PRINTER'S NO. 767
No. 707 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY WOZNIAK, CONTI, STOUT AND ROBBINS, APRIL 7, 1999
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT, APRIL 7, 1999
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
19 convention, conference, institute, or school. Such certificate
1 shall entitle him to collect from the township treasurer
2 expenses which shall be limited to the registration fee, mileage
3 for use of personal vehicle or reimbursement of actual
4 transportation expense going to and returning from such meeting
5 plus all other actual expenses that the township commissioners
6 may have agreed to pay. Every delegate attending the annual
7 meeting shall submit to the township commissioners an itemized
8 account of expenses incurred thereat. The township commissioners
9 may authorize township employes to be compensated at their
10 regular employe rate during their attendance at the annual
11 meeting. The board of commissioners solely may authorize
12 commissioners who are not employed by the township to receive
13 total or partial reimbursement for lost wages or salary while
14 attending the annual meeting. However, sufficient documentation
15 of such wages or salary must be provided to the board of
16 commissioners to justify said reimbursement. The expenses of
17 holding any such convention shall be paid pro rata by the
18 townships joining therein.
19 Section 622. Expenses of Delegates Paid by Townships.--Each
20 delegate and other officer attending the annual meeting of the
21 State association shall be allowed expenses which shall be
22 limited to the registration fee, mileage for use of personal
23 vehicle or reimbursement of actual transportation expense going
24 to and returning from such meeting plus all other actual
25 expenses that the township commissioners may have agreed to pay.
26 Every delegate attending the annual meeting shall submit to the
27 township commissioners an itemized account of expenses incurred
28 thereat. The township commissioners may authorize township
29 employes to be compensated at their regular employe rate during
30 their attendance at the annual meeting. The board of
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1 commissioners solely may authorize commissioners who are not
2 employed by the township to receive total or partial
3 reimbursement for lost wages or salary while attending the
4 annual meeting. However, sufficient documentation of such wages
5 or salary must be provided to the board of commissioners to
6 justify said reimbursement. No delegate shall receive expenses
7 for more than four days including the time employed in traveling
8 thereto and therefrom, together with mileage going to and
9 returning from the meeting. These expenses shall be paid by the
10 respective townships.
11 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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