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8 PA Cons Stat § 1086 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 10 - Powers and Duties of Elected Officials|Section 1086 - Powers and duties of tax collector

§ 1086. Powers and duties of tax collector.   (a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), the tax collector shall be the collector of all State, county, borough, school, institution district and other taxes levied within the borough by the authorities empowered to levy taxes.  (b) Exception.--  (1) No tax collector may collect any tax levied and imposed under the act of December 31, 1965 (P.L.1257, No.511), known as The Local Tax Enabling Act, unless the ordinance imposing the tax provides that the tax collector shall be the collector of the tax. (2) No ordinance, however, may authorize the collection of income taxes in a manner other than that provided in Chapter 5 of The Local Tax Enabling Act.  (c) Other laws.--The tax collector shall, in addition to the powers, authority, duties and responsibilities provided for by this part, have all the powers, perform all the duties and be subject to all the obligations and responsibilities for the collection of taxes as are now vested in, conferred upon or imposed upon tax collectors by law.
8 PA Cons Stat § 10A01 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 10A - Mayor|Section 10A01 - Eligibility of mayor

§ 10A01. Eligibility of mayor. No mayor may hold any other borough office or appointment during the term for which the mayor is elected, except as is permitted under section 1104 (relating to appointments and incompatible offices). The mayor shall be eligible to succeed himself. The mayor shall not be a member of council, nor shall the mayor preside over or vote at any meeting of council, except as provided in section 1003 (relating to when the mayor may preside over council and vote, attendance of mayor at council meetings and breaking tie votes).
8 PA Cons Stat § 10A02 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 10A - Mayor|Section 10A02 - Incompatible offices

§ 10A02. Incompatible offices.  No member of Congress or any person holding any office or appointment of profit or trust under the Federal Government or any person holding the office of magisterial district judge may at the same time be capable of holding the office of mayor.
8 PA Cons Stat § 10A03 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 10A - Mayor|Section 10A03 - Oath of mayor

§ 10A03. Oath of mayor.  The mayor, before exercising the duties of office, shall take and subscribe an oath or affirmation of office under 53 Pa.C.S. § 1141 (relating to form of oaths of office). The oath or affirmation may be taken before a judge or magisterial district judge of the county or a notary public and shall be filed with the borough secretary and be preserved among the records of the borough for a period of six years.
8 PA Cons Stat § 10A04 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 10A - Mayor|Section 10A04 - Salary of mayor

§ 10A04. Salary of mayor.   (a) General rule.--The salary of the mayor shall be established by ordinance and shall not exceed the following: (1) In a borough with a population of less than 5,000, a maximum of $2,500 per year. (2) In a borough with a population of 5,000 or more but less than 10,000, a maximum of $5,000 per year. (3) In a borough with a population of 10,000 or more but less than 15,000, a maximum of $7,500 per year. (4) In a borough with a population in excess of 15,000, a maximum of $500 per year per 1,000 residents or fraction of 1,000, the population to be determined by the latest official census figures.  (a.1) Treatment of benefits.--Benefits provided to the mayor under section 1202(26) (relating to specific powers) shall not be considered pay, salary or compensation, but payment for all or a part of the premiums or charges for the benefits shall be in accordance with section 1202(26).  (b) Change in salary.--A change in salary, compensation or emoluments of the elected office shall become effective at the beginning of the next term of the mayor.
8 PA Cons Stat § 10A05 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 10A - Mayor|Section 10A05 - Salaried mayor not to receive certain fees

§ 10A05. Salaried mayor not to receive certain fees. (a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), any salary paid under an ordinance shall be in lieu of all costs and fees allowed by a mayor. Costs and fees shall be collected by the mayor and deposited into the borough treasury.  (b) Marriage ceremony fees.-- (1) Nothing in this part shall be construed to prevent a mayor from receiving a monetary fee for the performance of a marriage ceremony in this Commonwealth, if the fee does not exceed $150 for each ceremony performed.  (2) Prior to performing these ceremonies, the mayor shall notify council in writing of the mayor's intention to perform marriage ceremonies.  (3) The notification to council shall remain in effect for the term of the mayor or until the notification is rescinded by the mayor.  (4) The mayor shall maintain accurate accounts of the fees received relating to the performance of marriage ceremonies and provide council each quarter with a report of money received for that period. The quarterly report shall include the amount of money received and the names of persons from whom money was received, along with the date and the location of the performed ceremony, and the quarterly report shall be considered a public record.  (5) The receipt of a fee under this subsection shall not be considered a violation of 65 Pa.C.S. Ch. 11 (relating to ethics standards and financial disclosure) and shall not be considered compensation under this part.    Cross References. Section 10A05 is referred to in section 10A07 of this title.
8 PA Cons Stat § 10A06 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 10A - Mayor|Section 10A06 - General powers of mayor

