PRINTER'S NO. 503

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 464 Session of 1977


        INTRODUCED BY BRUNNER AND DeMEDIO, MARCH 2, 1977

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE, MARCH 2, 1977

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending the act of August 31, 1971 (P.L.398, No.96), entitled
     2     "An act providing for the creation, maintenance and operation
     3     of a county employes' retirement system, and imposing certain
     4     charges on counties and providing penalties," further
     5     providing for the county retirement board.

     6     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     7  hereby enacts as follows:
     8     Section 1.  Section 4, act of August 31m 1971 (P.L.398,
     9  No.96), known as the "County Pension Law," is amended to read:
    10     Section 4.  County Retirement System; County Retirement
    11  Board.--(a)  A retirement system may be established for county
    12  employes by resolution of the county commissioners in any county
    13  of the second class A, third class, fourth class, fifth class,
    14  sixth class, seventh class and eighth class. The retirement
    15  system shall be established on the first Monday of January of
    16  the year succeeding the one in which the resolution of the
    17  county commissioners was adopted.
    18     (b)  The system, when established, shall be administered by a
    19  county retirement board, consisting of [five] six members, three
    20  of whom shall be the county commissioners, the county controller

     1  [and] the county treasurer and an employe representative to be
     2  chosen by the county employes. In counties having no elected
     3  county controller, the chief clerk of the county shall be a
     4  member of the board. The chairman of the board of county
     5  commissioners shall be chairman of the board. Each member of the
     6  board shall take an oath of office that he will diligently and
     7  honestly administer the affairs of the board, and that he will
     8  not knowingly violate or permit to be violated any of the
     9  provisions of this act. Such oath shall be subscribed by the
    10  member taking it, and shall be filed among the records of the
    11  board. The members of the board shall not receive any
    12  compensation for their services, but shall be reimbursed for all
    13  expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duty.
    14  [Three] Four members of the board shall constitute a quorum.
    15     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.










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