have power to vote as a member of council.
§ 1302. Tax levy.
(a) Authority.--The council of the borough shall have power,
by [ordinance] resolution, to levy and collect annually a tax
not exceeding 30 mills for general borough purposes, unless the
council by majority action, upon due cause shown by resolution,
petitions the court of common pleas, in which case the court may
order a rate of not more than five mills additional to be levied
and in addition any of the following taxes:
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(b) Amount.--The taxes shall be levied on the dollar on the
valuation assessed for county purposes, as now is or may be
provided by law. All real property, offices, professions and
persons made taxable by the laws of this Commonwealth for county
rates and levies may, in the discretion of council, be taxed
after the same manner for those purposes. An action on the part
of the borough authorities fixing the tax rate for any year at a
mill rate shall [not be required to] include a statement
expressing the rate of taxation in dollars and cents on each
$100 of assessed valuation of taxable property.
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§ 1310.1. Tax [ordinance] resolution.
After council has adopted the budget, it is the duty of the
council to enact [an ordinance] a resolution levying the taxes
referred to in this part for the fiscal year subject to approval
of the mayor or enactment over the mayor's veto under the
procedure established in section 3301.3(c) (relating to
enactment, approval and veto).
§ 3301.1. Ordinances and resolutions.
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