All Council persons, the Borough Manager and the department
heads, before commencing their official duties, shall take and sign
an oath of office as shall, from time to time, be prescribed by law.
Such oath shall be taken and signed before a Judge, Magisterial District
Judge or notary public of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This oath
shall be filed in written form with the Municipal Clerk prior to assuming
office.
All elected officials of the municipality shall, on or before
January 15 of every year during their terms of office, file a disclosure,
as of January 1 of that year, with the Administrative Secretary, which
shall be available for public inspection and shall contain the following
information:
A. The names of all business or nonprofit corporations, associations,
partnerships, joint ventures, estates, proprietorships, trusts, business
activities and organizations, other than religious organizations:
(1) With which the official has any connection as an owner, officer,
employee, consultant, contractor, creditor, shareholder, member, partner,
joint venturer, trustee, beneficiary or participant.
(2) In which the official has any financial or property interest, in
any form, whether a legal interest, equitable interest or otherwise.
(3) Stating, as to each name, the nature of the connection or interest.
B. A brief description of all legal and equitable interests of any degree
in real property held by the officials.
C. A statement of the remaining amounts of any moneys and contributions
related to the official's most recent nomination and election,
by whom and how held.
D. The names of all creditors of the official and debts as to which
the official is cosigner, surety or guarantor in excess of $1,000.
In connection with every election to municipal office, each
candidate for nomination or election and every treasurer of a political
committee or person acting as treasurer shall file with the Administrative
Secretary a public preliminary account of receipts and expenses five
days prior to the election. The preliminary account shall be in the
same form and contain the same information as required by law to be
filed following an election, except that the information shall be
provided as of a time seven days prior to the election.
Any person convicted of a felony or a crime or offense involving
mortal turpitude shall for a period of two years be ineligible to
assume any municipal elected office, position or employment and, upon
conviction thereof while in office or employment shall forfeit such
office or employment.
Police employed by the municipality shall be ex officio constables
of the commonwealth and shall have the powers and prerogatives conferred
on police officers by law. Police, when acting as constables, shall
have the authority to serve and execute all criminal processes for
the violation of municipal ordinances which may be issued, and the
fees and costs collected in such capacity shall be paid into the Municipal
Treasury.
Whenever any time established by this chapter for the taking
of any action expires on a Sunday or on a legal holiday, such time
shall not expire on said day but shall expire on the next weekday.
Where law or ordinance prescribes certain functions to be performed
by a designated department head under the former form of government,
such function shall be performed by the equivalent department head
to which the respective functions have been assigned by this Administrative
Code.