[Charter, 5/21/1974, § 401]
There shall be a Borough Council of seven members elected by
the qualified voters of the Borough at large.
[Charter, 5/21/1974, § 402]
A councilman shall be a citizen of the United States, shall
have been a resident of the Borough for at least 1 year prior to the
date of his or her election, and shall be a registered elector of
the Borough.
[Charter, 5/21/1974, § 403]
Councilmen shall be elected to serve staggered 4-year terms.
At each regular municipal election, councilmen shall be elected to
fill the position of those whose terms expire.
[Charter, 5/21/1974, § 404]
The regular election of councilmen shall be held on the regular
municipal election day as established from time to time by the laws
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, commencing in the year 1975.
At the first election under this Charter three members of the Council
shall be elected. At the subsequent municipal election four members
will be elected. This alternation of members elected shall continue
for the life of this Charter.
[Charter, 5/21/1974, § 405]
The procedure for nomination and election of councilmen shall
be established by the general laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
for municipal elections.
[Charter, 5/21/1974, § 406]
Each councilman shall receive a salary at the rate equal to
the amount for councilmen in effect at the time of the implementation
of this Charter or such other sum as the Council shall from time to
time ordain; provided, however, that no ordinance increasing such
salary shall become effective for at least 4 years after the effective
date of this Charter. No such increase in salary, however, shall become
effective until the date of commencement of the terms of councilmen
elected at the next regular election after such salary increases,
provided that such election follows the adoption of such ordinance
by at least 6 months. Councilmen shall receive no other compensation,
direct or indirect, for the performance of their duties; they shall
receive no pensions, insurance or other forms of fringe benefits.
They shall, however, be entitled to their actual expenses incurred
in the performance of their duties.
[Charter, 5/21/1974, § 407]
The office of councilman shall become vacant upon his death,
resignation, removal from office in any manner authorized by law or
this Charter, or forfeiture of his office, or for death or for failure
to assume such office after election thereto within 45 days after
the commencement of the term thereof. A councilman shall forfeit his
office if he lacks at any time during his term of office any qualification
for the office prescribed by this Charter or by law or is convicted
of a felony or is absent from three consecutive regular meetings of
the Council without being excused by the Council. In the case of failure
of attendance, the Council shall declare such office vacant at least
10 days before the same shall be filled by appointment.
[Charter, 5/21/1974, § 408]
If a vacancy shall occur in the office of councilman for any
reason set forth in this Charter, the remaining members of the Council
shall fill such vacancy by appointing a person qualified under this
Charter to hold such office for the unexpired term provided that such
unexpired term shall not exceed 2 years. If a vacancy occurs for an
unexpired term longer than 2 years, Council shall appoint a person
under this Charter to fill the vacancy only until the time of the
next regular municipal election, at which time a person shall be elected
to serve the remainder of the unexpired term. If the Council shall
refuse, fail or neglect, or be unable, for any reason whatsoever,
to fill such vacancy within 45 days after the vacancy occurs, then
the Court of Common Pleas shall, upon petition of the Council or of
any five citizens of the Borough, fill the vacancy in such office
by the appointment of a qualified resident of the Borough for the
unexpired term of the office.
[Charter, 5/21/1974, § 409]
The councilmen, prior to assuming office, shall take and shall
sign an oath of office as shall from time to time be prescribed by
the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Such oath may be taken
and signed before any judge, district justice or notary public of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and no person shall be permitted
to assume such office until the oath, in written form, is filed with
the Borough.
