Borough officials shall be qualified voters of the Borough and shall have been residents continuously in the Borough for at least one year preceding election, and must remain continuous residents during their terms of office.
The Council shall have the power to fix compensation of its members and other Borough officials. No change in compensation should become effective during their current term of office.
The office of any elected official shall become vacant upon death, resignation, removal from office, forfeiture of office, or conviction of a felony or a crime related to the office. In addition, forfeiture of office shall occur if a member of Council or the Mayor is absent from three consecutive regular meetings of the Council without having been excused by the Council. Council shall establish a procedure for notification and the excusing of members of Council and the Mayor from attending meetings.
The Council shall by appointment by a majority vote of the total number of the Council fill any vacancy in an elected office. Should the Council fail, for any reason whatsoever, to fill a vacancy within 30 days after the vacancy occurs, then the Court of Common Pleas shall, upon petition of the Council or of any five citizens of the Borough, fill by appointment the vacancy in such office. Any person appointed to fill a vacancy shall possess all the qualifications required of members of the Council as set forth in this Charter.
Every elected officer, prior to assuming office, shall take and sign an oath or affirmation to support the Constitutions of the United States of America and of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and to perform the duties of his or her office with fidelity. The oath or affirmation may be taken and signed before any Judge or District Justice of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or, in the case of the Mayor, also before a Notary Public, or in the case of other public officials, before the Mayor of the Borough. No person shall be permitted to assume such office until the oath, in written form, has been filed with the Borough Secretary.