PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1205 PRINTER'S NO. 1620
No. 987 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY BAKER, WAUGH, MUSTO, BOSCOLA, RAFFERTY AND RHOADES, JUNE 20, 2007
SENATOR REGOLA, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AS AMENDED, DECEMBER 5, 2007
AN ACT 1 Amending the act of June 23, 1931 (P.L.932, No.317), entitled 2 "An act relating to cities of the third class; and amending, 3 revising, and consolidating the law relating thereto," 4 providing for emergency services. 5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 6 hereby enacts as follows: 7 Section 1. The act of June 23, 1931 (P.L.932, No.317), known <-- 8 as The Third Class City Code, reenacted and amended June 28, 9 1951 (P.L.662, No.164), is amended by adding a section to read: 10 Section 2110. Emergency Services.--Each third class city 11 shall be responsible for ensuring that fire and emergency 12 medical services are provided within the city and shall 13 determine and provide the appropriate financial and 14 administrative assistance necessary for these services in order 15 to protect the health, safety and welfare of its citizenry. The 16 city shall require any emergency services organization 17 receiving city funds to provide to the city an annual itemized 18 listing of all expenditures of these funds before the city may
1 consider budgeting additional funding to the organization. 2 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. 3 SECTION 1. SECTION 2403 OF THE ACT OF JUNE 23, 1931 <-- 4 (P.L.932, NO.317), KNOWN AS THE THIRD CLASS CITY CODE, REENACTED 5 AND AMENDED JUNE 28, 1951 (P.L.662, NO.164), IS AMENDED BY 6 ADDING A CLAUSE TO READ: 7 SECTION 2403. SPECIFIC POWERS.--IN ADDITION TO OTHER POWERS 8 GRANTED BY THIS ACT, THE COUNCIL OF EACH CITY SHALL HAVE POWER, 9 BY ORDINANCE: 10 * * * 11 69. EMERGENCY SERVICES.--TO ENSURE THAT FIRE AND EMERGENCY 12 MEDICAL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED WITHIN THE CITY AND TO DETERMINE 13 AND PROVIDE THE APPROPRIATE FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE 14 ASSISTANCE NECESSARY FOR THESE SERVICES IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE 15 HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF ITS CITIZENRY. THE CITY SHALL 16 REQUIRE ANY EMERGENCY SERVICES ORGANIZATION RECEIVING CITY FUNDS 17 TO PROVIDE TO THE CITY AN ANNUAL ITEMIZED LISTING OF ALL 18 EXPENDITURES OF THESE FUNDS BEFORE THE CITY MAY CONSIDER 19 BUDGETING ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE ORGANIZATION. 20 SECTION 2. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IN 60 DAYS. E8L11JS/20070S0987B1620 - 2 -