[Amended 12-18-2001 by Ord. No. 326]
The Borough Secretary shall be appointed by the Borough Council,
subject to approval of the Borough Council and shall serve at the
pleasure of Council.
The Borough Secretary shall, before entering upon the duties
of his office, give bond conditioned for the faithful performance
of his duties.
The position of Borough Secretary and Borough Treasurer may
be held by the same person.
The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Borough Council
and shall keep full minutes of its proceedings. He shall transcribe
the bylaws, rules, regulations and ordinances adopted into a book
kept for that purpose. He shall preserve the records and documents
of the Borough and shall have custody of the corporate seal. He shall
maintain a separate, chronological collective record of all resolutions
of the Council. He shall certify copies of any book, paper, record,
bylaw, rule, regulations, resolution, ordinance or proceeding of the
Borough under the seal thereof, which copies, when so certified, shall
be admissible as evidence in any court of the commonwealth. He shall
attest the execution of all instruments, record all ordinances and
attest the same by his signature. He shall file or record proof of
service of all notices required by law and his certificate thereof
shall be good evidence of such notice. The Borough shall furnish the
Secretary with such dockets, books, forms and files as are necessary
for the conduct of his office, such dockets, books, forms and files
to be and remain the property of the Borough. He shall deliver to
his successor the seal and all books, papers and other records and
things belonging to the Borough.
The Borough Council may, by resolution, appoint an assistant
Secretary, who shall, in the absence or disability of the Secretary,
perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Secretary. The assistant
Secretary may be appointed from the membership of the Borough Council,
but shall not be any other officer thereof.
The Borough Secretary, or his designated representative, shall
prepare and issue certifications of the enactment, terms and effectiveness
of any one or more of the ordinances and/or resolutions of Council,
upon the reasonable request of any interested citizens. The Council
may, at its discretion, impose by ordinance or resolution a reasonable
charge for the furnishing of such certifications.
The fiscal records and documents and the minute book and other
records and documents of the Borough shall be open to the inspection
of any taxpayer thereof at any reasonable time by the Borough Secretary.
The Borough Secretary shall have the power of a notary public
to administer oaths in any matter pertaining to the business of the
Borough or in any legal proceeding in which it is interested.
