Pennsylvania Act 2017-21 — THE SECOND CLASS TOWNSHIP CODE - PERSONAL PROPERTY

Act text

Session of 2017

No. 2017-21

SB 365

AN ACT

Amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), entitled, as reenacted and amended, "An act concerning townships of the second class; and amending, revising, consolidating and changing the law relating thereto," in corporate powers, further providing for personal property.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Section 1504(a) and (b) of act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), known as The Second Class Township Code, are amended to read:

Section 1504. Personal Property.--(a) No personal property of the township shall be sold or disposed of without the approval of the board of supervisors. No personal property owned by the township, the estimated fair market value of which is [one thousand dollars ($1,000)] two thousand dollars ($2,000) or more, shall be sold except to the highest bidder after due notice by advertisement for bids or for public auction in one newspaper of general circulation in the township. The advertisement shall be published once not less than ten days before the date set for the opening of bids or public auction, and the date for opening bids or public auction shall be announced in the advertisement. The advertisement for electronic auction sales authorized in subsection (d) shall include the Internet address or means of accessing the electronic auction and the date, time and duration of the electronic auction. If after attempting twice to receive bids or if at a public auction no bid was received, the board of supervisors may by resolution adopt a procedure by which the personal property may be sold without further action of the board of supervisors. A procedure adopted pursuant to this authorization shall be subject to and shall conform with the requirements of any law governing the sale of property by municipal corporations generally when no bids have been received. The award of contracts shall be made only by public announcement at a regular or special meeting of the board of supervisors or at the public auction. Except as provided in subsection (d), all bids shall be accepted on the condition that payment of the purchase price in full is made immediately upon acceptance of the successful bid. The board of supervisors may reject any bids received if the bids are believed to be less than the fair market value of the property.

(b) With respect to personal property, either individual items or lots of items, the fair market value of which is estimated to be less than [one thousand dollars ($1,000)] two thousand dollars ($2,000) , the board of supervisors shall by resolution adopt a procedure by which the property may be sold without further action by the board of supervisors. The board of supervisors may arrange for the sale of the item or items at public auction.

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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.

APPROVED--The 7th day of July, A.D. 2017.

TOM WOLF