§ 10A06. General powers of mayor.   (a) Oaths and affirmations.--The mayor may administer oaths and affirmations in matters pertaining to borough affairs.  (b) Emergencies.--  (1) In addition to the power granted to mayors by 35 Pa.C.S. Pt. V (relating to emergency management services) and in order to enable the mayor to effectually preserve the public peace within the borough, the mayor shall have the power to prevent and suppress mobs, riots and unlawful and tumultuous assemblies. (2) In the event that a state of emergency exists, a mayor shall have the authority to request aid and assistance from law enforcement officers and agencies from a neighboring municipality. (3) In response to a request of a mayor made in accordance with this subsection, a municipal police officer shall, within the borough from which the request was made, have the power and authority to enforce the laws of this Commonwealth or otherwise perform the functions of that office as if enforcing those laws or performing those functions within the territorial limits of the officer's primary jurisdiction, subject to the limitations and conditions set forth in 42 Pa.C.S. § 8953(b), (c), (d) and (e) (relating to Statewide municipal police jurisdiction). (4) If the mayor considers that a state of emergency exists, the mayor may issue a proclamation, which shall be in writing and posted in one or more conspicuous places and the contents of which shall be made available to all news media, declaring a state of emergency for a period not to exceed seven days unless sooner rescinded, modified or ratified or extended by resolution of council. (5) The mayor may prohibit in the proclamation for all or part of the borough: (i) Any person being on the public streets or in the public parks or at any other public place during the hours declared by the mayor to be a period of curfew. (ii) The entry or departure of persons into or from any restricted area. (iii) The sale, purchase or dispensing of any commodities or goods as designated by the mayor. (iv) The transportation, possession or use of gasoline, kerosene or other combustible, flammable or explosive liquids or materials except in connection with the normal operation of motor vehicles, normal home use or legitimate commercial use. (v) Any other activities as the mayor reasonably believes should be prohibited to help preserve life, health, property or the public peace. (6) The proclamation shall describe the specific restricted area with particularity and shall specify the hours when restrictions are to be in effect. (7) A person violating the proclamation of emergency commits a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine not to exceed $300 and costs or to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days.
8 PA Cons Stat § 10A07 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 10A - Mayor|Section 10A07 - Duties of mayor

§ 10A07. Duties of mayor.  The mayor shall have the following duties: (1) To preserve order in the borough, to enforce the ordinances and regulations, to remove nuisances, to exact a faithful performance of the duties of the officers appointed and to perform any other duties as shall be vested in the mayor's office by law or ordinance. (2) Except as provided in section 1006(4) (relating to duties of council), to sign papers, contracts, obligations and documents as may be required by law. (3) To collect any costs and fees received and to pay the money into the treasury, except as provided in section 10A05(b) (relating to salaried mayor not to receive certain fees), to report to the council from time to time on the state of the borough and to make recommendations to the council on matters of borough concern. The borough shall furnish the mayor with the necessary dockets, books, forms and files as are necessary for the conduct of the mayor's office and which shall be and remain the property of the borough and be surrendered to the mayor's successor in office.
8 PA Cons Stat § 10A08 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 10A - Mayor|Section 10A08 - President or vice president of council to act as mayor

§ 10A08. President or vice president of council to act as mayor. (a) General rule.--If the mayor is absent or incapacitated or there is a vacancy in the office, the duties of the office shall be discharged by the president of council or, in the absence or incapacity of the president of council or if there is a vacancy in the office, by the vice president of council.  (b) Salary.--While discharging the duties of mayor, the president or vice president of council shall be entitled to the same salary as the mayor would receive and, during the time the salary is paid to the president or vice president of council as acting mayor, the mayor shall not be paid compensation.  (c) Veto and voting power.--The president or vice president of council while acting as mayor shall have power to veto a proposed ordinance or the annual tax resolution under section 1302(a) (relating to tax levy) or to break a tie but shall not have power to vote as a member of council.  (July 2, 2019, P.L.351, No.51, eff. 60 days)   2019 Amendment. Act 51 amended subsec. (c).
8 PA Cons Stat § 1101 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 11 - Powers, Duties and Rights of Appointed Officers and Employees|Section 1101 - Compensation, hours and days of work and outside employment

