Pennsylvania Act 2002-92 — FIRST CLASS TOWNSHIP CODE, THE - AMEND REIMBURSEMENT

Act text

Session of 2002

No. 2002-92

SB 766

AN ACT

Amending the act of June 24, 1931 (P.L.1206, No.331), entitled "An act concerning townships of the first class; amending, revising, consolidating, and changing the law relating thereto," further providing for certain reimbursement.

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

Section 1. Sections 611 and 622 of the act of June 24, 1931 (P.L.1206, No.331), known as The First Class Township Code, reenacted and amended May 27, 1949 (P.L.1955, No.569) and amended January 28, 1988 (P.L.17, No.8), are amended to read:

Section 611. Membership of Associations; Expenses of Members.--The township commissioners and other officers of the township designated by the township commissioners shall attend such conventions, conferences, institutes or schools whenever possible. Each township officer attending such convention, conference, institute or school shall receive a certificate, signed by the presiding officer and secretary or acting secretary of the association, attesting his presence at the convention, conference, institute, or school. Such certificate shall entitle him to collect from the township treasurer expenses which shall be limited to the registration fee, mileage for use of personal vehicle or reimbursement of actual transportation expense going to and returning from such meeting plus all other actual expenses that the township commissioners may have agreed to pay. Every delegate attending the annual meeting shall submit to the township commissioners an itemized account of expenses incurred thereat. The township commissioners may authorize township employes to be compensated at their regular employe rate during their attendance at the annual meeting. The board of township commissioners may authorize a commissioner who is not employed by the township to receive total or partial reimbursement for lost wages or salary while attending the annual meeting provided that sufficient documentation of such wages or salary is presented to the board of township commissioners to justify the reimbursement. The expenses of holding any such convention shall be paid pro rata by the townships joining therein.

Section 622. Expenses of Delegates Paid by Townships.--Each delegate and other officer attending the annual meeting of the State association shall be allowed expenses which shall be limited to the registration fee, mileage for use of personal vehicle or reimbursement of actual transportation expense going to and returning from such meeting plus all other actual expenses that the township commissioners may have agreed to pay. Every delegate attending the annual meeting shall submit to the township commissioners an itemized account of expenses incurred thereat. The township commissioners may authorize township employes to be compensated at their regular employe rate during their attendance at the annual meeting. The board of township commissioners may authorize a commissioner who is not employed by the township to receive total or partial reimbursement for lost wages or salary while attending the annual meeting provided that sufficient documentation of such wages or salary is presented to the board of township commissioners to justify the reimbursement. No delegate shall receive expenses for more than four days including the time employed in traveling thereto and therefrom, together with mileage going to and returning from the meeting. These expenses shall be paid by the respective townships.

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

APPROVED--The 29th day of June, A. D. 2002.

MARK S. SCHWEIKER