PRINTER'S NO. 707
No. 665 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY ROBBINS, THOMPSON AND STOUT, MARCH 12, 1997
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MARCH 12, 1997
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 24, 1931 (P.L.1206, No.331), entitled
2 "An act concerning townships of the first class; amending,
3 revising, consolidating, and changing the law relating
4 thereto," further providing for certain reimbursement.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Sections 611 and 622 of the act of June 24, 1931
8 (P.L.1206, No.331), known as The First Class Township Code,
9 reenacted and amended May 27, 1949 (P.L.1955, No.569) and
10 amended January 28, 1988 (P.L.17, No.8), are amended to read:
11 Section 611. Membership of Associations; Expenses of
12 Members.--The township commissioners and other officers of the
13 township designated by the township commissioners shall attend
14 such conventions, conferences, institutes or schools whenever
15 possible. Each township officer attending such convention,
16 conference, institute or school shall receive a certificate,
17 signed by the presiding officer and secretary or acting
18 secretary of the association, attesting his presence at the
1 convention, conference, institute, or school. Such certificate
2 shall entitle him to collect from the township treasurer
3 expenses which shall be limited to the registration fee, mileage
4 for use of personal vehicle or reimbursement of actual
5 transportation expense going to and returning from such meeting
6 plus all other actual expenses that the township commissioners
7 may have agreed to pay. Every delegate attending the annual
8 meeting shall submit to the township commissioners an itemized
9 account of expenses incurred thereat. The township commissioners
10 may authorize township employes to be compensated at their
11 regular employe rate during their attendance at the annual
12 meeting. The board of commissioners solely may authorize
13 commissioners who are not employed by the township to receive
14 reimbursement for lost wages or salary while attending the
15 annual meeting. However, sufficient documentation of such wages
16 or salary must be provided to the board of commissioners to
17 justify said reimbursement. The expenses of holding any such
18 convention shall be paid pro rata by the townships joining
19 therein.
20 Section 622. Expenses of Delegates Paid by Townships.--Each
21 delegate and other officer attending the annual meeting of the
22 State association shall be allowed expenses which shall be
23 limited to the registration fee, mileage for use of personal
24 vehicle or reimbursement of actual transportation expense going
25 to and returning from such meeting plus all other actual
26 expenses that the township commissioners may have agreed to pay.
27 Every delegate attending the annual meeting shall submit to the
28 township commissioners an itemized account of expenses incurred
29 thereat. The township commissioners may authorize township
30 employes to be compensated at their regular employe rate during
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1 their attendance at the annual meeting. The board of
2 commissioners solely may authorize commissioners who are not
3 employed by the township to receive reimbursement for lost wages
4 or salary while attending the annual meeting. However,
5 sufficient documentation of such wages or salary must be
6 provided to the board of commissioners to justify said
7 reimbursement. No delegate shall receive expenses for more than
8 four days including the time employed in traveling thereto and
9 therefrom, together with mileage going to and returning from the
10 meeting. These expenses shall be paid by the respective
11 townships.
12 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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