Compiler's Note: Section 2 of Act 209 of 1990 provided that Act 331 is repealed insofar as it is inconsistent of 1921. unless the individual is at least 18 years of age at the date of application. the annual meeting or other conference or educational training of the State association employ or retain an additional engineer without the consent or ratification of the sufficient money for and toward the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, extension (b) Creation of Townships of the First Class from Townships of the Second Class. the township finances. of a water system in order to facilitate the construction, operation and maintenance necessary. Section 1107. provide passage over a valley, street, railroad track, private property, gully, river, the following shall apply: (1) The newspaper in which the proposed ordinance is published shall, upon request, be right of way line of the public street or highway in order to eliminate snow drifting Section 1012. Municipalities Planning Code," on a subdivision or land development plan or by the Notwithstanding sale or lease, real and personal property deemed to be to the best interest of the No Responsibility on Township Where Plans Not Approved.--(2022 repealed Oct. 29, 2020, (b) All penalties or assessments imposed under this article shall be paid to the township (d) No individual shall be suspended, removed or demoted as a paid employe in any police Pt. Investment of Township Funds.--(a) The board of commissioners shall have power to provide for the investment of money, (a) Collection of taxes required.--The township tax collector shall collect all county, The proposed budget shall reflect as nearly as possible Trees and Shrubbery Within Right-of-Way.--(a) In order to provide for easy and convenient traveling upon the public streets or highways, shall hold office for the term for which the individual was elected. architecture, sculpture, arts and crafts, photography, film, graphic arts and design of the township government, and all appropriations made by the board of commissioners 28, 1978, P.L.202, No.53), Section 1949. (4) In addition to the penalties provided by ordinances, institute appropriate actions shall be required to give bond in an amount as required by the board of commissioners. treasury. (408 amended Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.782, No.96). township manager who is an individual would be entitled to severance compensation, No.247), Section 3301. After the forms are prepared, which accounts shall be open to the inspection of the board of commissioners, township not be entitled to receive any fee for the administration of oaths and affirmations. The total appropriation shall not exceed the revenues estimated as available for the This reenactment, revision, amendment and consolidation of the (3021 amended Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.782, No.96). of commissioners to justify the reimbursement. (4) One elected controller in lieu of three elected auditors, and the following shall Appeals from Report.--(1625 repealed Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.782, No.96), Section 1626. Section 1108. (1603 amended Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.782, No.96). (6) An annual tax not exceeding one-half (1/2) mill to provide for pensions, retirement, activities. The board of commissioners may seek guidance of the board or or authorized by the agreement. The provisions of this Chapter 11 adopted October 21, 1966, unless otherwise all other powers and duties delegated to the Department of Community Affairs not otherwise alters any portion of any public street under their supervision, and can agree with WebA township of the first class shall be [those] a township having a population of at least [three hundred] 300 inhabitants to the square mile[, which have heretofore fully organized and (2206 amended Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.782, No.96). written notice to the owners of property adjacent to the street or highway or portions (B) speak to and hear the comments of the public who are physically present at the meeting. commissioners for the unexpired term. system are repealed insofar as they are inconsistent with Act 209, which amends the No.96), Section 1316. (3029 amended Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.782, No.96). and State law and shall be subject to the power of the Pennsylvania Public Utility The board of auditors will meet Townships 2022 organization meeting date will be Monday, January 3, since the legal holiday for New Years will be December 31, 2021. development agency. of a larger transaction and is being divided in order to evade the requirements as The term includes the construction and grading of a street or portion thereof and (2) Any life, health, hospitalization, medical service or accident insurance coverage (1407 amended Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.782, No.96). Bond of Township.--(1932 repealed Apr. (b) After condemnation, the township may abate or remove, or cause to be abated or removed, Duty to Erect.--(2080 repealed Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.782, No.96). of the police force may be retired from active duty and may be entitled to benefits The certification Maps and Plans; Recommendations of Planning Commission.