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11 PA Cons Stat § 112A03 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 112A - City Administrator|Section 112A03 - Employment agreement

§ 112A03. Employment agreement. (a) Agreement.--Council may enter into an employment agreement with the city administrator. The employment agreement may set forth the terms and conditions of employment. The employment agreement shall remain in effect for a specified period terminating not later than two years after the effective date of the employment agreement or the date of the organizational meeting of council after the next municipal election, whichever is earlier.  (b) Conditions.-- (1) An employment agreement under subsection (a) may specify conditions under which a city administrator may be entitled to severance compensation.  (2) An employment agreement under subsection (a) may not guarantee employment through the term of the employment agreement or confer upon the city administrator any legal remedy based on specific performance.  (3) An employment agreement under subsection (a), executed on or after a municipal election but before the first meeting in January the year after the municipal election, shall be void.    Cross References. Section 112A03 is referred to in section 112A02 of this title.
11 PA Cons Stat § 112A04 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 112A - City Administrator|Section 112A04 - Residency and elective city office

§ 112A04. Residency and elective city office. At the time an individual is appointed to fill the office of city administrator, the appointee does not have to be a resident of the city. After appointment, the city administrator may reside outside the city only with the approval of council. The city administrator may not hold any elective city office.
11 PA Cons Stat § 11401 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 114 - City Treasurer|Section 11401 - Qualifications

§ 11401. Qualifications. The qualifications for the office of city treasurer shall be as follows: (1) An individual must be an accountant. (2) An individual must be at least 21 years of age. (3) An individual must be a resident of the city for at least one year before the individual's election.  (4) Before being sworn into office, an elected city treasurer must present a signed affidavit to the city clerk certifying that the individual is in accordance with the requirements under paragraph (3).  (5) An elected city treasurer must reside in the city throughout the city treasurer's term of office.  (6) An individual must be a qualified tax collector or, in the case of an individual appointed to fill a vacancy in the office of treasurer, become a qualified tax collector, in accordance with the act of May 25, 1945 (P.L.1050, No.394), known as the Local Tax Collection Law.    References in Text. Act 54 of 2017 added 53 Pa.C.S. § 1142, which provides that "active military duty" shall not disqualify a person from fulfilling residency requirements for municipal elective office and that one who is a resident of a municipality for at least one year immediately prior to the person's absence due to active military duty shall be deemed to be an ongoing resident of the municipality for purposes of any residency requirement of office unless and until the person demonstrates an intent to establish a new domicile outside the municipality.  Special Provisions in Appendix. See section 3(3)(ii) of Act 67 of 2015 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to continuation of prior law.  Cross References. Section 11401 is referred to in section 10701 of this title.
11 PA Cons Stat § 11402.1 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 114 - City Treasurer|Section 11402.1 - City treasurer to be tax collector

§ 11402.1. City treasurer to be tax collector. Except as otherwise provided by the act of December 31, 1965 (P.L.1257, No.511), known as The Local Tax Enabling Act, the city treasurer, by virtue of the city treasurer's office, shall be the collector of the city, county, school and institution district taxes assessed or levied in the city by the proper authorities in the city. As tax collector, the city treasurer shall maintain and keep an office which may be the same as that of the city treasurer for the purpose of receiving taxes during regular business hours.
11 PA Cons Stat § 11402.2 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 114 - City Treasurer|Section 11402.2 - Delivery of duplicates of taxes

§ 11402.2. Delivery of duplicates of taxes. (a) Duplicate delivery.-- (1) Not later than 30 days after the adoption of the budget or not later than 30 days after receipt of the assessment roll from the county, whichever is later, council and county and county institution district authorities shall compile and deliver the duplicates of taxes assessed to the city treasurer to be collected.  (2) The proper school authorities shall compile and deliver the school duplicates of taxes in the city at the time and in the manner as provided by law.  (b) Inspection.--All duplicates of taxes provided to or received by the city treasurer shall be open to proper inspection by the public and auditing and examining officers of the city, county or school district and shall be delivered by the city treasurer at the expiration of the city treasurer's term to the city treasurer's successor.    Cross References. Section 11402.2 is referred to in section 11402 of this title.
11 PA Cons Stat § 11402.3 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 114 - City Treasurer|Section 11402.3 - Tax liens and liability for false returns

