[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.