[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Steelton 2-17-1975 by Ord. No. 75-2, approved 2-17-1975. Amendments noted where applicable.]
All of the wards of the Borough of Steelton, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, should be and are hereby abolished, and the governing body of the Borough of Steelton, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, shall be and is hereby changed and reduced from a ten-Councilman Borough Council elected by wards to a seven-Councilman Borough Council elected at large. The boundaries of wards and precincts shall be retained for the purpose of voting election districts under the provision of the Pennsylvania Election Code, Act of June 3, 1937, P.L. 1333, No. 320.[1]
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Editor's Note: See 25 P.S. § 2600 et seq.
There shall be two Councilmen at Large elected at the municipal election in the year 1975 for terms of four years each; there shall be five Councilmen at Large elected at the municipal election in the year 1977, two of said Councilmen to serve for terms of two years each and three of said Councilmen to serve for terms of four years each, to coincide with the number of Councilmen elected at such election in existing boroughs under the provisions of the Act of February 1, 1966, P.L. (1965) _____, No. 581, § 816 (53 P.S. § 45816).[1] Biennially thereafter, at the municipal election, a sufficient number of Councilmen shall be elected, for a term of four years from the first Monday of January next succeeding, to fill the places of those whose terms shall expire on the first Monday of January next following such election. Ward Councilmen in office or elected to office at the time of the enactment of this chapter shall remain in office until the end of the term for which they were respectively elected or appointed, subject only to removal or resignation as provided by law.
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Editor's Note: See now 8 Pa.C.S.A. § 816.
The officers of the Borough of Steelton are hereby authorized to take any and all actions, execute any and all documents and do any and all things necessary to effectuate the purpose of this chapter.
[Added 1-3-1994 by Ord. No. 1994-1, approved 1-22-1994; amended 1-16-1996 by Ord. No. 96-1, approved 1-16-1996]
The regular meetings of the Borough Council of the Borough of Steelton shall be held on the first and third Mondays of every month (unless said Monday falls on a holiday, in which case the meeting shall be held on the next succeeding business day) at 6:30 p.m., prevailing time, at the Borough Municipal Building, 123 North Front Street, Steelton, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Both meetings shall be meetings at which any and all business, consideration, action or activity may occur. The Borough Council may hold such special meetings, from time to time, for the consideration of special or any other business or matters, as may from time to time be called by the President of Council or upon written request of 1/3 of the members of Council.