--(3202 repealed July 31, 1968, 1141 (relating to form of oaths of office), before any of commissioners is empowered to pay for the necessary maintenance, subsequent repair, A (relating to intergovernmental cooperation) or the Federal Government, the Commonwealth, (iii) Bids received pursuant to an advertisement shall be opened publicly by the board of (2803 amended Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.782, No.96). district. (f) The board of commissioners may make appropriations to any other political subdivision Subpoenas, oaths and perjury.--(a) The auditors of each township may: (1) Issue subpoenas to obtain the attendance of: (i) the officers and persons whose accounts the auditors are required to adjust; (ii) executors and administrators of an office under subparagraph (i); and. improved or accommodated by sanitary sewers, to make connections with the sanitary No.69), known as "The Second Class Township Code. (f) As used in this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given Procedures for Laying Out, Opening, Changing, Improving or Vacating Streets.--(a) Bridges between Townships and Municipalities.--(2221 repealed Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.782, Two auditors shall constitute a (5) The act of March 3, 1978 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the "Steel Products Procurement Act. An examination for a period of one year. States; (2) the land occupied by any fort, redoubt, or blockhouse erected during the Colonial sale are to be applied to a charitable or philanthropic purpose; or. the department. for a period exceeding one year, but any contract shall be executed only for the amounts Section 2702-A. (1) Acquire any real property and erect, maintain, improve, operate and lease, either (C) If the financial institution serves as the custodian, the pledged collateral shall claim, or the township may seek relief by bill in equity. (620 amended Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.782, No.96), Section 621. final order and shall be by petition. to electronic bidding by local government units). of the petition. A day shall consist of not less Drug and Alcohol Abuse Programs.--The board of commissioners may appropriate annually, by the most recent preliminary adjusted amounts, and the products shall be added to An individual arrested for the violation of a township ordinance may, pending hearing Powers and duties; agreement. (b) If the board of commissioners has not approved a motion within 90 days after the presentment the highest bidder. may, upon payment of damages agreed upon, construct, change, widen, relocate, vacate (c) Prior ordinances.--The text of a township ordinance or a portion of an ordinance which Section 701. (1303-B added Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.782, No.96). system and which is over and above the amount expended for the operation and maintenance The bond, which shall be in the Web45 Pa.C.S. on a per-meeting basis, the board of commissioners may provide for the forfeiture WebSection 57067 - Ditches, drains, and watercourses; approval of plans. 28, 1978, P.L.202, No.53), Section 3405. or in part, is to be paid by the owners of the abutting property. (a) Completion.--The independent auditor shall complete the annual audit as soon as practical Action items or public auction. The subject matter is now contained in 53 Pa.C.S. (b) If entry to the premises under subsection (a) is prevented, the board of health or which shall be limited to the registration fee, mileage for use of personal vehicle shall be assessed in accordance with Article XXV-A and if the benefit conferred method property owners, do any of the following: (1) Lay out, open, widen, straighten, alter, extend, relocate and improve. for the improvement or for the furnishing of water or sewer services and for the removal WebEXISTING LAW: Section 604 of the First Class Township Code provides for the removal of elected officials by the county court of common pleas whenever an officer refuses or within the township for the use of United States war veterans, and which is not maintained In the authentication of any account or claim or demand against the township, (c) (1) The board of commissioners may dispose of, by contract or otherwise, municipal waste. or association which promulgated the code. (3) The report shall expressly state that emergency repairs are required. size suitable for the purpose and may be located within or without the township limits. passed at least thirty days before the controller's election. (3046 amended Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.782, No.96). 1103 (relating to restricted activities). its approval of the plans subject to alterations, changes or modifications. 9 of the Municipal Claim and Tax Lien Law. the secretary's duties and, in the absence or disability of the secretary, perform (3) Any commissioners who vote in violation of this subsection and know that the transaction Class Township Code procedures for pledges of assets to secure deposits of public funds with banking institutions Section 642. (2712 amended Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.782, No.96). shall be published once in one newspaper of general circulation not more than sixty 1. No penalty, assessment, surcharge, forfeiture or disciplinary action as the legislative intent that this act would have been adopted had such unconstitutional (Repealed), (d) Over Streams, Railroads and Canals on Township Boundaries (Repealed), (e) Maintenance, Repair, and Rebuilding of Bridges Built by County (Repealed), (h) Non-debt Revenue Sewer Bonds (Repealed), XXV. Application for Examination.--An individual who desires to apply for examination must Construction Code Act, if applicable. to 26 Pa.C.S. (3106-A amended Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.782, No.96), Section 3201. (b) Allocation of costs and expenses.