§ 1101. Compensation, hours and days of work and outside employment.  Appointed officers and employees of the borough shall receive compensation for their services as the council shall prescribe. Council may also establish the hours and days of work and may restrict the outside employment of borough employees or any class or category of employment.
8 PA Cons Stat § 1102 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 11 - Powers, Duties and Rights of Appointed Officers and Employees|Section 1102 - Accounts

§ 1102. Accounts.  All officers and employees appointed by a council shall, if directed, render their accounts to the council for settlement.
8 PA Cons Stat § 1103 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 11 - Powers, Duties and Rights of Appointed Officers and Employees|Section 1103 - Bonds

§ 1103. Bonds.  If an appointed officer or employee of a borough is required by law or action of council to give bond for the faithful performance of the officer's or employee's duties, the borough may pay the premium on the bond. All bonds required to be given by borough officials or employees shall be with a surety company authorized by law to act as surety. The borough shall pay a proportionate share of the cost of the bond of an appointed tax collector in the same ratio as provided in section 804 (relating to term and bonds) for elected tax collectors.
8 PA Cons Stat § 1104 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 11 - Powers, Duties and Rights of Appointed Officers and Employees|Section 1104 - Appointments and incompatible offices

§ 1104. Appointments and incompatible offices. (a) General rule.--Unless there is incompatibility in fact, an elective or appointive officer of the borough shall be eligible to serve on any board, commission, bureau or other agency created by or for the borough or any borough office created or authorized by statute and may accept appointments under the statute.  (b) Prohibition.-- (1) Except as set forth in paragraph (2), no elected borough official of a borough with a population of 3,000 or more may serve as an employee of that borough.  (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a borough official serving as an employee of that borough prior to the certification of the 2010 official census or a subsequent latest official census which indicates an increase in the population of that borough to 3,000 or more.  (c) Multiple offices.--If there is no incompatibility in fact and subject to subsection (a) as to compensation, appointees of council may hold two or more appointive borough offices, but no mayor or member of council may serve as borough manager, secretary or treasurer.  (d) Magisterial district judges.--No person holding the office of magisterial district judge may at the same time hold any elected or appointed borough office.  (e) Secretary and treasurer.--The offices of secretary and treasurer may be held by the same person if authorized by ordinance.  (f) Police officers and firefighters.-- (1) No police officer or firefighter may hold an elective office of the borough that employs the police officer or firefighter.  (2) No police officer or firefighter who is employed by a regional department, council of government or other cooperative venture may hold an elective office of any municipality that participates in the regional department, council of government or other cooperative venture.  (3) No police officer or firefighter may hold an elective office of the borough in which the police officer or firefighter resides if the department employing the police officer or firefighter is providing police or fire protection service to that borough by contract.  (g) Majority vote required.--All appointments to be made by the council shall be made by a majority of the members of council unless a different vote is required by statute.  (h) Construction.--Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to affect the eligibility of a borough official to hold any other public office or receive compensation.    Special Provisions in Appendix. See sections 4(3)(viii) and 5 of Act 37 of 2014 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to continuation of prior law and applicability.  Cross References. Section 1104 is referred to in sections 10A01, 1190 of this title.
8 PA Cons Stat § 1105 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 11 - Powers, Duties and Rights of Appointed Officers and Employees|Section 1105 - Compensation of certain employees

§ 1105. Compensation of certain employees.   (a) General rule.--A borough may provide, by ordinance, to appointees and employees of not less than ten years of satisfactory service and who are not less than 60 years of age upon termination of active employment with the borough, a proportion of the compensation last paid to them but not in excess of 50% of the compensation, including benefits received under the Social Security Act (49 Stat. 620, 42 U.S.C. § 301 et seq.), if any, as fixed in the ordinance or amendment of the ordinance.  (b) Postretirement compensation.--Any arrangement to provide postretirement compensation to retired appointees and employees under this section shall be a pension plan within the meaning of that term under the act of December 18, 1984 (P.L.1005, No.205), known as the Municipal Pension Plan Funding Standard and Recovery Act, and the borough establishing such plan shall provide funding of the pension plan in an amount sufficient to meet the minimum obligation of the municipality with respect to the pension plan under that act.  (c) Funding.--The expenditures authorized in this section shall be paid out of the general tax levy for the current expenditures of the year and not by any special tax.  (d) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude an appointee or employee of the borough from joining in any pension system or municipal retirement system that the borough may adopt.
8 PA Cons Stat § 1105.1 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 11 - Powers, Duties and Rights of Appointed Officers and Employees|Section 1105.1 - Retirement benefits of employees transferred to authorities

