From and after the effective date of this article, all of the
accounts of the Borough of Green Lane ("Borough") for this current
year and all subsequent years shall be audited and reported by an
independent auditor appointed each year by the Borough Council. Such
independent auditor appointed by Borough Council shall be a certified
public accountant registered in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
a firm of certified public accountants registered in the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania or a competent public accountant or a competent firm
of public accountants.
Borough Council shall annually appoint an independent auditor,
by resolution before the close of the fiscal year, to make an independent
examination of the accounting records of the Borough for the fiscal
year, and the independent auditor shall also perform the other duties
and exercise the powers as conferred upon the independent auditor
under Subchapter C, relating to auditors, 8 Pa.C.S.A. § 1041
et seq., as may be amended from time to time.
The office of elected Borough auditor is abolished, but the
Borough Auditor then in office shall continue to hold office during
the term for which elected, and the Borough Auditor shall not audit,
settle or adjust the accounts audited by the independent auditor but
shall perform the other duties of office.
All other ordinances or parts thereof which are in conflict
with this article are hereby repealed.
The provisions of this article are severable, and if any section,
clause, sentence, part, or provision thereof shall be held illegal,
invalid, or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction,
such decision of the court shall not affect or impair the remaining
sections, clauses, sentences, parts, or provisions of this article.
It is hereby declared to be the intent of the Borough Council that
this article would have been adopted if such illegal, invalid, or
unconstitutional section, clause, sentence, part, or provision had
not been included herein.
This article shall become effective within the time period provided
by law.