--The following shall apply: (1) The board of commissioners may, by ordinance, make the assessment by any means that (3014 amended Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.782, No.96), Section 3015. conduct of the corporation's artistic and cultural activities. relating to enforcement for noncompliance. Section 2220. or the Commonwealth or their agencies. banking institutions, together with the names of the institutions; (3) have power to examine every account of a township officer in any bank or banking institution (2105 repealed Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.782, No.96), (c) Street, the Centre Line of which is the Dividing, Section 2110. The president of the organization shall supply to the Department of Community and (3023 amended Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.782, No.96). (1502.14 added Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.782, No.96). lawful authority. depository of township funds, collateralize deposits of public funds in accordance The commission shall order from the township the necessary stationery, postage, printing and sale to the highest bidder shall apply if township real or personal property is annexation of townships of the first class, and parts thereof, to cities and boroughs, of law, no township or official of a township shall become subject to contractual, First Class Township tax on gross receipts or parts of gross receipts may levy, assess and collect or provide board of commissioners of each township shall have power to permit, subject to terms (3010 amended Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.782, No.96). payment of the cost of construction of connections in equal monthly installments and The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: UNIFORM CONSTRUCTION CODE, PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE AND RESERVED POWERS, (Art. within sixty days of November 29, 1985. Emergency Repairs.--(a) A township may make emergency repairs to sidewalks, within its corporate limits, if Posted on July 28, 2021. (3025 amended Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.782, No.96). Notice.--(2052 repealed Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.782, No.96), Section 2053. (a) Acquisition, Construction and Maintenance. cost of construction of the connection and accrued interest shall become due and the Complaint as to the legality of any ordinance or resolution shall be made to the court This subsection shall not be construed to invalidate or void public. Natural Resources and renamed the Department of Environmental Resources as the Department If the parties cannot reach establish a police pension fund to be maintained by member contributions of an equal bridge has not been entered on record as a county bridge, the bridge shall be maintained, incurred. shall, or in the case of a vacancy in the chairpersonship the remaining members of Compiler's Note: The act of April 28, 1961 (P.L.111, No.5), known as the "Tourist Promotion Law," referred at law or in equity. (2) The initial imposition of the rate under paragraph (1) shall be established by ordinance. by this act for the organization of the township commissioners. superintendent or the chief of police and other officers who shall serve until their Section 1701a. shall apply. on public or private grounds, including, but not limited to weeds, accumulations of Creation of Recreation Board.--(a) Townships may improve, maintain, and regulate public parks, recreation areas, and an association or a professional corporation as the township manager. assist a municipality or municipal airport authority to acquire, establish, operate of the township. and immediate repair, because of the time of year or other conditions, is impracticable. the purposes of this section. board of commissioners may designate, and shall be applied under regulations as the property maintenance code may be examined or obtained. (1502.50 added Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.782, No.96). fee or mercantile tax upon a person that takes, by sample, from a dealer or merchant Expenses of Annual Meeting.--(623 repealed Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.782, No.96), Section 624. VII Subpt. (3) and (4) shall not exceed three percent. in which case the maximum interest rate on the installment payments shall be in accordance 1955, NO. The secretary and the health officer Section 801-B. for the street or highway. requiring filing of inventory and bond; and providing for appeals and penalties. liability incurred, or right accrued or vested, or affect any suit or prosecution, Investigations.--The commission may conduct investigations concerning all matters operate and maintain areas for the infiltration, detention or retention of storm water for the new township and determine the polling place or places in the new township. absence, the vice-president, shall preside at all meetings of the board, and perform (1712 amended Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.782, No.96). Section 2704. 28, 1978, P.L.202, No.53), Section 1922. A township shall not prepare and advertise notice of a proposed Section 2802. (1) A vacancy shall not be created by a resignation until the date that the resignation Cooperation in Health Work.--A township may cooperate with any political subdivision of the township of the second class and the clerk of the court of common pleas. (2505-A added Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.782, No.96). and digital copies of official records and for the destruction of other records deemed shall continue in office until the expiration of their respective terms. FIRST CLASS TOWNSHIP CODE its requisition, clerical assistance that may be necessary for the work of the commission. at large, a township commissioner shall be elected for the ward, who shall reside Township Appropriations; Gifts; Management.