Pennsylvania Act 1931-239 — SUPPLEMENTING ACT, SECOND CLASS CITIES

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SUPPLEMENTING ACT, SECOND CLASS CITIES
                 Act of Jun. 22, 1931, P.L. 665, No. 239              Cl. 11
                                  AN ACT

     Supplementary to an act, approved March seventh, one thousand
        nine hundred and one (Pamphlet Laws, twenty), entitled "An
        act for the government of cities of the second class," as
        amended by the act of June twentieth, one thousand nine
        hundred and one, authorizing the appointment of a deputy
        mayor, and limiting and prescribing his powers and duties.

        Section 1.  Be it enacted, &c., That in all cities of the
     second class of this Commonwealth, the mayor thereof, in
     addition to the powers now possessed, is hereby authorized and
     empowered, in case of his necessary absence from the city or his
     illness or other temporary disability, to designate, in writing
     filed with the city clerk, one of the heads of the city
     departments, except the city controller, in such cases to act as
     mayor; and the person so designated shall be known as deputy
     mayor, and shall exercise all the powers and discharge all the
     duties of mayor during said absence, except the power of
     appointing to or discharging from office in the city government;
     such head of department shall serve without additional
     compensation; and such deputy mayor shall give bond, to be
     approved by the council, in such sum as it shall fix, said bond
     to be deposited with the city controller.
        Section 1.1.  In case of the death, resignation, sickness,
     absence or inability of the head of any of the executive
     departments of cities of the second class other than the
     department of city controller, the mayor or the head of the
     affected department shall designate in writing, filed with the
     city clerk and with the city controller, a deputy to act for
     such department head, and to exercise the powers and discharge
     all duties of such department head during said absence or
     disability or until a new director is appointed, except the
     powers of appointment and dismissal of employes. The mayor or
     the head of the affected department may revoke any such
     designation at any time without cause by a revocation in
     writing, filed with the city clerk and the city controller. Such
     deputies shall serve without additional compensation and may be
     required, by ordinance, to give bond in such amount as council
     may fix.
        (1.1 added Aug. 8, 1963, P.L.584, No.303)
        Section 2.  The mayor shall have the power to revoke any
     designation so made at any time, without giving reasons
     therefor, by filing said revocation in writing with the city
     clerk.