PRINTER'S NO. 1943
No. 1599 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY NICKOL, BELFANTI, DALEY, FARGO, HALUSKA, HARHAI,
McCALL, R. MILLER, PETRARCA, PLATTS, ROBERTS, ROSS,
SCRIMENTI, STERN, TIGUE, WILT, YOUNGBLOOD AND ZUG,
JUNE 8, 1999
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, JUNE 8, 1999
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of February 1, 1966 (1965 P.L.1656, No.581),
2 entitled "An act concerning boroughs, and revising, amending
3 and consolidating the law relating to boroughs," further
4 providing for compensation of auditors.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Section 1053 of the act of February 1, 1966 (1965
8 P.L.1656, No.581), known as The Borough Code, amended April 11,
9 1974 (P.L.255, No.64), is amended to read:
10 Section 1053. Compensation of Auditors.--[Each auditor shall
11 receive no less than fifteen dollars ($15) or more than thirty
12 dollars ($30), as council may determine, per day for each day
13 necessarily employed in the discharge of his duties, to be paid
14 by the borough. A day shall consist of not less than five hours
15 in the aggregate.] (a) Subject to the limitations set forth in
16 subsection (b), each auditor shall receive no less than five
17 dollars ($5) nor more than ten dollars ($10), as council may
18 determine, per hour for each hour or portion thereof necessarily
1 employed in the discharge of his duties, to be paid by the
2 borough.
3 (b) No auditor in a borough having a population of ten
4 thousand or less shall be entitled to receive more than one
5 thousand dollars ($1000) for completing the annual audit,
6 settlement and adjustment. No auditor in a borough having a
7 population in excess of ten thousand shall be entitled to
8 receive more than two thousand dollars ($2000) for completing
9 the annual audit, settlement and adjustment.
10 (c) Each auditor shall be reimbursed for travel costs
11 incurred in the performance of the auditing duties at the rate
12 established by the borough council under the act of July 20,
13 1979 (P.L.156, No.51), referred to as the Uniform Mileage Fee
14 Law, and for other expenses, including postage, notary fees or
15 publication costs, incurred during the audit.
16 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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