PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1205, 1620 PRINTER'S NO. 1741
No. 987 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY BAKER, WAUGH, MUSTO, BOSCOLA, RAFFERTY AND RHOADES, JUNE 20, 2007
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, FEBRUARY 5, 2008
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. Section 2403 of the act of June 23, 1931 8 (P.L.932, No.317), known as The Third Class City Code, reenacted 9 and amended June 28, 1951 (P.L.662, No.164), is amended by 10 adding a clause to read: 11 Section 2403. Specific Powers.--In addition to other powers 12 granted by this act, the council of each city shall have power, 13 by ordinance: 14 * * * 15 69. Emergency Services.--To ensure that fire and emergency <-- 16 medical services are provided within the city and to determine 17 and provide the appropriate financial and administrative 18 assistance necessary for these services in order to protect the
1 health, safety and welfare of its citizenry. The city shall 2 require any emergency services organization receiving city funds 3 to provide to the city an annual itemized listing of all 4 expenditures of these funds before the city may consider 5 budgeting additional funding to the organization. 6 69. EMERGENCY SERVICES.--(A) THE CITY SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE <-- 7 FOR ENSURING THAT FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ARE 8 PROVIDED WITHIN THE CITY BY THE MEANS AND TO THE EXTENT 9 DETERMINED BY THE CITY, INCLUDING THE APPROPRIATE FINANCIAL AND 10 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE FOR THESE SERVICES. 11 (B) THE CITY SHALL CONSULT WITH FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL 12 SERVICES PROVIDERS TO DISCUSS THE EMERGENCY SERVICES NEEDS OF 13 THE CITY. 14 (C) THE CITY SHALL REQUIRE ANY EMERGENCY SERVICES 15 ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVING CITY FUNDS TO PROVIDE TO THE CITY AN 16 ANNUAL ITEMIZED LISTING OF ALL EXPENDITURES OF THESE FUNDS 17 BEFORE THE CITY MAY CONSIDER BUDGETING ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE 18 ORGANIZATION. 19 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. E8L11JS/20070S0987B1741 - 2 -