(a) Authority.--To comply with the practices and principles of scientific forestry, the council has the following powers:
(1) To pass a resolution to prune or thin out a municipal forest or portion of a municipal forest.
(2) To sell the products of the pruning or thinning out.
(b) Personnel.--To carry out subsection (a), the borough may use its own personnel or contract with skilled personnel.
(c) Bidding and advertising.--The bidding and advertising requirements of this part do not apply to any of the following:
(1) Sales under subsection (a)(2).
(2) Contracts under subsection (b).