PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 145 PRINTER'S NO. 1806
No. 157 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY NICKOL, TIGUE, NAILOR, PLATTS, LAUGHLIN, FEESE,
HERSHEY, SCHULER, BELFANTI, WOJNAROSKI, STERN, TRELLO,
CLYMER, STABACK, ROSS, BELARDI, MELIO, MICHLOVIC, HARHAI,
PHILLIPS, ALLEN, PETRARCA, MAHER, ADOLPH, CIVERA, SAYLOR AND
WASHINGTON, JANUARY 27, 1999
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
MAY 11, 1999
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), entitled, as
2 reenacted and amended, "An act concerning townships of the
3 second class; and amending, revising, consolidating and
4 changing the law relating thereto," further providing FOR <--
5 SUPERVISORS AND for auditor's compensation.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Section 902 of the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, <--
9 No.69), known as The Second Class Township Code, reenacted and
10 amended November 9, 1995 (P.L.350, No.60), is amended to read:
11 SECTION 1. SECTION 403 OF THE ACT OF MAY 1, 1933 (P.L.103, <--
12 NO.69), KNOWN AS THE SECOND CLASS TOWNSHIP CODE, REENACTED AND
13 AMENDED NOVEMBER 9, 1995 (P.L.350, NO.60), IS AMENDED BY ADDING
14 A SUBSECTION TO READ:
15 SECTION 403. SUPERVISORS.--* * *
16 (D) IN THE EVENT THAT THERE CONCURRENTLY EXIST TWO OR MORE
17 OPENINGS FOR THE POSITION OF TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR, A PERSON SHALL
1 BE INELIGIBLE TO SEEK NOMINATION OR ELECTION TO FILL MORE THAN
2 ONE SUCH OPENING.
3 SECTION 2. SECTION 902 OF THE ACT IS AMENDED TO READ:
4 Section 902. Auditor's Compensation.--(a) Each auditor
5 shall receive [seven dollars ($7)] ten dollars ($10) for each
6 hour necessarily employed in the duties of the office upon
7 presentation to the board of supervisors of an itemized listing
8 of the dates, times, places and hours worked to perform the
9 audit. No auditor in a township having a population of ten
10 thousand or less is entitled to receive more than [seven hundred
11 dollars ($700)] one thousand dollars ($1,000) for completing the
12 annual audit, settlement and adjustment. No auditor in a
13 township having a population in excess of ten thousand is
14 entitled to receive more than [fourteen hundred dollars
15 ($1,400)] two thousand dollars ($2,000) for completing the
16 annual audit, settlement and adjustment.
17 (b) In addition to the time actually used by the board of
18 auditors to complete the audit, settlement and adjustment, each
19 auditor may be compensated at the rate of [seven dollars ($7)]
20 ten dollars ($10) each hour for not more than fifty hours to
21 audit the accounts of any public official who handles public
22 funds when a vacancy occurs in the office of the public
23 official.
24 (c) Each auditor shall be reimbursed for travel costs
25 incurred in the performance of the auditing duties at the rate
26 established by the board of supervisors under the act of July
27 20, 1979 (P.L.156, No.51), referred to as the Uniform Mileage
28 Fee Law, and for other expenses, including postage, notary fees
29 or publication costs, incurred during the audit.
30 Section 2 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days. <--
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