[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Aldan 4-14-1982
by Ord. No. 385. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
The regular meeting of the Council shall be held at 8:00
p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month in the Borough Administration Building.
B.
Special meetings shall be held in the Borough Administration
Building at the time and on the day fixed by the call of the Chair, or a special
meeting may be called on a signed petition of two or more members of the Borough
Council. No business shall be considered at a special meeting other than that
for which it was called. All meetings must be properly advertised as required
by law.
The following order of business is adopted:
A.
Roll call.
B.
Reading of minutes of previous meeting or meetings and
their approval.
C.
Receipt of communications.
D.
Privilege of floor extended to citizens.
F.
Reports of Boards and Commissions, such as Zoning, Planning,
Recreation and Board of Health.
H.
Unfinished business.
I.
New business.
J.
Privilege of the floor extended to citizens.
K.
Adjournment.
A.
As soon as convenient after the first Monday of each
even-numbered year, it shall be the duty of the President of Borough Council
to appoint the hereinafter named standing committees and such other committees
and boards as the Council may designate. He shall likewise fill vacancies
in committees. Each committee shall consist of three members, with the President
of Council in addition acting ex officio, but without power to vote. The President
may designate who shall be Chairman unless the committee, or a majority thereof,
agrees to select someone other than the first named person as Chairman. Every
standing committee shall make a monthly report to the Council and shall be
subject to the express orders of the Council. Committees shall meet when and
where the Chairman decides. The committees hereinafter designated shall have
the powers and duties hereafter or heretofore prescribed by ordinance or otherwise.
No improvements, repairs or purchases of an extraordinary nature and not routine
in character, or which entail more than ordinary expenditure of money to obtain
or complete, shall be undertaken by a committee until directed by the Council.
Where the Council is informed of the nature of the work or business and invests
authority in the committee to function, then the committee may decide upon
and carry into effect all such matters; provided, however, that where the
work or item of business requires an ordinance, the committee shall not function
until the ordinance has been duly passed, approved and in effect.
B.
Nothing herein contained shall limit the appointment
of other committees as the Council may decide, and the Council may also, by
motion, change the duties and powers or enlarge, decrease or annul the same,
as it deems proper from time to time.
C.
[Amended 2-9-2000 by Ord. No. 476]
The different standing committees shall have the following functions, powers,
duties and responsibilities:
(1)
The Finance Committee shall have supervision of all matters
pertaining to the borough's finances and shall note its approval on all
bills and invoices prior to payment.
(2)
The Highway Committee shall have supervision of all matters
pertaining to the construction, reconstruction, maintenance, repair, replacement
and cleaning of all streets, gutters, curbs and sidewalks of the borough,
in addition to the regulation of driveways.
(3)
The Public Works Committee shall have supervision in
all matters pertaining to the construction, reconstruction, planning, maintenance,
repair, replacement, inspection and cleaning of all sewers (sanitary, storm
or otherwise), parks and recreational facilities owned or possessed by the
borough. This committee shall also include liaison with the Recreation Board.
(4)
The Public Safety Committee shall have supervision in
all matters pertaining to the borough police force, as well as the supplies,
equipment, materials and motor vehicles of same, subject to the authority
delegated to the Mayor pursuant to the Pennsylvania Borough Code.[1] This committee shall also have supervision in all matters pertaining
to fire fighting, fire prevention, civil defense or emergency management,
animal control and school crossing guards.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 45101 et seq.
(5)
The Public Health Committee shall have supervision in
all matters pertaining to sanitation, refuse collection and removal, all of
streetlights within the borough and electric traffic control devices owned
or possessed by the borough. This committee shall also liaison with the Borough
Health Officer and the Board of Health.
(6)
The Law and Ordinance Committee shall have supervision
in all matters connected with the preparation, introduction, passage, printing
and advertisement of all ordinances, as well as oversight and supervision
of the enforcement of same. This committee shall also have supervision of
all land use, land planning, building and/or subdivision projects or applications
within the borough, as well as all zoning matters, and shall be the liaison
with the Planning Commission and Zoning Officer.
(7)
The Administration Committee shall have supervision over
the buildings owned by the borough as well as all borough records.
D.
All bills, before being presented for payment, must have
noted thereon the approval of the committee which had charge of the work or
purchase of materials.
Except as otherwise provided by law, any ordinance may be passed in
the form and manner now required by law, upon a single reading, at any regular
or special meeting of the Council, provided that such special meeting is called
for that purpose, any existing bylaw or rule to the contrary notwithstanding.
Robert's Rules of Order, Revised, shall be adopted as the parliamentary
procedure for the conduct of the business of the Borough Council. The President
of the Council may suspend the Rules of Order and ask for input from the public
at his discretion.
