[Adopted 9-27-1973 by Ord. No. 346 as
Ch. 3, Art. III, of the 1973 Code]
The Mayor with the advice and consent of the
Council shall appoint a Deputy Borough Clerk, who shall hold office
at the pleasure of the Council. His salary shall be as determined
by formal action of the Council.
The Deputy Borough Clerk shall be under the
immediate supervision of the Borough Clerk and shall have all the
powers and perform all of the duties of the Borough Clerk during such
times and for such specific periods as the Borough Clerk shall be
absent, together with any other duties assigned by the Borough Clerk
or required by any ordinance of the Borough of Shrewsbury.
Before entering office, the Deputy Borough Clerk
shall execute a bond in such amount as provided by law, conditioned
upon the faithful performance of his duties.
The Deputy Borough Clerk shall, in the absence
of the Borough Clerk, have the right and power to execute all documents
required by law or ordinance to be executed by the Borough Clerk and
affix the Seal of the Borough thereto whenever required. In signing
any documents, the Deputy Borough Clerk should sign the name of the
Borough Clerk followed by the word "By" and the Deputy Borough Clerk's
own name and the words "Deputy Borough Clerk," and shall have the
right, in connection with such documents, to affix the Seal of the
Borough.
In the event that the office of the Deputy Borough
Clerk shall become vacant during the term, the same shall be filled
by the appointment by the Mayor of such successor, with the advice
and consent of the Borough Council.
