A. 
Procedures.
(1) 
Rules. The Council shall determine its own rules and order of business.
(2) 
Meetings. Council shall hold a regular meeting at least once each month on a day, time and place as the Council may prescribe by rule. Council may, by resolution, cancel a meeting in the event it is deemed not necessary due to lack of business.
(3) 
Special meetings. Special meetings may be held on the call of the Chairperson of Council, or at least three members of Council may request in writing at such time and place and under such conditions as the Council may prescribe by rule.
(4) 
Meetings open to the public. All meetings shall be open to the public, except executive sessions as authorized by law. The Chamber shall be arranged in such a way as to have all members of Council facing the public.
(5) 
Voting. All action shall be at a public session and shall require an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of Council participating in a meeting in which a quorum is present.
(6) 
The Council shall provide for keeping of minutes of its proceedings. The minutes shall be a public record and shall be maintained in Borough Hall and available digitally on the Borough's website. The Borough may also provide a copy on the Borough's website (agenda, zoom link and meetings).
(7) 
Meetings may be held through electronic means, with an in-person quorum. A member of Council may participate in Council meetings by means of a telecommunication device up to three times per year without a special exemption, such as telephone or computer terminals, which permit, at a minimum, audio communication between locations, provided that a majority of Council is physically present at the advertised location and a quorum is established at the convening or reconvening of the meeting.
(8) 
Meetings may be held through electronic means, without an in-person quorum or affecting the three times per year limitation, in instances of public health or other publicly declared emergencies.
Conflicts of interest. The use of public office for private gain is prohibited. No elected official, officer or employee may:
A. 
Act in an official capacity on matters in which the employee or official has a private financial capacity, on matters in which the employee or official has a private financial interest clearly separate from that of the general public;
B. 
Accept gifts and other things of value in return for a favorable decision or vote. In all cases, gifts received must be publicly recorded and submitted to the Borough Secretary specifying the date received, the name and address of the donor, and the value of the gift;
C. 
Act in a private capacity on matters dealt with as a public official or employee;
D. 
Use confidential information for personal gain;
E. 
Appear before Borough departments, offices and agencies on behalf of private interests;
F. 
Use of Borough property, equipment and/or supplies for personal reasons or gain without express permission.
The Borough shall operate as a Council/Manager form of government, consistent with the provisions of the Borough's Home Rule Charter. Council shall appoint a qualified individual as Borough Manager and fix the Borough Manager's compensation. The Borough Manager shall hold no political office or other remunerative employment. The Manager is the Chief Executive Officer of the Borough and shall have sole authority to direct their subordinates, and all requests of Council shall be directed to the Borough Manager.
The Borough shall be comprised of various departments, each of which has a department head reporting directly to the Borough Manager.
A. 
Borough Council may create committees for the purpose of making recommendations to Council on any subject matter before Council. All Borough Council Committees shall be comprised of two members of Borough Council and the Borough Manager. No committee of Borough Council shall have a designated official committee chairperson.
B. 
Committees shall meet on an as-needed basis at the discretion of the committee members or as directed by Borough Council. All members of Council shall be eligible to serve on any committee established by Council, unless a member has a conflict of interest that prohibits them from acting in an official capacity on the subject matter before the committee.
C. 
When forming a new committee, appointing Council members to a committee at the biannual organizational meeting or when there is a vacancy on a committee, the Council Chairperson shall request volunteers from among Council members for each available committee seat. Committee seat appointments shall be made by the Council Chairperson. If two or more members of Council disagree with the Chairperson's appointment, they may request that the Chairperson's appointment be approved by an affirmative vote of the members of Council in attendance.
A. 
Establishment.
(1) 
Borough Council shall encourage the participation of citizens in their government through the establishment of authorities, boards, and commissions to carry out Borough business. Such authorities, boards and commissions shall be established by ordinance, including a clear statement of whether they shall be advisory in nature or shall have power and authority under Borough ordinance or state or federal code.
(2) 
Borough Council may not change the powers or authority of any authority, board or commission except by ordinance.
(3) 
Borough Council may, by ordinance, abolish any authority, board or commission not established by state or federal mandate or by this Administrative Code.
(4) 
All authorities created by Council shall provide an annual report to Council of their finances and their programs.
B. 
Membership.
(1) 
Appointments. Each authority, board or commission shall nominate individuals to serve on their board to the Borough Council. Borough Council shall approve all appointments for each authority, board and commission, except as otherwise required by state law. Broad citizen participation shall be encouraged in recruiting appointees and making appointments.
(2) 
Vacancies. Any vacancy caused by death or resignation shall be filled promptly. The person so appointed shall serve for the unexpired term of the person vacating such position.
(3) 
Qualifications. As a general rule, members of authorities, boards and commissions shall be residents of the Borough and shall not have a conflict of interest related to the purpose or activities of the authority, board or commission. At the discretion of Council, persons not residents of the Borough, but who have a significant property or business interest in the Borough, may be selected to serve.