PRINTER'S NO. 528
No. 488 Session of 1979
INTRODUCED BY GOEBEL, MARCH 6, 1979
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MARCH 6, 1979
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," providing
4 for expense moneys in lieu of salary.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Section 1001, act of February 1, 1966 (1965
8 P.L.1656, No.581), known as "The Borough Code," amended October
9 12, 1973 (P.L.289, No.85), is amended to read:
10 Section 1001. Organization of Council; Quorum; Compensation;
11 Eligibility.--The borough council shall organize on the first
12 Monday of January of each even-numbered year, by electing one of
13 their number as president and one of their number as vice-
14 president, who shall hold such offices at the pleasure of the
15 council. If the first Monday is a legal holiday, the meeting and
16 organization shall take place the first day following. Any
17 action taken by any borough council at any time between 12:01
18 o'clock ante meridian on January 1 of an even-numbered year and
19 the organization of council in that year shall be subject to
1 reconsideration by the new council at any time within ten days
2 after such organization. The council may at the organization
3 meeting elect such other officers as may be provided for by law
4 or ordinance, or as may be deemed necessary for the conduct of
5 affairs of the borough and may transact such other business as
6 may come before the meeting. The president, and during his
7 absence or incapacity the vice-president, shall preside over the
8 meetings of council and perform such other duties as are
9 prescribed by this act or by ordinance. A majority of the
10 membership of council then in office shall constitute a quorum.
11 Councilmen may receive [compensation] expense moneys to be fixed
12 by ordinance at any time and from time to time as follows: In
13 boroughs whose population is less than fifteen hundred, a
14 maximum of thirty-five dollars ($35) a month; in boroughs whose
15 population is fifteen hundred or more but less than three
16 thousand, a maximum of fifty dollars ($50) a month; in boroughs
17 whose population is three thousand or more but less than five
18 thousand, a maximum of seventy-five dollars ($75) a month; in
19 boroughs whose population is five thousand or more but less than
20 ten thousand, a maximum of one hundred twenty-five dollars
21 ($125) a month; in boroughs whose population is ten thousand or
22 more but less than fifteen thousand, a maximum of two hundred
23 dollars ($200) a month; and in boroughs whose population is
24 fifteen thousand or more, a maximum of two hundred fifty dollars
25 ($250) a month.
26 The population shall be determined by the latest available
27 official census figures. In no case shall the [compensation]
28 expense moneys for any councilman exceed [that] the compensation
29 of the mayor in any given borough: Provided, however, That
30 wherever the mayor's compensation exceeds [that] expense moneys
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1 authorized by this section for councilmen, the president of
2 council may receive [compensation] expense moneys not to exceed
3 [that] compensation of the office of mayor.
4 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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