§ 11402.3. Tax liens and liability for false returns. (a) Tax liens.--Upon the settlement of the duplicates of city, county, institution district and school taxes which by law are made a lien on real estate, the city treasurer as tax collector shall make out schedules of the city, county, school or institution district taxes uncollected upon the duplicates, including a brief description of the properties against which the taxes are assessed for the purpose of entering a lien or selling the properties.  (b) Failure to collect.--The failure of the city treasurer to collect the taxes from personal property shall not impair the lien of the taxes or affect any sale made for the collection of the taxes.  (c) False returns.--If the city treasurer makes a willfully false return, the city treasurer shall be liable to any individual injured by the false return.
11 PA Cons Stat § 11403 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 114 - City Treasurer|Section 11403 - Receipt and payment of money

§ 11403. Receipt and payment of money. (a) Payments.--The city treasurer shall receive all money payable to the city from the sources as council may assign. Upon request, the city treasurer shall issue a receipt to an individual making the payment. The city treasurer shall pay all documents authorizing payment duly countersigned.  (b) Duplicates.--All receipts for money received on behalf of the city by the city treasurer shall be numbered serially and made in duplicate. Not later than the next succeeding business day, the city treasurer shall transmit the duplicates to the city controller.
11 PA Cons Stat § 11404 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 114 - City Treasurer|Section 11404 - Method of keeping accounts

§ 11404. Method of keeping accounts. The accounts of the city treasurer shall clearly exhibit all the items of receipts and expenditures of the city, the sources from which the money is received and the objects for which the expenditures are disbursed. The city treasurer shall keep separate and distinct accounts of the receipts and expenditures of the city, including the sinking fund, each department providing a utility service and each special fund.
11 PA Cons Stat § 11405 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 114 - City Treasurer|Section 11405 - Restrictions on money paid out

§ 11405. Restrictions on money paid out. Money may not be paid out of the city treasury unless the money has been previously approved, duly authorized and appropriated by council for its intended purposes as explicitly mentioned in the document authorizing payment.
11 PA Cons Stat § 11406 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 114 - City Treasurer|Section 11406 - Depositories of city funds

§ 11406. Depositories of city funds. (a) Depositories.--The city treasurer shall keep public funds in banks or financial depositories as directed by council and under the restrictions and safeguards as provided by council. The city treasurer shall verify the city treasurer's accounts as requested by council.  (b) Liability prohibited.--The city treasurer, acting in accordance with law, shall not be liable for the loss of city funds caused by the insolvency or negligence of any city depositories.
11 PA Cons Stat § 11407 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 114 - City Treasurer|Section 11407 - Delivery of city property

§ 11407. Delivery of city property. The city treasurer shall, upon leaving office, deliver to the city or to the city treasurer's duly qualified successor all money, accounts, property or effects in the city treasurer's possession belonging to the city.
11 PA Cons Stat § 11408 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 114 - City Treasurer|Section 11408 - Appointment of deputy city treasurer and employees

§ 11408. Appointment of deputy city treasurer and employees. (a) Appointments.--The city treasurer may appoint the following:  (1) A deputy city treasurer who, in the case of the sickness, absence or inability of the city treasurer to act, shall have the same powers and shall perform the same duties as are imposed by law upon the city treasurer. The appointment under this paragraph shall be in compliance with the requirements of the act of May 25, 1945 (P.L.1050, No.394), known as the Local Tax Collection Law.  (2) Employees of the city treasurer's office. The number and compensation of the assistants shall be fixed by council and the assistants shall be employees of the city.  (b) Insurance.--Individuals appointed under subsection (a) shall be covered by bond, blanket bond or insurance in accordance with section 10907 (relating to surety bonds, insurance and premiums).
11 PA Cons Stat § 11501 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 115 - City Engineer|Section 11501 - Appointment of city engineer

§ 11501. Appointment of city engineer. Council shall provide for the manner of appointment and compensation of the city engineer. The city engineer shall be a registered professional engineer in this Commonwealth and shall serve at the pleasure of council. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit council from designating an engineering firm of registered professional engineers from performing the duties and functions of the city engineer.
11 PA Cons Stat § 11502 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 115 - City Engineer|Section 11502 - Control of engineering matters

§ 11502. Control of engineering matters. The city engineer shall have the supervision, direction and control of the engineering matters of the city. Unless authorized by council, a department of the city may not employ or retain any additional engineers.
11 PA Cons Stat § 11503 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 115 - City Engineer|Section 11503 - Duties

