PRINTER'S NO. 287
No. 294 Session of 1995
INTRODUCED BY CORNELL, MERRY, BUNT AND PISTELLA,
JANUARY 25, 1995
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 25, 1995
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 28, 1953 (P.L.723, No.230), entitled,
2 as amended, "An act relating to counties of the second class
3 and second class A; amending, revising, consolidating and
4 changing the laws relating thereto," further providing for
5 expenses of county officers for attending certain meetings.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Section 435(a) of the act of July 28, 1953
9 (P.L.723, No.230), known as the Second Class County Code,
10 amended October 5, 1990 (P.L.519, No.125), is amended and the
11 section is amended by adding subsections to read:
12 Section 435. Expenses of Attending; Members to be Paid by
13 County; Time Limit on Meetings.--(a) The actual expenses of all
14 authorized elected county officers attending the annual meetings
15 of their associations shall be paid by the several counties out
16 of the general county [funds] fund. Each of these officers,
17 except the county commissioners, [may be allowed for his] shall
18 be reimbursed for actual expenses [up to seventy-five dollars
19 ($75)] not to exceed one hundred ten dollars ($110) per day for
1 the number of days specified in subsection (b) of this section,
2 together with mileage going to and returning from such meeting[.
3 The expense allowance shall be paid] and the registration fee.
4 (a.1) The actual expenses of all authorized nonelected
5 county officers and employes attending the annual meetings of
6 their associations may be paid by the several counties out of
7 the county general fund. Each of these officers may be
8 reimbursed for actual expenses in an amount not to exceed one
9 hundred ten dollars ($110) per day for the number of days
10 specified in subsection (b) of this section, together with
11 mileage going to and returning from such meetings and the
12 registration fee.
13 (a.2) Every delegate attending the annual meeting shall
14 submit to the county an itemized account of expenses incurred at
15 the meeting. The county may authorize employes to be compensated
16 at their regular employe rate during their attendance at the
17 annual meeting. The actual expenses for elected officers shall,
18 and for nonelected officers may, be paid for the number of days
19 specified in subsection (b). In addition, elected county
20 officers shall receive, and nonelected county officers and
21 employes may receive, actual expenses not to exceed one hundred
22 ten dollars ($110) per day for each day not in excess of two in
23 going to and returning from such meeting.
24 * * *
25 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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