[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the City
of Easton 7-22-2020 by Ord. No. 5704. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
Electronic signature technology allows the City of Easton to collect
and preserve signatures on documents quickly, securely, and efficiently
using software that is capable of creating signatures.
B.
Pursuant to 73 P.S. § 2260.101 et seq. (the Electronic
Transactions Act), the City may elect to use an electronic signature
and may accept an electronic signature from another party, for any
written transaction or document with the City.
This chapter incorporates and is intended to adopt the Electronic
Transactions Act, as amended.
A.
For any electronic document consisting of an agreement with the City,
in which a signature is required or used, the City may:
(1)
Authorize the use of electronic signature by any part, so long as
the electronic transaction complies with the requirements of the Electronic
Transaction Act; require the use of an acceptable technology or vendor
to provide the means for employing electronic signatures under these
standards, to ensure the security and integrity of the data and the
signature; including, ensuring that the level of security used to
identify the signer of a document and transmit the signature is sufficient.
B.
Ordinances and resolutions may be electronically signed unless a
manual or "wet" signature is specifically required for adoption or
passage.
C.
The City may, at its discretion, require a manual signature on documents
or request further verification of the signer's identity and/or
credentials prior to accepting any agreement. Such requirements or
requests will be made in writing to the entity attempting to enter
into said agreement by the City Administrator, Mayor, Vice Mayor,
Director of Finance or a designee thereof.
