PRINTER'S NO. 2798
No. 2124 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY STUBAN, LESCOVITZ, FOSTER AND NAHILL,
NOVEMBER 29, 1989
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, NOVEMBER 29, 1989
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), entitled "An
2 act concerning townships of the second class; and amending,
3 revising, consolidating, and changing the law relating
4 thereto," further providing for certain reimbursement.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Sections 602 and 612 of the act of May 1, 1933
8 (P.L.103, No.69), known as The Second Class Township Code,
9 reenacted and amended July 10, 1947 (P.L.1481, No.567) and
10 amended January 28, 1988 (P.L.19, No.9), are amended to read:
11 Section 602. Who to Attend; Compensation and Mileage.--The
12 supervisors of townships, auditors, assessors, tax collectors,
13 managers, solicitors, engineers, and the secretary of the board
14 of township supervisors, when not a member of the board, shall
15 attend such conventions whenever possible. Each township
16 supervisor, auditor, assessor, tax collector, manager,
17 solicitor, engineer, and secretary attending such convention
18 shall receive a certificate, signed by the presiding officer and
19 acting secretary of the convention, attesting his presence at
1 the convention. Such certificate shall entitle him to collect
2 from the township treasurer the sum of thirty-five dollars per
3 day for each day's attendance, expenses which shall be limited
4 to the registration fee, mileage for use of a personal vehicle
5 or reimbursement of actual transportation expense going to and
6 returning from such meeting plus all other actual expenses that
7 the township board of supervisors may have agreed to pay. Every
8 delegate attending the meeting shall submit to the township
9 board of supervisors an itemized account of expenses incurred
10 thereat. The township board of supervisors may authorize
11 township employes to be compensated at their regular employe
12 rate during their attendance at the meeting, in which case such
13 employe shall not be entitled to the thirty-five dollars
14 mentioned in this section. The board of supervisors solely may
15 authorize supervisors who are not employed by the township to
16 receive reimbursement for lost wages or salary while attending
17 the annual meeting; however, sufficient documentation of such
18 wages or salary must be provided to the board of supervisors to
19 justify the reimbursement. No township supervisor, auditor,
20 assessor, tax collector, manager, solicitor, engineer, or
21 secretary shall be paid for more than two days' attendance in
22 any one year.
23 Section 612. Expenses and Mileage.--The expenses allowed the
24 delegates attending the annual meeting shall be limited to the
25 registration fee, mileage for use of a personal vehicle or
26 reimbursement of actual transportation expense going to and
27 returning from such meeting plus all other actual expenses that
28 the township board of supervisors may have agreed to pay. Every
29 delegate attending the annual meeting shall submit to the
30 township board of supervisors an itemized account of expenses
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1 incurred thereat. The township board of supervisors may
2 authorize township employes to be compensated at their regular
3 employe rate during their attendance at the annual meeting. The
4 board of supervisors solely may authorize supervisors who are
5 not employed by the township to receive reimbursement for lost
6 wages or salary while attending the annual meeting; however,
7 sufficient documentation of such wages or salary must be
8 provided to the board of supervisors to justify the
9 reimbursement. No delegate shall receive expenses for more than
10 four days including the time employed in traveling thereto and
11 therefrom, together with mileage going to and returning from
12 such meeting.
13 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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