§ 11503. Duties. As authorized by council, engineering work undertaken by the city shall be performed or supervised by the city engineer or by another registered professional engineer employed by the city for a particular purpose. The duties of the city engineer may include all of the following:  (1) Preparing plans, specifications and estimates and undertaking other engineering work relating to constructing, reconstructing, maintaining and repairing streets, pavements, sewers, bridges, culverts and other municipal improvements.  (2) Making reports, giving estimates, supplying information and responding to questions concerning city engineering work to city officials and employees. Council may regulate the manner, number and method of making questions under this paragraph.  (3) Conducting, supervising or directing surveys relating to city property and improvements authorized by law or as directed by council.  (4) Preparing a topographical survey of the city or a general plan of city streets, marking the lines of streets, including streets already opened and streets intended to be opened for public use, as council may deem necessary.  (5) Surveying, making a draft or plan of and laying out new or proposed streets, as council may deem necessary.  (6) Reporting a grade for any proposed or new streets, as council may deem necessary. (7) Making reports, as deemed expedient by the city engineer or as council shall direct, of the surveys and plans of city streets in convenient locations without awaiting the completion of the entire survey.  (8) Keeping and maintaining books and records and providing for certified copies of books and records, as provided by council or required by law.
11 PA Cons Stat § 11504 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 115 - City Engineer|Section 11504 - Certifying commencement and completion of municipal improvements

§ 11504. Certifying commencement and completion of municipal improvements. (a) Certification.--Within a reasonable time after the completion of any municipal improvement, the cost and expense of which, in whole or in part, is to be paid by the abutting property owner, the city engineer or employees designated by the city engineer shall:  (1) certify the day or time of the completion of work; (2) file the certification under paragraph (1) with the city clerk, who shall maintain a centralized book or listing of certifications; and  (3) provide notice of the filing to the city solicitor. (b) Evidence of completion.--Information filed with the city clerk under subsection (a)(2) shall be conclusive evidence of the day or time when the improvement commenced and was completed.  (c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term "the day or time of the completion of the work" means the time of the completion of the whole contract for the improvement.    Cross References. Section 11504 is referred to in section 13002 of this title.
11 PA Cons Stat § 11505 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 115 - City Engineer|Section 11505 - Entering upon property for surveys

§ 11505. Entering upon property for surveys. For the purposes of carrying out authorized surveys, laying out streets or other engineering work of the city, the city engineer or other persons engaged in city engineering work may enter upon any property occupied by any person within the city.
11 PA Cons Stat § 11601 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 116 - City Solicitor|Section 11601 - Appointment of city solicitor

§ 11601. Appointment of city solicitor. Council shall provide, by ordinance, for the manner of appointment and compensation of the city solicitor, which may be a law firm.
11 PA Cons Stat § 11602 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 116 - City Solicitor|Section 11602 - Direction of legal matters

§ 11602. Direction of legal matters. The city solicitor shall have the direction and control of the legal matters of the city. Unless authorized by council, a department of the city may not employ or retain any additional counsel in any matter or cause.
11 PA Cons Stat § 11603 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 116 - City Solicitor|Section 11603 - Duties

§ 11603. Duties. The city solicitor shall have the following duties: (1) Overseeing, as directed by resolution or ordinance, the preparation of all bonds, obligations, contracts, leases, conveyances and assurances to which the city or a municipal department is a party.  (2) Overseeing litigation by or against the city or a municipal officer, in the municipal officer's official capacity, including:  (i) filing of a municipal claim or lien; and (ii) administrative practice. (3) Performing any action incident to the office which the city solicitor may be lawfully authorized and required to do by the mayor or by any ordinance or resolution of council.  (4) Performing duties as council directs.
11 PA Cons Stat § 11604 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 116 - City Solicitor|Section 11604 - Written opinions to be furnished

§ 11604. Written opinions to be furnished. (a) Opinions.--Subject to regulation by council in accordance with subsection (b), the city solicitor shall submit a written opinion on questions of law submitted by any of the following:  (1) Council. (2) The mayor. (3) Any other elected city official. (4) Any appointed city official designated by council as authorized to request a written legal opinion.  (b) Regulation.--Council may provide for the regulation of the manner in which questions are presented to the city solicitor by any elected or appointed city official and may limit the questions submitted in the manner as council may direct.
11 PA Cons Stat § 11607 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 116 - City Solicitor|Section 11607 - Satisfaction of liens due city

