PRINTER'S NO. 1641
No. 1254 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY PUNT, ERICKSON, LAVALLE, COSTA, STOUT, MUSTO,
MOWERY AND LEMMOND, DECEMBER 21, 2001
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT, DECEMBER 21, 2001
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), entitled, as
2 reenacted and amended, "An act concerning townships of the
3 second class; and amending, revising, consolidating and
4 changing the law relating thereto," further providing for
5 duties of supervisors.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Section 607 of the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103,
9 No.69), known as The Second Class Township Code, reenacted and
10 amended November 9, 1995 (P.L.350, No.60), is amended to read:
11 Section 607. Duties of Supervisors.--The board of
12 supervisors shall:
13 (1) Be charged with the general governance of the township
14 and the execution of legislative, executive and administrative
15 powers in order to ensure sound fiscal management and to secure
16 the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the township.
17 (2) Have the responsibility for maintenance of township-
18 owned equipment and facilities.
19 (3) Employ persons as may be necessary for the general
1 conduct of the business of the township and provide for the
2 compensation, organization and supervision of the persons so
3 employed. Records shall be kept and reports made and filed
4 giving the names of all persons employed, dates on which work
5 was done and the number of hours worked with compensation paid
6 to each person and the capacity in which employed.
7 (4) Authorize attendance at conferences, institutes,
8 schools, court hearings, training and educational seminars and
9 conventions. Any working or nonworking supervisor, elected or
10 appointed officer or township employe may if directed by the
11 board of supervisors attend any conference, institute, school,
12 court hearings, training and educational seminars or convention
13 dealing with the duties and functions of elected or appointed
14 officers or employes. The expenses for attending the meetings
15 may be paid by the township and are limited to the registration
16 fee, mileage for the use of a personal vehicle or reimbursement
17 of actual transportation expense going to and returning from the
18 meeting plus all other actual expenses that the board of
19 supervisors agrees to pay. Every attendee shall submit to the
20 board of supervisors an itemized account of expenses incurred at
21 the meeting. The board of supervisors may authorize employes to
22 be compensated at their regular employe rate during their
23 attendance at the meeting. The board of supervisors may
24 determine the compensation for nonworking supervisors.
25 (5) Annually, on or before the first day of February,
26 furnish to the board of auditors information on the construction
27 or maintenance of roads or other matters that may be required by
28 any department of the Commonwealth to be included in the annual
29 township report.
30 (6) Provide for the annual tax duplicate to be prepared and
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1 presented to the tax collector.
2 (7) Perform duties and exercise powers as may be imposed or
3 conferred by law or the rules and regulations of any agency of
4 the Commonwealth.
5 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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