The Home Rule Municipality of the Borough of
West Chester shall be a municipal corporation having the name of "Borough
of West Chester". As used in this Charter, the words Borough, Municipality,
and West Chester shall mean the Home Rule Municipality of the Borough
of West Chester, Chester County. Pennsylvania.
This Charter and all amendments hereto shall
constitute the form of government for the Borough of West Chester.
Among the purposes of this Charter are: To provide municipal services
and facilities with quality, efficiency and economy; to establish
and continue a Council-Manager-Mayor form of government; to secure
all possible municipal home rule powers as set forth in this Charter;
and to provide for the health, safety and well-being of Borough citizens.
The municipal corporation now known as the "Borough
of West Chester" shall continue to be a municipal corporation under
the same name and with the same actual boundaries of the Borough at
the time this Charter takes effect and as lawfully changed thereafter.
The procedure for nomination and election of
officials shall be in accordance with the applicable provisions of
the Pennsylvania Election Code as amended.