[Amended 12-18-2001 by Ord. No. 326]
The Mayor, members of Council, appointed officials and Borough employees shall be required to take an oath of office, which oath shall be subscribed by the person taking it and shall be filed and preserved by the Borough Secretary in the Borough records.
A. 
The form of the oath to be administered shall be as follows, pursuant to Act No. 463, approved December 22, 1951 (65 P.S. § 211 et seq.).
LOYALTY OATH
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
COUNTY OF BUCKS
I, __________, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support, obey and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of this Commonwealth and the Charter and Code of this Borough and that I will discharge the duties of __________ (office) __________ with fidelity.
Taken, sworn and subscribed before me this _____ day of _____ A.D.
SEAL
Signed __________
B. 
Administration. The foregoing oath shall be administered by any person duly authorized by law to administer oaths. Any person failing or refusing to execute this oath shall be discharged immediately by the proper appointing authority.
Appointed officers and employees of the Borough shall receive such compensation for their services as the Council shall prescribe, and the Council may also establish the hours and days of work and may restrict the outside employment of Borough employees or any class or category thereof.
All officers and employees appointed by the Borough Council shall, whenever directed, render their accounts to the Council for settlement.
Any elected or appointed official or employee of the Borough who has a substantial financial interest, direct or indirect, in any contract with the Borough shall make known that interest to the Council and shall refrain from voting on or recommending that contract. Anyone who willfully violates this requirement shall be guilty of malfeasance and shall forfeit his office or position. Violation of this section with the express or implied knowledge of the party contracting with the Borough shall render the contract voidable by the Council.
Any person convicted of a crime or offense involving moral turpitude shall be ineligible to assume any Borough office, position or employment and, upon conviction thereof while in office, shall forfeit his office.
If any person hereafter elected or appointed to any office or position in the Borough shall, after lawful notice or process, willfully refuse or fail to appear before any court, any legislative committee or the Governor or, having appeared, shall refuse to testify or to answer any question regarding the property, government of affairs of the Borough which fall within the scope of his duties or the conduct of his office or regarding his nomination, election, appointment or official conduct or shall refuse to execute a waiver of immunity from prosecution on account of any such matter in relation to which he may be asked to testify, he may be removed from office by the Borough Council in its discretion. Any person removed from office pursuant to this section shall not thereafter be eligible for election or appointment to any office or employment in the Borough.
Whenever any time established by this chapter for the taking of any action expires on a Sunday or on a legal holiday, such time shall not expire on said day but shall expire on the next weekday.
Subject to the applicable provisions of law, the Council shall require any person having an improvement contract with the Borough to give a sufficient bond, with corporate surety or other adequate security, to guarantee the faithful performance of the contract and the full payment for all labor and materials.
The Borough recognizes that, under modern conditions of metropolitan growth, the boundary lines of governmental subdivisions rarely reflect the boundary lines of governmental services and activities. Therefore, all officers and employees of the Borough shall take all action desirable and necessary to establish and carry out cooperative programs with other governmental subdivisions in the area and vicinity of the Borough to the end that greater efficiency and economy of operation and improved quality of service will result.