All
powers of the City and the determination of all matters of policy
shall be vested in the Council, except as otherwise provided by the
Charter Law or by general law.
The
Council and its members shall deal with the administrative service
solely through the Manager and shall not give orders to any subordinates
of the Manager, either publicly or privately.
Power and duties of the Mayor shall be such as are expressly conferred on him by Article V, Section 508, of the Charter Law.[1]
All
meetings of Council shall be open to the public, and public notice
of such meetings shall be required by the Pennsylvania Sunshine Act
which legislates the methods by which public meetings are conducted.[1]
Executive
sessions may be attended by the Mayor and Council, as well as the
City Solicitor, Manager and staff or other individuals if necessary
and permitted by law.