PRINTER'S NO. 1020
No. 809 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY THOMPSON, ROBBINS, STOUT AND WOZNIAK,
JUNE 28, 2005
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT, JUNE 28, 2005
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 the
5 duties of township supervisors.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Section 607 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) and amended May 16,
11 2002 (P.L.365, No.51), is amended to read:
12 Section 607. Duties of Supervisors.--The board of
13 supervisors shall:
14 (1) Be charged with the general governance of the township
15 and the execution of legislative, executive and administrative
16 powers in order to ensure sound fiscal management and to secure
17 the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the township.
18 (2) Have the responsibility for maintenance of township-
19 owned equipment and facilities.
1 (3) Employ persons as may be necessary for the general
2 conduct of the business of the township and provide for the
3 compensation, organization and supervision of the persons so
4 employed. Records shall be kept and reports made and filed
5 giving the names of all persons employed, dates on which work
6 was done and the number of hours worked with compensation paid
7 to each person and the capacity in which employed.
8 (4) Authorize attendance at conferences, institutes, schools
9 and conventions. Any supervisor, elected or appointed officer or
10 township employe may if directed by the board of supervisors
11 attend any conference, institute, school or convention dealing
12 with the duties and functions of elected or appointed officers
13 or employes. The expenses for attending the meetings may be paid
14 by the township and are limited to the registration fee, mileage
15 for the use of a personal vehicle or reimbursement of actual
16 transportation expense going to and returning from the meeting
17 plus all other actual expenses that the board of supervisors
18 agrees to pay. Every attendee shall submit to the board of
19 supervisors an itemized account of expenses incurred at the
20 meeting. The board of supervisors may authorize employes to be
21 compensated at their regular employe rate, and auditors to be
22 compensated at the rate of ten dollars ($10) for each hour up to
23 a maximum of [five] eight hours per day, during their attendance
24 at the meeting.
25 (5) Annually, on or before the first day of February,
26 furnish to the board of auditors information on the construction
27 or maintenance of roads or other matters that may be required by
28 any department of the Commonwealth to be included in the annual
29 township report.
30 (6) Provide for the annual tax duplicate to be prepared and
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1 presented to the tax collector.
2 (7) Perform duties and exercise powers as may be imposed or
3 conferred by law or the rules and regulations of any agency of
4 the Commonwealth.
5 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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