be prescribed by law or ordinance or delegated
to him/her by the Mayor and Borough Council.
[Amended 5-3-2010 by Ord. No. 5-2010]
There may be a Deputy Clerk, appointed by the
Mayor, with the advice and consent of the Borough Council, who shall
have, exercise and perform the functions, powers and duties of the
Borough Clerk in the absence or upon the direction of the Borough
Clerk.