The Council shall appoint a Borough Solicitor for an indefinite term and shall fix his compensation. The Borough Solicitor shall be a person learned in the law and admitted to the Bar of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with at least five years' experience in active legal practice and at least three years' experience in legal practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The Council may remove the Borough Solicitor at any time, with or without cause.
The Borough Solicitor shall be the chief legal officer of the Borough. He shall:
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Furnish legal advice to the Council and to other officers of the Borough, if so authorized by Council, concerning any matter or thing arising in connection with the exercise of their official powers or performance of their official duties and, except as otherwise directed by the Council, supervise, direct and/or perform all the legal work of the Borough.
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Upon the authorization of the Council, represent the Borough and every Borough officer, department, board or commission in all litigation or on matters before official regulatory agencies or other governmental bodies and collect, by suit or otherwise, all debts, taxes and accounts due to the Borough which shall be placed with him for collection by any office, department, board or commission.
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Prepare or approve all contracts, bonds or other written instruments in which the Borough is concerned and approve all surety bonds required to be given for protection of the Borough.
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At the direction of the Council, investigate any alleged violation of ordinances of the Borough and take such steps and adopt such means as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate to enforce or cause the enforcement of such ordinances.
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Upon the request of the Council or the chairman of any committee of the Council, prepare or assist in preparing any ordinance or resolution for presentation before the Council.
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Have all necessary incidental powers to perform and exercise any of the duties and functions of his office as set forth in this Charter or as lawfully delegated to him.
Nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent the Borough from retaining alternate or supplementary legal counsel to perform specialized or temporary legal services for the Borough as the Council from time to time deems necessary; nor shall this article be construed to prevent any officer of the Borough or Borough department, board or commission from retaining separate legal counsel where such an act is specifically authorized by the Council.
The Borough Solicitor shall have the right of access at all times to the records of any office, department, board or commission of the Borough.