PRINTER'S NO. 2087
No. 1720 Session of 1977
INTRODUCED BY BURNS AND J. L. WRIGHT JR., OCTOBER 11, 1977
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, OCTOBER 11, 1977
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), entitled
2 "An act relating to counties of the third, fourth, fifth,
3 sixth, seventh and eighth classes; amending, revising,
4 consolidating and changing the laws relating thereto,"
5 authorizing the chief clerk to transact business as an
6 insurance broker for the purpose of contracting insurance and
7 surety bonds for any department, board, agency or commission
8 of the county.
9 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
10 hereby enacts as follows:
11 Section 1. Section 521, act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323,
12 No.130), known as "The County Code," is amended by adding a
13 subsection to read:
14 Section 521. Duties and Powers of Chief Clerk.--* * *
15 (c) The chief clerk is hereby authorized and his duty shall
16 be to transact business as a licensed insurance broker for the
17 purpose of contracting all insurance and surety bonds for any
18 department, board, agency or commission of the county.
19 Any and all fees collected by the chief clerk for the
20 performance of the duties of a licensed insurance broker in
21 contracting insurance or surety bonds for any department, board,
1 agency or commission of the county shall be paid into the
2 General Fund of the county.
3 Section 2. All other acts and parts of acts are repealed
4 insofar as they authorize the contracting of insurance for any
5 department, board, agency or commission of the county through an
6 insurance broker other than the chief clerk.
7 Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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