(a) General rule.--Ordinances adopted by the council shall be submitted to the executive (mayor) who shall, within ten days after receiving any ordinance, either approve the ordinance by affixing his signature thereto or veto the ordinance by delivering it to the municipal clerk together with a statement setting forth his objections. The clerk shall immediately notify the council of the veto. No ordinance or any item or part thereof shall take effect without the executive's (mayor's) approval unless the executive (mayor) fails to return an ordinance to the clerk within ten days after it has been presented to him or unless council upon reconsideration of the veto on or after the third day following its return by the executive (mayor) shall override the executive's (mayor's) veto by a vote of a majority plus one of the members.
(b) Attendance at meetings of council.--The executive (mayor) may attend meetings of council and may take part in discussions of council but shall have no vote except in the case of a tie on the question of filling a vacancy in the council, in which case he may cast the deciding vote.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Title 53 - MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY
Chapter 30 - Types of Optional Plans of Government
Section 3001 - Designation and applicability of plan
Section 3002 - Officers and employees
Section 3003 - Election and term of office of officials
Section 3004 - Election and term of office of council members
Section 3005 - First election of council members
Section 3006 - Legislative power vested in council
Section 3007 - Organization of council
Section 3008 - Powers of council concerning officers and agencies
Section 3009 - Appointment and duties of municipal clerk or secretary
Section 3010 - Executive power vested in executive
Section 3011 - Powers and duties of executive
Section 3012 - Approval or veto of ordinances
Section 3013 - Mayor, departments and department heads
Section 3014 - Department of administration
Section 3016 - Form and adoption of budget
Section 3018 - Council amendments to budget
Section 3031 - Designation and applicability of plan
Section 3033 - Mandatory department of administration
Section 3041 - Designation and applicability of plan
Section 3042 - Powers and duties of executive
Section 3043 - Appointment and duties of managing director
Section 3051 - Designation and applicability of plan
Section 3052 - Officers and employees
Section 3053 - Election and term of office of elected officials
Section 3054 - Election and term of office of council members
Section 3055 - First election of council members
Section 3056 - Selection of mayor, council president or chairman
Section 3057 - Appointment and duties of municipal clerk or secretary
Section 3058 - Powers and duties of council
Section 3059 - Qualifications of municipal manager
Section 3060 - Removal of municipal manager from office
Section 3061 - Inability of municipal manager to perform duties
Section 3062 - Powers and duties of municipal manager
Section 3063 - Preparation and adoption of budget
Section 3071 - Designation and applicability of plan
Section 3073 - Election of council members
Section 3074 - Organization of council
Section 3075 - Powers and duties of council
Section 3076 - Municipal clerk or secretary, solicitor and agencies
Section 3077 - Powers and duties of executive
Section 3078 - Appointment of officers and employees by executive
Section 3079 - Preparation and adoption of budget
Section 3091 - Designation and applicability of plan
Section 3092 - County officers
Section 3094 - Additional options for election of county sheriff