Borough boards amendment to go before voters

The Petersburg Borough Assembly voted unanimously in favor of an ordinance that would amend the charter to open participation on local boards to borough employees in its final reading.

The amendment, which will have to be approved by voters later this year, would let borough staff run for boards except for those that directly administer their employment.

That would mean a Petersburg Medical Center employee could run for the assembly or the school board but not the hospital board.

A Petersburg School District employee could run for assembly or the hospital board but not the school board.

And a...