PRINTER'S NO. 1500
No. 1310 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY LESCOVITZ, GEORGE, PRESTON, WOJNAROSKI, TRELLO, LAUGHLIN AND McCALL, APRIL 14, 1999
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, APRIL 14, 1999
AN ACT 1 Prohibiting compensation change during a municipal official's 2 term. 3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 4 hereby enacts as follows: 5 Section 1. Short title. 6 This act shall be known and may be cited as the Municipal 7 Officials Compensation Change Act. 8 Section 2. Definitions. 9 The following words and phrases when used in this act shall 10 have the meanings given to them in this section unless the 11 context clearly indicates otherwise: 12 "Municipal office." An elective public office in a 13 municipality to which a person is elected by the voters or 14 appointed to fill an unexpired term. 15 "Municipality." A county, city, borough, incorporated town, 16 township of the first class, township of the second class, 17 including those operating under any home rule charter or
1 optional charter or optional plan of government or similar 2 general purpose unit of government which may be created by 3 statute after the effective date of this act. 4 Section 3. Prohibition of change in compensation for holding 5 municipal office during current term. 6 A law or ordinance enacted during the term of a person 7 holding a municipal office which increases or decreases the 8 compensation to be paid for holding that office shall not be 9 implemented with regard to that person for the remainder of that 10 term. 11 Section 4. Effective date. 12 This act shall take effect immediately. B11L53DMS/19990H1310B1500 - 2 -