§ 1003. When the mayor may preside over council and vote, attendance of mayor at council meetin...
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 8 Pa.C.S.A. Boroughs and Incorporated TownsEffective: June 17, 2014
Effective: June 17, 2014
8 Pa.C.S.A. § 1003
Formerly cited as PA ST 53 P.S. § 46003
§ 1003. When the mayor may preside over council and vote, attendance of mayor at council meetings and breaking tie votes
(a) Presiding over meetings.--The mayor shall preside over the organization of the council until it is organized as provided in section 1001 (relating to organization of council, quorum, participation by telecommunication device, voting, compensation and eligibility) and shall be deemed a member of council at the organizational meeting if the mayor's membership becomes necessary to constitute a quorum.
(b) Voting at meetings.--The mayor shall not vote at the meeting unless the mayor's vote shall, for any reason, be required to effect the organization of council or to elect any officer who is required to be or may be elected at the organizational meeting. If the mayor is absent from the organizational meeting, one of the members of council physically present at the meeting and chosen by the members eligible to vote at the meeting shall preside.
the mayor, if in attendance at the meeting, may, at the mayor's option, cast the deciding vote or shall direct that the matter be tabled until a special meeting of council.
(4) If a tie or split vote occurs at any meeting when the mayor is not in attendance, the matter shall be tabled to a special meeting to be held within not less than five days or more than ten days as set by the president of council, and the mayor shall be given at least five days' notice of the meeting, at which meeting it shall be the duty of the mayor to cast the tie-breaking vote.
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2014, April 18, P.L. 432, No. 37, § 1, effective in 60 days [June 17, 2014].
8 Pa.C.S.A. § 1003, PA ST 8 Pa.C.S.A. § 1003
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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