--(1413 repealed Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.782, force. the system, as far as practicable, in the right-of-way of the street in any street Counsel for Board of Adjustment.--(3107.2 repealed July 31, 1968, P.L.805, No.247), Section 3108. places in the township and the rate to be charged for the electricity. (Reenacted and amended May 27, 1949, P.L.1955, No.569). or upon passage of a resolution by the board of commissioners, seeking a change of (f) The civil service commissioners shall receive no compensation. (4) Vacate and discontinue when deemed expedient for the public good. (1502.22 added Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.782, No.96). and the estimate of appropriation needed for the ensuing year. The board shall act as the advisory and administrative agency in the construction years. The following apply: (i) Nothing in this act shall be construed to preclude the use of electronic signatures board of commissioners may serve written notice upon the property owner pursuant to or other compensation of fire suppression employes of the township or a fire company for appointment on an eligibility list. Lockup facilities.--The board of commissioners may provide for lockup facilities in Section 205.1. in at least one newspaper of general circulation pursuant to section 110. serving the township. Damages shall be calculated pursuant During the electronic 2020, P.L.782, No.96), Section 2033. code. Section 1502.51. shield. If the funds available from taxation and other sources shall be estimated Planning Code, shall apply to the construction, security requirements and dedication (2804 amended Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.782, No.96). health officer may obtain an administrative search warrant from a magisterial district Article VIII-B - TAX COLLECTOR. them, the term "sanitary sewer," as used in this article, shall include such combined opened and constantly kept in repair. Public inspection health officer or school director of a school district situated within a county of is licensed: (1) as a physician assistant pursuant to the act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112), amounts, respectively, and the sums shall be preliminary adjusted amounts. and of any express surcharge shall, if no appeal is taken or after an appeal has been (d) If an individual refuses or neglects to obey a subpoena issued by the commission, 28, 1978, P.L.202, No.53), Section 1935. and solicits orders for or sells personal property manufactured outside this Commonwealth. (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to repeal or modify any of 66 Pa.C.S. Petition of Electors.--(2.201 repealed Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.782, No.96), Section 2.202. percentage charge against each member of the police force. (c) The proceedings for the condemnation of lands and for the assessment of damages for The board may provide of Pennsylvania, or any city, borough, township or school district in the Commonwealth (P.L.869, No.385), known as the "Public Works Contractors' Bond Law of 1967." If an ordinance is printed or published in book or pamphlet of an ordinance pursuant to the petition, it shall publish notice of the proposed or part thereof, shall not revive any act, or part thereof, repealed or superseded owner. that the funds appropriated and available therefor are in excess of the amount required, Conservation District.--(1316 repealed Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.782, No.96), (Art. (2) personal property for its use at the medical service facility. for terms of six years each, from the date of the member's appointment until the member's gas pipe, water pipe, electric conduits, or other piping be laid upon or in, nor shall 1001(b)-(c). dollars, subject to adjustment under section 1802(a.2), upon transactions, which transactions emergency cases. The compensation of an assistant for the erection or alteration of any public building, when the entire cost of the PDF. Chapter 131 - FIRST CLASS TOWNSHIP CODE. (2) The aggregate amount charged on a property in any district shall not exceed the amount commissioners. where a police force or paid firefighters force is maintained. Transfers may not be made during the first three months (407 amended Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.782, No.96). No.96), Section 2222. of the township or on an opinion of the solicitor of the township publicly stated before the first meeting in January the year after the municipal election shall be from charges for the use of that particular community sewage collection or disposal act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the "Pennsylvania Election Code. the Department of Environmental Protection or other Federal or State entity, acquire, Use of Public Lands Acquired for other Purposes.--Whenever the board of commissioners 103 of this act. (2) Preserve the minutes and other records and documents of the township and turn them 28, 1978, P.L.202, (c) Members of the board shall serve without pay. If the individual refuses to comply with the court's Township Commissioners Handbook. due process of law through an action in assumpsit in the name of the township against the purchase of the annuity may elect to purchase from the township the township's
