PRINTER'S NO. 331
No. 304 Session of 1993
INTRODUCED BY LESCOVITZ, PESCI, BELFANTI, HALUSKA, TRELLO,
SAURMAN, COLAIZZO AND COY, FEBRUARY 8, 1993
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 8, 1993
AN ACT
1 Prohibiting compensation change during a municipal official's
2 term.
3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4 hereby enacts as follows:
5 Section 1. Short title.
6 This act shall be known and may be cited as the Municipal
7 Officials Compensation Change Act.
8 Section 2. Definitions.
9 The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
10 have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
11 context clearly indicates otherwise:
12 "Municipal office." An elective public office in a
13 municipality to which a person is elected by the voters or
14 appointed to fill an unexpired term.
15 "Municipality." Any county, city, borough, incorporated
16 town, township of the first class, township of the second class,
17 including those operating under any home rule charter or
1 optional charter or optional plan of government or similar
2 general purpose unit of government which may hereafter be
3 created by statute.
4 Section 3. Prohibition of change in compensation for holding
5 municipal office during current term.
6 A law or ordinance enacted during the term of a person
7 holding a municipal office which increases or decreases the
8 compensation to be paid for holding that office shall not be
9 implemented with regard to that person for the remainder of that
10 term.
11 Section 4. Effective date.
12 This act shall take effect immediately.
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