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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
The mayor shall have the following duties:
(1) To preserve order in the borough, to enforce the ordinances and regulations, to remove nuisances, to exact a faithful performance of the duties of the officers appointed and to perform any other duties as shall be vested in the mayor's office by law or ordinance.
(2) Except as provided in section 1006(4) (relating to duties of council), to sign papers, contracts, obligations and documents as may be required by law.
(3) To collect any costs and fees received and to pay the money into the treasury, except as provided in section 10A05(b) (relating to salaried mayor not to receive certain fees), to report to the council from time to time on the state of the borough and to make recommendations to the council on matters of borough concern. The borough shall furnish the mayor with the necessary dockets, books, forms and files as are necessary for the conduct of the mayor's office and which shall be and remain the property of the borough and be surrendered to the mayor's successor in office.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 8 Pa.C.S.A. Boroughs and Incorporated Towns § 10A07. Duties of mayor - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-8-pacsa-boroughs-and-incorporated-towns/pa-csa-sect-8-10a07/
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