[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Waterford 8-7-2006. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The regular meetings of the Council of the Borough of Waterford
shall be held on the first Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m., in the
Waterford Municipal Building. Whenever the first Monday of any month
shall be a legal holiday, the regular meeting shall be the next date
mutually agreed upon and duly advertised.
Special meeting of Council may be called and held as provided
by the Borough Code[1] and any other law governing the subject.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 45101 et seq.
A.
At its organization meeting, as provided in the Borough Code, Council
shall elect one of its members as President and one as Vice President.
B.
The President and the Vice President shall serve an indefinite term,
at the pleasure of the Council, and at any regular meeting of Council,
or at any special meeting called for the purpose, Council may, on
motion, declare a vacancy in either or both offices.
C.
In case of vacancy, from any cause, in the office of President or
Vice President of Council, the Council shall, within 30 days after
the occurrence of the vacancy, proceed to fill the vacancy by motion,
but Mayor does not preside except in the mandatory reorganization.
The President of Council, in addition to exercising his authority
to preside over the meetings of Council, and to perform the other
specific powers and duties vested in him by law or ordinance, shall
be required to authenticate, with his signature, all actions taken
by Council.
A.
At the organization meeting of Council, the President of Council
shall appoint the members of all standing committees of Council. Each
standing committee shall be composed of two members of Council, and
the individual first named to a committee by the President shall be
Chairman of that committee. Standing committees shall serve at the
pleasure of the President of Council.
B.
The President of Council, ex officio, shall be a member of each standing
committee, and the Borough Treasurer, ex officio, shall be a member
of the committee dealing with matters of finance. Ex officio members
shall be entitled to participate in all discussions at the meeting
of the committees of which they are members, but they shall not vote
as committee members.
C.
The Borough Secretary shall serve as secretary of each standing committee
The Council hereby adopts, as its parliamentary authority, the
volume entitled "Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised," which
shall govern all matters within the purview of that volume, except
that conflicting provisions in the Borough Code or other applicable
statues of Pennsylvania, or in these bylaws or in the Rules of Order
of the Council of the Borough of Waterford shall supersede the provisions
of the parliamentary authority on the same subject matter.
These bylaws, wholly or in part, may be amended or repealed
by an affirmative vote of 2/3 of all members of the Borough Council,
following advance notice to each member at least 28 days before the
meeting at which action on amendment or repeal is to be taken. The
notice shall state the extent and precise nature of the repeal or
amendment that is proposed. If notice is given at a regular, special
or adjourned meeting of the Council, held at least 28 days before
the meeting at which action on repeal or amendment is to be taken,
special or individual notice shall be required to be given only to
those members not in attendance at the earlier meeting and present
at the time notice was given.
