PRINTER'S NO. 541
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
569
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY ZIMMERMAN, T. DAVIS, GREINER, BURGOS AND M. JONES,
MARCH 20, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MARCH 20, 2023
AN ACT
Amending Title 8 (Boroughs and Incorporated Towns) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in powers and duties of
elected officials, further providing for powers of council
and providing for waiver.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1005(1) of Title 8 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
§ 1005. Powers of council.
The council shall have power:
(1) To, by motion, ordinance or resolution, create the
offices of and appoint a treasurer, a secretary, a solicitor,
[an engineer,] a street commissioner and other officers as it
deems necessary. Subject to section 1005.1 (relating to
waiver), the council shall also appoint, through a
competitive bid process, and determine the compensation of at
least two engineers. The treasurer and the secretary shall
not be members of council. A bank or bank and trust company
may be appointed as treasurer. All officers and employees
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