§ 1105.1. Retirement benefits of employees transferred to authorities.   (a) Required membership.--The following employees of municipal authorities shall be members of the borough retirement system upon a written election as provided in this section: (1) An employee of a wastewater authority created by a borough and one or more townships under 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 56 (relating to municipal authorities) that commenced operations after December 1, 2001, who satisfies the requirements of subsection (b), has past service credits under the borough retirement plan and has filed a written election to be a member of the borough retirement system with council and the wastewater authority prior to September 14, 2005. (2) An employee of a municipal authority created by a borough under 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 56 that commenced operations after October 4, 2010, who satisfies the requirements of subsection (b), has past service credits under the borough retirement plan and files a written election with the council and the authority to be a member of the borough retirement system within one year of July 16, 2012.  (b) Eligibility criteria.--  (1) In order to qualify for the option under subsection (a), the employee must satisfy both of the following requirements: (i) Immediately prior to the date of transfer of employment to the authority, be an employee of the borough that, either alone or together with one or more municipalities, established the authority. (ii) Be an active member of the borough's retirement system on the date that the employee's employment was transferred to the authority. (2) For an employee who files an election under subsection (a), the affected authority shall: (i) Deduct from the employee's salary an amount equal to the employee contribution that would have been deducted had the employee continued to be a borough employee and shall pay the deducted amount to the borough's retirement fund. (ii) Pay to the borough's retirement fund an employer contribution equal to the employer normal cost plus anticipated administrative expenses and amortization payments less general municipal pension system State aid expressed as a percentage of the system's total payroll as calculated by the borough under the act of December 18, 1984 (P.L.1005, No.205), known as the Municipal Pension Plan Funding Standard and Recovery Act, and applied to the payroll of the employee.  (c) State aid calculation.--All employees who elect to be members of the borough retirement system under this section shall be treated as borough employees in determining the borough's annual allocation of general municipal pension system State aid under section 402(e) of the Municipal Pension Plan Funding Standard and Recovery Act, and the annual allocation of general municipal pension system State aid under section 402(e) of the Municipal Pension Plan Funding Standard and Recovery Act shall be payable to the borough.
8 PA Cons Stat § 1106 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 11 - Powers, Duties and Rights of Appointed Officers and Employees|Section 1106 - Bond and duties

§ 1106. Bond and duties.   (a) General rule.--The borough treasurer shall, before entering upon the duties of office, give bond in an amount determined by council, conditioned for the faithful performance of the treasurer's duties.  (b) Specific duties.--The treasurer shall: (1) Receive all money due the borough and deposit the money promptly in a designated depository in the name of the borough. (2) Keep distinct and accurate accounts of all sums received from taxes and other sources, which accounts shall be open to the inspection of council and any citizen of this Commonwealth. (3) (i) Pay out all money only on direction by the council, upon an order signed by the president of council and the borough secretary and also by the borough controller, if any. The order shall not be executed unless there is money in the treasury available. (ii) Nothing in this part shall be construed to preclude the use of electronic signatures and transactions to the extent authorized by the act of December 16, 1999 (P.L.971, No.69), known as the Electronic Transactions Act, or any other law. (4) Annually submit the accounts to the elected auditors, independent auditor or controller for settlement. (5) Preserve the account books, papers, documents and other records of the office and turn them over to the successor in office.  (c) Payment of all other money.--All money received by any officer or other person for the use of the borough shall be paid to the borough treasurer.
8 PA Cons Stat § 1107 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 11 - Powers, Duties and Rights of Appointed Officers and Employees|Section 1107 - Assistant treasurer

§ 1107. Assistant treasurer.  A council may, by resolution, appoint an assistant treasurer who may not be a member of the council. Council may appoint the assistant treasurer as the assistant secretary if the assistant treasurer is not a member of council. The assistant treasurer shall assist the treasurer in the performance of the treasurer's duties and, in case of absence or disability of the treasurer, shall perform the duties and may exercise the powers of the treasurer.