The office of elected Borough Auditors is hereby abolished.
The Borough Council shall appoint an independent auditor who
shall be a certified public accountant, registered in Pennsylvania,
a firm of certified public accountants so registered or a competent
public accountant or a competent firm of public accountants.
The independent auditor shall be appointed annually, by resolution
of the Borough Council, before the close of a fiscal year, to make
an independent examination of the accounting records of the Borough
for such fiscal year.
The independent auditor shall also perform the other duties
and exercise the powers as conferred upon him by subdivision (k) of
Article XI of the Borough Code, the Act of February 1, 1966, P.L.
(1965), No. 581 § 1196, as amended, (53 P.S. § 46196).
The Borough Auditors presently in office shall continue to hold
their office during the term for which elected and the Borough Auditors
shall not audit, settle or adjust the accounts audited by such independent
auditor but shall perform the other duties of their office.