PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1005 PRINTER'S NO. 3883
No. 894 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY ROSS, TANGRETTI, DALLY, COY, BELFANTI, M. COHEN,
COLAFELLA, CORRIGAN, CURRY, DAILEY, DALEY, DeWEESE, FRANKEL,
FREEMAN, GEORGE, GRUCELA, LAUGHLIN, McCALL, MELIO, R. MILLER,
NAILOR, PIPPY, READSHAW, SCRIMENTI, SOLOBAY, STURLA,
E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TRELLO, TRICH, WASHINGTON, M. WRIGHT
AND YUDICHAK, MARCH 12, 2001
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON URBAN AFFAIRS, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MAY 8, 2002
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 23, 1931 (P.L.932, No.317), entitled
2 "An act relating to cities of the third class; and amending,
3 revising, and consolidating the law relating thereto,"
4 further providing for tax levies.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Section 2531 of the act of June 23, 1931
8 (P.L.932, No.317), known as The Third Class City Code, reenacted
9 and amended June 28, 1951 (P.L.662, No.164), is amended by
10 adding a clause to read:
11 Section 2531. Tax Levies.--Council may, by ordinance, levy
12 and provide for the collection of the following taxes:
13 * * *
14 6. An annual tax not exceeding ten THREE mills to support a <--
15 police department which serves the city solely, to support the
16 city's participation in a regional police department, or to pay
1 for the purchase of police services for the city. IF AN ANNUAL <--
2 TAX FOR THE PURPOSES SPECIFIED IN THIS CLAUSE IS PROPOSED TO BE
3 SET AT A LEVEL HIGHER THAN THREE MILLS, THE QUESTION SHALL BE
4 SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS OF THE CITY AND THE COUNTY BOARD OF
5 ELECTIONS SHALL FRAME THE QUESTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
6 ELECTION LAWS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR SUBMISSION TO THE VOTERS
7 OF THE CITY.
8 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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