The Township Council shall consist of five (5) members, of which
four (4) shall be elected from districts and one (1) from the Township
at large.
[Ord. No. 1105, §§ 1, 2, 6-15-1992]
A. Council members shall serve for four (4) years, commencing at 7:30
p.m. on the first Monday of January following the year in which they
are elected. If the first Monday is a legal holiday, then the said
terms shall commence at 7:30 p.m. on the first day following. The
term of a Council member appointed to fill a vacancy shall commence
upon appointment by Council or the Court under Section 306.D. of this
Charter.
B. A Council member appointed to fill a vacancy shall hold office, if
the term thereof continues so long, until the first regularly scheduled
meeting of Council following the certification of election of a Council
member elected at the first primary, municipal or general election
occurring more than sixty (60) days after the vacancy occurs, at which
election a person qualified to hold such office in accordance with
Section 305 of this Charter shall be elected for the remainder of
the term. A person so elected shall assume office at the beginning
of the aforesaid Council meeting.
C. A Council member elected to fill a vacancy shall serve only for the
balance of the unexpired term.
D. No Council member shall be consecutively elected for more than two
(2) four (4) year terms and the balance of one unexpired term of a
vacated Council seat.
The procedure for the nomination and election of Council members
and the designation of municipal election days shall be as provided
by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
A Council member shall be a citizen of the United States, a
resident of the district which he represents throughout the term of
office and, at the time of his nomination, shall be a qualified elector
and shall not have been convicted of embezzlement of public monies,
bribery, perjury or other infamous crime. No Council member shall
hold any other elected public office.
[Ord. No. 1105, § 3, 6-15-1992]
A. Each Council member shall receive a salary, established by resolution,
equal to the compensation provided for a Township Commissioner in
Townships of the First Class. The initial salary of a Council member
shall be the salary in effect on the day before the date this amendment
to the Home Rule Charter becomes effective. Thereafter, any change
in salary shall apply to all Council members and shall not become
effective until the date of commencement of the terms of Council members
elected at the next municipal election occurring at least one (1)
year after the effective date of this amendment to the Home Rule Charter
or effective date of any subsequent amendment to the compensation
provisions under the First Class Township Code.
B. Council members shall not receive from the Township other compensation,
direct or indirect, except for actual out-of-pocket expenses incurred
in the performance of their duties as authorized by resolution.
Council shall make, protect and preserve written minutes and
records of its proceedings and voting which shall be entrusted to
the care of the Township Manager. Electronic recordings of public
Council meetings shall be made and preserved for a period of two (2)
years. These records shall be kept at the office of the Township and
be open for public inspection during reasonable hours.
[Ord. No. 1105, § 4, 6-15-1992]
A. Council shall make a full and complete disclosure to Township residents
of its actions as well as Township administrative operations and activities
both actual and planned. As a minimum, Council shall:
1. Monthly at the regularly scheduled monthly public meeting receive,
and have available for public distribution written reports from the
Township Manager, Chairman of the various Boards, Commissions and
Authorities, or other appropriate persons.
2. Annually, at a time designated by resolution by Council, prepare
and distribute to every household and place of business within the
Township a written report on the results of its stewardship during
the prior fiscal year with particular regard to realized achievements
compared to previously established objectives.
B. A copy of all official reports required by law to be filed with other
governmental agencies shall be kept at the office of the Township
and be open for public inspection during reasonable hours.