[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Indiana as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 11-8-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-05]
The Pennsylvania Borough Code Section 601(d),[1] Composition, states "All wards in the borough shall be
numbered and composed of compact and contiguous territory as nearly
equal in population as practicable as officially and finally reported
in the latest official census."
[1]
Editor's Note: See 8 Pa.C.S.A. § 601(d).
The number of wards shall be reduced from four wards to two
wards.
Based upon the population determined by the 2020 United States
Census, the western ward's population is 7,135 and the eastern ward's
population is 6,912.
The physical boundaries of the wards shall be in accordance
with the map of the Borough of Indiana as attached hereto as Exhibit
A.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said map is included as an attachment to this chapter.
The Borough of Indiana shall review the population of each ward
from time to time but at a minimum of every 10 years after publication
of the Decennial Census.
The effective date of this article shall be January 1, 2023.
[Adopted 11-8-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-06]
The number of Council members shall be reduced from 12 members
to eight members.
Each ward shall consist of four members.
Effective with the municipal election of 2023, Ward 1 shall
elect two members to a four-year term. Ward 2 will elect one member
to a four-year term.
Effective with the municipal election of 2025, Ward 1 shall
elect two members to a four-year term. Ward 2 shall elect two members
to a four-year term and one member to a two-year term.
Effective with the municipal election of 2027 and each municipal
election thereafter, each ward shall elect two members for a four-year
term.
The effective date of this article shall be January 1, 2023.
