PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 3474 PRINTER'S NO. 3609
No. 2586 Session of 1996
INTRODUCED BY BAKER, MERRY, STEIL, TANGRETTI, BELARDI, GEORGE,
ARMSTRONG, DEMPSEY, FAIRCHILD, O'BRIEN, FARGO, FICHTER,
LAUGHLIN, SCHRODER, LYNCH, HALUSKA, SAYLOR, DeWEESE, STISH,
TIGUE, ITKIN, HESS, CORRIGAN, CLARK, DiGIROLAMO, STABACK,
DALEY, PETTIT, PISTELLA, BELFANTI, YOUNGBLOOD, ROHRER AND
TRELLO, MAY 2, 1996
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
MAY 21, 1996
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 PROVIDING FOR THE ABOLITION OF JURY COMMISSIONERS; AND <--
6 authorizing counties to make appropriations to municipal
7 corporations for disaster or emergency aid.
8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9 hereby enacts as follows:
10 SECTION 1. SECTION 401 OF THE ACT OF AUGUST 9, 1955 <--
11 (P.L.323, NO.130), KNOWN AS THE COUNTY CODE, IS AMENDED BY
12 ADDING A SUBSECTION TO READ:
13 SECTION 401. ENUMERATION OF ELECTED OFFICERS.--* * *
14 (D) THE OFFICE OF JURY COMMISSIONER MAY BE ABOLISHED AT THE
15 OPTION OF EACH COUNTY BY REFERENDUM, WHENEVER ELECTORS EQUAL TO
16 AT LEAST FIVE PER CENTUM OF THE HIGHEST VOTE CAST FOR ANY OFFICE
17 IN THE COUNTY AT THE LAST PRECEDING GENERAL ELECTION SHALL FILE
18 A PETITION WITH THE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS OF THE COUNTY, OR
1 THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE COUNTY ADOPTS, BY A MAJORITY VOTE, A
2 RESOLUTION TO PLACE SUCH A QUESTION ON THE BALLOT AND A COPY OF
3 THE RESOLUTION IS FILED WITH THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS OF THE
4 COUNTY FOR A REFERENDUM ON THE QUESTION OF ABOLISHING THE OFFICE
5 OF JURY COMMISSIONER. PROCEEDINGS UNDER THIS SUBSECTION SHALL BE
6 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT OF JUNE 3, 1937
7 (P.L.1333, NO.320), KNOWN AS THE "PENNSYLVANIA ELECTION CODE."
8 Section 1 2. Article XIX of the act of August 9, 1955 <--
9 (P.L.323, No.130), known as The County Code, is amended by
10 adding a subdivision to read:
11 ARTICLE XIX
12 SPECIAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF COUNTIES
13 * * *
14 (g.1) Disaster-Emergency Aid to Municipalities
15 Section 1948. Emergency Appropriation to Municipal
16 Corporations.--(a) The board of county commissioners of any
17 county may appropriate money from the county's operating reserve
18 fund, created and maintained in accordance with section 513 of
19 this act, for the purpose of assisting municipal corporations
20 within the county with any cleanup, maintenance, repair and
21 improvements undertaken as a result of damage incurred or a
22 dangerous condition caused by either a disaster emergency within
23 the county declared by the Governor or a local emergency
24 declared by the governing body of a municipal corporation within
25 the county.
26 (b) As used in this section:
27 "Disaster emergency" shall have the meaning ascribed to the
28 term in 35 Pa.C.S. § 7102 (relating to definitions).
29 "Local emergency" shall have the meaning ascribed to the term
30 in 35 Pa.C.S. § 7102 (relating to definitions).
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1 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. <--
2 SECTION 3. (A) THE OFFICE OF JURY COMMISSIONER SHALL EXPIRE <--
3 AT THE COMPLETION OF THE CURRENT JURY COMMISSIONERS' TERMS OF
4 OFFICE.
5 (B) THE REFERENDUM PROVIDED IN SECTION 401(D) OF THE ACT
6 SHALL TAKE PLACE IN ANY YEAR IN WHICH THE OFFICE OF JURY
7 COMMISSIONER IS NOT ON THE BALLOT.
8 SECTION 4. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IN 60 DAYS.
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