1. Office of Elected Borough Auditor Abolished. The office of elected Borough Auditor is hereby abolished pursuant to authority set forth in §1005 of the Borough Code, 53 P.S. §46005(7). Any persons holding the office of elected Borough Auditor as of the effective date of this Part 3C shall continue to hold said office during the term for which such individual was elected. During the remainder of the elected Borough Auditor's term, said Auditor shall not audit, settle, or adjust the accounts audited by any independent auditor appointed by the Borough, but shall perform the other duties of said office.
2. Appointment of Independent Auditor. The Council shall appoint on an annual basis by resolution before the close of the fiscal year, an independent auditor to make an independent examination of the accounting records of the Borough for such fiscal year. The appointed independent auditor shall also perform the other duties and exercise the powers as conferred upon the independent auditor as set forth in Subpart (k) of Article XI of the Borough Code, 53 P.S. §§46196–46199.
3. Repeal. Pursuant to provisions set forth in §1005 of the Borough Code, 53 P.S. §46005, Council shall have the right to repeal this Part at any time and thereupon the office of appointed independent auditor shall be abolished, as of the date set in such ordinance, and the Borough shall have the further right at the next municipal election following the repeal of said ordinance to elect three Borough Auditors as provided for therein.
(Ord. 09-02, –/–/----)