Act of Mar. 17, 2008,P.L. 48, No. 8 Cl. 08 - BOROUGH CODE - SPECIFIC POWERS RELATING TO EMERGENCY SERVICES Statute Update Generated 2015-06-12 05:05:31 PMBOROUGH CODE - SPECIFIC POWERS RELATING TO EMERGENCY SERVICESAct of Mar. 17, 2008, P.L. 48, No. 8Cl. 08 Session of 2008No. 2008-8 HB 1133 AN ACT Amending the act of February 1, 1966 (1965 P.L.1656, No.581), entitled "An act concerning boroughs, and revising, amending and consolidating the law relating to boroughs," providing for specific powers of boroughs relating to emergency services. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:Section 1. Section 1202 of the act of February 1, 1966 (1965 P.L.1656, No.581), known as The Borough Code, is amended by adding a clause to read:Section 1202. Specific Powers.--The powers of the borough shall be vested in the corporate authorities. Among the specific powers of the borough shall be the following, and in the exercise of any of such powers involving the enactment of any ordinance or the making of any regulation, restriction or prohibition, the borough may provide for the enforcement thereof and may prescribe penalties for the violation thereof or for the failure to conform thereto:* * *(82) Emergency services. The borough shall be responsible for ensuring that fire and emergency medical services are provided within the borough by the means and to the extent determined by the borough, including the appropriate financial and administrative assistance for these services. The borough shall consult with fire and emergency medical services providers to discuss the emergency services needs of the borough. The borough shall require any emergency services organization receiving borough funds to provide to the borough an annual itemized listing of all expenditures of these funds before the borough may consider budgeting additional funding to the organization.Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. APPROVED--The 17th day of March, A. D. 2008. EDWARD G. RENDELL