[1982 Code § 3-24; Ord. #598; Ord. #08-1237]
a. All ordinances prepared for submission to Borough Council shall be
reviewed prior to introduction by:
1. The Administrator and the affected department head, each of whom
shall have the opportunity to submit to the Borough Council a written
report on the administrative implication of the proposed ordinance.
The report shall be submitted to the Borough Council not more than
30 days from the date the ordinance was received.
2. The Director of Law who shall conduct legal analysis to determine
the lawful basis of the proposed ordinance and its consistency with
existing ordinances of the Borough and submit a written report to
the Borough Council. The report shall be submitted to the Borough
Council not more than 30 days from the date the ordinance was received.
b. An ordinance or resolution may be introduced by any member of the
Borough Council. Each ordinance and resolution shall be limited to
a single issue which shall be expressed in condensed form in its title.
All ordinances and resolutions shall be introduced in writing or in
typewritten form.
c. All ordinances shall be introduced, read, heard and enacted in the
manner provided by general law. The Borough Council may adopt an ordinance
on final reading only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the
entire members of the Borough Council. Each ordinance passed by the
Borough Council shall be promptly delivered by the Borough Clerk to
the Mayor. Each ordinance shall be returned by the Mayor to the Borough
Clerk after the Mayor has affixed his signature therefor, vetoed the
same or after the expiration of 10 days from the date of its delivery
to the Mayor.
d. In the event of a veto of an ordinance by the Mayor, the ordinance
shall be returned to the Borough Clerk with a written statement setting
forth his objection thereto or any item or point thereof. The Borough
Council may reconsider any ordinance returned by the Mayor without
his approval. Such reconsideration may take place at a meeting of
the Borough Council which occurs not less than three nor more than
30 days following the return of the ordinance by the Mayor.
e. The Borough Council may, in their reconsideration of an ordinance
returned by veto of the Mayor, vote to override the veto of the Mayor
which shall require a minimum of 2/3 of the full authorized membership
of the Borough Council voting in favor of the reconsideration to adopt
the ordinance.
f. No ordinances, other than the local budget, shall take effect less
than 20 days after its final passage and publication by the Borough
Council and approval by the Mayor, where such approval is required,
unless the Borough Council shall adopt a resolution declaring an emergency
and at least 2/3 vote of all members of the Borough Council vote in
favor of such a resolution.
g. Whenever an ordinance has been reconsidered by the Borough Council
following a veto by the Mayor, the Borough Clerk shall append to such
ordinance a certification of the action of the Borough Council upon
such reconsideration in substantially the following form:
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above ordinance was adopted by the
Borough Council on the _____ day of _____ 20 _____, and was delivered
to the Mayor on the _____ day of 20 _____, and was returned to me
on the _____ day of 20 _____, together with the Mayor's statement
of the reasons for which he was constrained to withhold his approval
of such ordinance, item or part thereof. On reconsideration thereof
on the _____ day of _____ 20 _____, [the Borough Council duly resolved
by the affirmative vote of 2/3 of its full authorized membership to
enact such ordinance, item or part thereof notwithstanding the Mayor's
veto] or (the Mayor's veto was sustained).
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Dated:
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Borough Clerk
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h. Whenever an ordinance takes effect without the Mayor's signature
by reason of his failure to return it to the Borough Council by filing
it with the Borough Clerk within 10 days after it has been presented
to him, the Borough Clerk shall append to such ordinance a certificate
in substantially the following form:
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above ordinance was adopted by the
Borough Council on the _____ day of _____ 20 _____, and was presented
to the Mayor duly certified on the _____ day of _____ 20 _____, and
upon his failure to sign it or to return and file it with the Borough
Clerk within 10 days thereafter, said ordinance took effect in like
manner as if the Mayor had signed it.
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Dated:
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Borough Clerk
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i. All resolutions shall be introduced, read by title and enacted in
the manner provided by general law. The Borough Council, except as
may be provided to the contrary by specific provision of state statutes,
may adopt resolutions by affirmative vote of a majority of all votes
cast in the resolutions.