PRINTER'S NO. 803
No. 721 Session of 1983
INTRODUCED BY HUTCHINSON, APRIL 11, 1983
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, APRIL 11, 1983
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 of the act of August 31, 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
1 of whom shall be the county commissioners, the county controller
2 [and], the county treasurer and a retired employe representative
3 to be chosen by the retired county employes. In counties having
4 no elected county controller, the chief clerk of the county
5 shall be a member of the board. The chairman of the board of
6 county commissioners shall be chairman of the board. Each member
7 of the board shall take an oath of office that he will
8 diligently and honestly administer the affairs of the board, and
9 that he will not knowingly violate or permit to be violated any
10 of the provisions of this act. Such oath shall be subscribed by
11 the member taking it, and shall be filed among the records of
12 the board. The members of the board shall not receive any
13 compensation for their services, but shall be reimbursed for all
14 expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duty.
15 [Three] Four members of the board shall constitute a quorum.
16 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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