PRINTER'S NO. 3810
No. 2609 Session of 2000
INTRODUCED BY ROSS, TANGRETTI, DALLY, COY, BARRAR, BATTISTO,
BEBKO-JONES, BELFANTI, L. I. COHEN, M. COHEN, COLAFELLA,
DAILEY, DALEY, DeWEESE, FRANKEL, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HORSEY,
LaGROTTA, LAUGHLIN, MASLAND, McCALL, MELIO, R. MILLER,
NAILOR, RAMOS, READSHAW, SCHULER, SOLOBAY, STEELMAN, STURLA,
E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TRELLO, VAN HORNE, WASHINGTON, WATERS,
WILLIAMS, WOGAN, WRIGHT AND YUDICHAK, JULY 17, 2000
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, JULY 17, 2000
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of February 1, 1966 (1965 P.L.1656, No.581),
2 entitled "An act concerning boroughs, and revising, amending
3 and consolidating the law relating to boroughs," further
4 providing for tax levies.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Section 1302(a) of the act of February 1, 1966
8 (1965 P.L.1656, No.581), known as The Borough Code, is amended
9 by adding a clause to read:
10 Section 1302. Tax Levy.--(a) The council of the borough
11 shall have power, by ordinance, to levy and collect annually, a
12 tax, not exceeding thirty mills for general borough purposes,
13 unless the council by majority action shall, upon due cause
14 shown by resolution, petition the court of common pleas, in
15 which case the court may order a rate of not more than five
16 mills additional to be levied and in addition thereto any of the
1 following taxes:
2 * * *
3 (10) An annual tax not exceeding ten mills to support a
4 police department which serves the borough solely, to support
5 the borough's participation in a regional police department or
6 to pay for the purchase of police services for the borough.
7 * * *
8 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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