PRINTER'S NO. 357
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
365
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY GORDNER, VULAKOVICH, COSTA, RAFFERTY, MENSCH,
BAKER AND YUDICHAK, FEBRUARY 15, 2017
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 15, 2017
AN ACT
Amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), entitled, as
reenacted and amended, "An act concerning townships of the
second class; and amending, revising, consolidating and
changing the law relating thereto," in corporate powers,
further providing for personal property.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1504(a) and (b) of act of May 1, 1933
(P.L.103, No.69), known as The Second Class Township Code, are
amended to read:
Section 1504. Personal Property.--(a) No personal property
of the township shall be sold or disposed of without the
approval of the board of supervisors. No personal property owned
by the township, the estimated fair market value of which is
[one thousand dollars ($1,000)] two thousand dollars ($2,000) or
more, shall be sold except to the highest bidder after due
notice by advertisement for bids or for public auction in one
newspaper of general circulation in the township. The
advertisement shall be published once not less than ten days
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before the date set for the opening of bids or public auction,
and the date for opening bids or public auction shall be
announced in the advertisement. The advertisement for electronic
auction sales authorized in subsection (d) shall include the
Internet address or means of accessing the electronic auction
and the date, time and duration of the electronic auction. If
after attempting twice to receive bids or if at a public auction
no bid was received, the board of supervisors may by resolution
adopt a procedure by which the personal property may be sold
without further action of the board of supervisors. A procedure
adopted pursuant to this authorization shall be subject to and
shall conform with the requirements of any law governing the
sale of property by municipal corporations generally when no
bids have been received. The award of contracts shall be made
only by public announcement at a regular or special meeting of
the board of supervisors or at the public auction. Except as
provided in subsection (d), all bids shall be accepted on the
condition that payment of the purchase price in full is made
immediately upon acceptance of the successful bid. The board of
supervisors may reject any bids received if the bids are
believed to be less than the fair market value of the property.
(b) With respect to personal property, either individual
items or lots of items, the fair market value of which is
estimated to be less than [one thousand dollars ($1,000)] two
thousand dollars ($2,000), the board of supervisors shall by
resolution adopt a procedure by which the property may be sold
without further action by the board of supervisors. The board of
supervisors may arrange for the sale of the item or items at
public auction.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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