[Ord. No. 476-12]
The Board of Commissioners of the Borough shall consist of three
Commissioners, who shall be elected at large by the voters of the
Borough at a municipal election on the day of the general election,
the Tuesday after the first Monday in November in years in which municipal
officers are to be elected and who shall serve for terms of four years
beginning on January 1 next following the election.
All the executive, administrative, judicial and legislative
powers of the Borough shall be vested in the Board of Commissioners,
including the powers of a local Board of Health. Each Commissioner
acts as Department Head. There is no single chief executive.
The Board of Commissioners may convene at any time in informal
conference for the study of municipal business as permitted by the
Open Public Meetings Act.
A majority of all members of the Board of Commissioners shall
constitute a quorum at any regular or special meeting, but a lesser
number than a quorum may adjourn the meeting. If no member of the
Board is present 1/2 hour after the appointed time of any meeting,
the Clerk shall adjourn the meeting.
When a vacancy occurs in the office of Commissioner, the remaining
Commissioners shall within 30 days elect a properly qualified person
to fill the vacancy for the unexpired time.
At the first meeting after their election, the Commissioners
shall choose one of their number to preside at all meetings of the
Board and he shall be designated Mayor. The Mayor shall be President
of the Board and shall preside at its meetings. The Mayor shall not
have the power to veto any measure. The Mayor's term shall be four
years.
At its organization meeting the Board shall choose one of its
members as Deputy Mayor who shall serve in the absence or incapacity
of the Mayor.