HB 2288 — An Act amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), known as The Second Class Township Code, in township supervisors, further providing for compensation of supervisors.

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34133444 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL Session of No.

2288 2024 INTRODUCED BY MARSHALL, DELLOSO, JOZWIAK, PICKETT AND VENKAT, MAY 14, 2024 AS REPORTEDAMENDED FROM COMMITTEE ON LOCALSECOND GOVERNMENT,CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JUNE 26,28, 2024 AN ACT Amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), entitled "An act concerning townships of the second class;

Section 606(a) of the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), known as The Second Class Township Code, is amended ANDand THEthe SECTIONsection ISis AMENDEDamended BYby ADDINGadding Aa SUBSECTIONsubsection to <-- SUBSECTIONS to read:

<-- Section 606.

Compensation of Supervisors.--(a) Supervisors <-- may receive as compensation an amount established by ordinance.ordinance not in excess of the following:

[notTownship inAnnual excessMaximum ofPopulation Compensation not more than 4,999 [$1,875] $3,145 5,000 to 9,999 [$2,500] $4,190 10,000 to 14,999 [$3,250] $5,450 15,000 to 24,999 [$4,125] $6,915 25,000 to 34,999 [$4,375] $7,335 35,000 or more [$5,000] $8,385 Salaries are payable monthly or quarterly for the following:duties imposed by this act.

TownshipThe Annualpopulation Maximumis Populationdetermined Compensationby notthe morelatest thanofficial 4,999census $1,875figures, 5,000except tothat 9,999no $2,500township 10,000shall tobe 14,999required $3,250to 15,000reduce tothe 24,999salary $4,125of 25,000a tosupervisor 34,999as $4,375a 35,000result orof morea $5,000]decrease SECTIONin 606.population.

COMPENSATIONThe OFcompensation SUPERVISORS.--(A)of SUPERVISORSsupervisors, <--when MAYemployed RECEIVEas ASroadmasters, COMPENSATIONlaborers, ANsecretary, AMOUNTtreasurer, ESTABLISHEDassistant BYsecretary, ORDINANCEassistant NOTtreasurer INor EXCESSin OFany THEemploye FOLLOWING:capacity not otherwise prohibited by this or any other act, shall be determined by the board of auditors, at an hourly, daily, weekly, semi-monthly or monthly basis, which shall be comparable to compensation paid in the locality for similar services.

TOWNSHIP ANNUAL MAXIMUM POPULATION COMPENSATION NOT MORE THAN 4,999 [$1,875] $3,145 5,000 TO 9,999 [$2,500] $4,190 10,000 TO 14,999 [$3,250] $5,450 15,000 TO 24,999 [$4,125] $6,915 25,000 TO 34,999 [$4,375] $7,335 35,000 OR MORE [$5,000] $8,385 Salaries are payable monthly or quarterly for the duties imposed by this act.

[The population is determined by the latest <-- official census figures, except that no township shall be required to reduce the salary of a supervisor as a result of a decrease in population.] The compensation of supervisors, when <-- employed as roadmasters, laborers, secretary, treasurer, assistant secretary, assistant treasurer or in any employe capacity not otherwise prohibited by this or any other act, shall be determined by the board of auditors, at an hourly, daily, weekly, semi-monthly or monthly basis, which shall be comparable to compensation paid in the locality for similar services.

No 20240HB2288PN3413 - 2 - supervisor may receive compensation as an employe for attending a meeting of the board of supervisors.

(A.1)20240HB2288PN3444 NOTWITHSTANDING- SUBSECTION2 (A),- THE(a.1) BOARDNotwithstanding OFsubsection <--(a), SUPERVISORSthe MAYboard PROVIDEof THATsupervisors Amay SUPERVISORprovide SHALLthat RECEIVEa COMPENSATIONsupervisor ONshall Areceive PER-MEETINGcompensation BASISon BASEDa ONper-meeting ATTENDANCEbasis OFbased SUPERVISORS.on attendance of supervisors.

TOTALTotal ANNUALannual COMPENSATIONcompensation MAYmay NOTnot EXCEEDexceed THEthe AMOUNTSamounts SPECIFIEDspecified INin SUBSECTIONsubsection (A).(a).

COMPENSATIONCompensation SHALLshall ONLYonly BEbe PAYABLEpayable FORfor DULYduly ADVERTISEDadvertised PUBLICpublic MEETINGSmeetings INin WHICHwhich Aa SUPERVISORsupervisor PARTICIPATED,participated, EXCEPTexcept COMPENSATIONcompensation ISis NOTnot PAYABLEpayable IFif Aa SUPERVISORsupervisor ISis ABSENTabsent FROMfrom Aa MEETINGmeeting ANDand THEthe ABSENCEabsence ISis NOTnot EXCUSED.excused.

EXCUSEDExcused ABSENCEabsence FROMfrom Aa MEETINGmeeting SHALLshall BEbe DETERMINEDdetermined BYby THEthe BOARDboard OFof SUPERVISORSsupervisors ANDand SHALLshall INCLUDE,include, BUTbut NOTnot BEbe LIMITEDlimited TO,to, ANan EMERGENCYemergency ORor ILLNESSillness OFof THEthe SUPERVISORsupervisor ORor THEthe SUPERVISOR'Ssupervisor's IMMEDIATEimmediate FAMILYfamily ASas WELLwell ASas FAMILYfamily ORor BUSINESSbusiness TRAVEL.travel.

THEThe BOARDboard OFof SUPERVISORSsupervisors MAYmay REQUIRErequire DOCUMENTATIONdocumentation TOto SUPPORTsupport ANan EXCUSEDexcused ABSENCE.absence.

(A.2) IF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DETERMINES THAT A <-- SUPERVISOR SHALL RECEIVE COMPENSATION ON A PER-MEETING BASIS UNDER SUBSECTION (A.1), THE DETERMINATION MUST BE MADE BY ORDINANCE.

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