The Commission shall have the authority to make and enforce regulations for the care and protection of the shade trees of the Borough; however, no such regulations shall be in force until approved by Council and enacted by ordinance. The Commission shall have the authority to issue permits and to enforce the provisions of Chapter
245, Trees, of this Code, as provided by law. Borough Council shall approve the annual budget for the Commission. The Commission shall not have authority to enter into any contract or to incur any obligation binding upon the Borough.
The Commission shall annually inspect all shade trees within the Borough
and shall file a report with Council on the condition of the shade trees and
any needed maintenance. The inspection shall be conducted in late summer,
and the report shall be filed by the first day of November. The Commission
shall submit an annual report to the Council accounting for its transactions
and expenses for the last fiscal year of the Borough and stating the Commission's
accomplishments and recommendations for future activities, programs and annual
budgets.