§ 11607. Satisfaction of liens due city. Upon the payment of any lien or other debt of record due to the city to a city employee, city official or any other person authorized to receive the payment, the person who received the payment shall, as soon as practicable, notify the city solicitor. The city solicitor or the solicitor's designee, as soon as practicable, shall cause the satisfaction to be entered upon the proper record of the lien or debt of record.
11 PA Cons Stat § 11609 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 116 - City Solicitor|Section 11609 - Assistant solicitor

§ 11609. Assistant solicitor. Council may appoint one or more assistant city solicitors to assist the city solicitor in the performance of all duties and shall provide for the compensation of assistant solicitors by resolution.
11 PA Cons Stat § 11610 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 116 - City Solicitor|Section 11610 - Special counsel

§ 11610. Special counsel. Council may retain special counsel for particular proceedings or matters of the city and shall provide for the compensation of special counsel by resolution.
11 PA Cons Stat § 11701 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 117 - City Controller and Independent Auditor|Section 11701 - Qualifications, bond and compensation

§ 11701. Qualifications, bond and compensation. (a) Qualifications.--The qualifications for the position of city controller shall be as follows:  (1) The individual must be an accountant. (2) The individual must be at least 21 years of age. (3) The individual must be a resident of the city for at least one year before the individual's election to the position of city controller.  (4) Before being sworn into office, the elected city controller must present a signed affidavit to the city clerk certifying that the individual is in accordance with the requirement under paragraph (3).  (5) An elected city controller must reside in the city throughout the individual's term of office.  (b) Bond.--The city controller shall provide a bond in accordance with section 10907 (relating to surety bonds, insurance and premiums) for the faithful performance of official duties as the city controller. The bond shall cover the full term of office and shall be conditioned upon the following:  (1) The accounting for and payment over of all money received as city controller. (2) The safekeeping and payment over of all public money entrusted to the city controller's care.  (c) Salary.--The city controller shall receive a fixed annual salary set by ordinance in an amount not less than the compensation paid to members of council.    References in Text. Act 54 of 2017 added 53 Pa.C.S. § 1142, which provides that "active military duty" shall not disqualify a person from fulfilling residency requirements for municipal elective office and that one who is a resident of a municipality for at least one year immediately prior to the person's absence due to active military duty shall be deemed to be an ongoing resident of the municipality for purposes of any residency requirement of office unless and until the person demonstrates an intent to establish a new domicile outside the municipality.  Cross References. Section 11701 is referred to in section 10701 of this title.
11 PA Cons Stat § 11704 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 117 - City Controller and Independent Auditor|Section 11704 - Powers and duties of city controller

§ 11704. Powers and duties of city controller. (a) Payment authorization.--The city controller shall countersign all documents authorizing the payment of money from the city treasury, if satisfied of the legality of the payment.  (b) Oaths or affirmations.--The city controller may administer oaths or affirmations in relation to any matter pertaining to the authentication of any account, claim or demand of or against the city. The city controller may not receive any fee for administering oaths or affirmations under this subsection.  (c) Account examination.--The city controller may examine the following accounts:  (1) The accounts in which the city is concerned either as a debtor or creditor. (2) The accounts of all city bureaus, officers and departments which collect, receive and disburse public money or are charged with management, control or custody of public money.  (3) The accounts of a city officer upon the death, resignation, removal or expiration of the term of the officer.  (4) The accounts of any library to which the city makes appropriations, any institution owned by the city and any Pennsylvania National Guard units to which the city makes an appropriation.  (d) Subpoenas.--In the same manner in which subpoenas may be issued and enforced in accordance with section 10917 (relating to powers of subpoena and compelling testimony), the city controller may issue subpoenas to obtain the attendance of officers whose accounts the city controller is authorized to examine and any other individuals whom it may be necessary to examine as witnesses.  (e) Statements.--The city controller may present council with annual or periodic statements concerning the results of the city controller's examination of accounts, which shall be public records in accordance with the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law.
11 PA Cons Stat § 11704.1 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 117 - City Controller and Independent Auditor|Section 11704.1 - Deputy controller and employees

§ 11704.1. Deputy controller and employees. The city controller may appoint a deputy controller and may select individuals to serve as assistants and employees in the city controller's office. The number of assistants and employees permitted, if any, shall be fixed by council. Assistants and employees in the city controller's office shall, in all other respects, be considered employees of the city. The deputy controller, assistants and employees appointed under this section shall be bonded and their compensation shall be fixed by council.