(a) Recording.--All borough ordinances shall, within 30 days after approval by the mayor, the council's override of the mayor's veto or council's next scheduled meeting after its presentation to the mayor, be recorded by the borough secretary in an ordinance book. All borough resolutions pertaining to tax levies shall, within 30 days after approval by the mayor, the council's override of the mayor's veto or the council's next scheduled meeting after its presentation to the mayor, be recorded by the borough secretary in an ordinance book. The ordinance book shall be open to the inspection of citizens during normal business hours.

(b) Proof.--All ordinances may be proved by the certificate of the borough secretary under the corporate seal. If an ordinance is printed or published in book or pamphlet form by the authority of the borough, the ordinance shall be accepted as evidence without further proof. The entry of the borough ordinance or the entry of a borough resolution pertaining to a tax levy in the ordinance book shall be sufficient without the signature of the president of council, mayor or member of council.

(c) Prior ordinances.--The text of a borough ordinance or a portion of an ordinance which was attached to the ordinance book before January 1, 1966, shall be considered in force as if the ordinances or portions of ordinances had been recorded in the ordinance book if all other requirements of this part applicable to the enactment, approval, advertising and recording of the ordinances or portions of ordinances were complied with within the time limits prescribed under this part.

(July 2, 2019, P.L.351, No.51, eff. 60 days)

2019 Amendment. Act 51 amended subsecs. (a) and (b).