PRINTER'S NO. 2401
No. 1801 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY HARHAI, FREEMAN, BENNINGHOFF, CALTAGIRONE, KORTZ, KOTIK, SIPTROTH, K. SMITH, J. WHITE AND YOUNGBLOOD, AUGUST 22, 2007
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AUGUST 22, 2007
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. 6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 7 hereby enacts as follows: 8 Section 1. Section 403 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 403. Supervisors.--(a) Except as provided under 12 section 402(b) for the election of additional supervisors or 13 under section 402(e) for a return to a three-member board, or 14 when vacancies create shorter terms, at each municipal election, 15 the electors of each township shall elect one supervisor to 16 serve for a term of six years from the first Monday of January 17 after the election. 18 (b) Except as otherwise provided in this act, no supervisor 19 shall at the same time hold any other elective [or appointive]
1 township office or appointed position prohibited by this or any 2 other act. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit a 3 supervisor from being a member of a township planning commission 4 created under the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known 5 as the "Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code." 6 (c) Supervisors shall reside in the township from which 7 elected and shall have resided in that township continuously for 8 at least one year before their election. 9 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. D17L73BIL/20070H1801B2401 - 2 -