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11 PA Cons Stat § 14403 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 144 - Civil Service|Section 14403 - Civil service board and quorum

§ 14403. Civil service board and quorum. (a) Terms.--In a city in which the civil service board is first established, terms of members of the board shall be staggered. Council shall initially appoint to the board one individual to serve for two years, one individual to serve for three years and one individual to serve for four years.  (b) Vacancies.--Upon the expiration of the term of any member, a successor shall be appointed by council to serve on the civil service board for a term of four years. If any vacancies occur, they shall be filled by council for the unexpired term. Before entering upon the duties of office, each member shall take and subscribe to the oath of office prescribed by 53 Pa.C.S. § 1141 (relating to form of oaths of office) and file the oath, duly certified by the officer administering it, with the city administrator or, in cities without a city administrator, the city clerk.  (c) Compensation.--No salary or other compensation shall be paid to any member of the civil service board.  (d) Quorum.--Two members of the civil service board shall constitute a quorum necessary for the transaction of business of the board.  (e) Organization.--The civil service board shall organize for the purpose of transacting all business immediately after the first appointments and as new appointments to the board are made. After organizing, the board shall elect one of its members as chairperson and one member as secretary.    Cross References. Section 14403 is referred to in section 14402 of this title.
11 PA Cons Stat § 14403.1 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 144 - Civil Service|Section 14403.1 - Alternate board members

§ 14403.1. Alternate board members. Council may appoint not more than three qualified electors of the city to serve as alternate members of the civil service board. The term of office of the alternate members shall be four years. If, by reason of absence or disqualification of a member, a quorum is not reached, the chairperson shall designate as many alternate members of the board to sit on the board as may be needed to provide a quorum. When seated pursuant to this section, an alternate shall be entitled to participate in all proceedings and discussions of the board to the extent as provided by law for board members, including the right to cast a vote as a voting member during the proceedings, and shall have all the powers and duties set forth in this chapter and as otherwise provided by law. Any alternate member of the board shall continue to serve on the board in all proceedings involving the matter or case for which the alternate was initially designated until the board has made a final determination of the matter or case. Designation of an alternate pursuant to this section shall be made on a case-by-case basis in rotation according to declining seniority among all alternates. Alternates shall hold no other office in the city. Any alternate may participate in any proceeding or discussion of the board but shall not be entitled to vote as a member of the board unless designated as a voting alternate member pursuant to this section.
11 PA Cons Stat § 14403.2 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 144 - Civil Service|Section 14403.2 - Investigations and subpoenas

§ 14403.2. Investigations and subpoenas. (a) Investigations.--The civil service board shall have the power to conduct investigations concerning all matters relating to the administration and enforcement of its rules and regulations. The chairperson shall be authorized to administer oaths and affirmations for witnesses testifying in matters before the board.  (b) Subpoenas.--The civil service board shall have the power to issue subpoenas over the signature of the chairperson or designee and to require the attendance of witnesses and the production of records and papers pertaining to matters before the board, including any background investigation conducted pursuant to any applicable rules and regulations.
11 PA Cons Stat § 14404 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 144 - Civil Service|Section 14404 - Rules, regulations and examinations

§ 14404. Rules, regulations and examinations. (a) Duties.--The civil service board shall have the power and its duty shall be to prepare and adopt rules and regulations, subject to approval by council, which, in the board's discretion, secure and maintain the best service for the public for the selection, appointment and promotion of individuals who are qualified to perform the work which is the subject of the civil service examination as provided in this chapter and who are to be employed, appointed or promoted by the city. The rules and regulations adopted by the board shall provide for ascertaining and determining, so far as possible, the knowledge, skills, aptitude, mental and physical abilities, experience, education and character of all applicants as these criteria would reasonably apply to the respective positions. The rules and regulations shall also provide for examinations upon any and all subjects deemed proper or necessary by the board for the purpose of determining the qualifications of applicants for the respective positions sought and for which application is made.  (b) Subjects.--The civil service board shall, in accordance with this part, adopt rules and regulations concerning the following matters:  (1) minutes of proceedings; (2) rules of procedure; (3) records of examinations; (4) annual report to council; (5) notice of rules and regulations and any amendments or repeals to rules and regulations; (6) application forms; (7) further provisions concerning the duties of the chairperson and secretary; (8) appointment of examiners; and (9) other administrative matters.   Cross References. Section 14404 is referred to in section 14410 of this title.
11 PA Cons Stat § 14405.1 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 144 - Civil Service|Section 14405.1 - Veterans' preference

§ 14405.1. Veterans' preference. In accordance with 51 Pa.C.S. Ch. 71 (relating to veterans' preference), the following shall apply to the appointment of a uniformed civil service position:  (1) A veteran who meets the qualifications for and conditions of the position under uniform eligibility rules, which include successful passage of an examination, shall receive an additional 10 points on the examination pursuant to 51 Pa.C.S. § 7103(a) (relating to additional points in grading civil service examinations).  (2) If, after the additional 10 points are granted, a veteran is on the list of three eligible applicants, the veteran shall receive a preference in hiring over nonveterans on that list.  (3) The preference provided by this section shall constitute the only preference with regard to a uniformed civil service position to which a veteran is entitled under this chapter.
11 PA Cons Stat § 14406.1 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 144 - Civil Service|Section 14406.1 - Promotions

§ 14406.1. Promotions. (a) Certification.--Council shall notify the civil service board of a civil service vacancy in the city which is to be filled by promotion and shall request the certification of an eligibility list as provided in this chapter. For each vacancy, the board shall certify the names of three individuals on the eligibility list who have received the highest average in the last preceding promotional examination held within the period of two years preceding the date of the request for the eligibility list. If three names are not available, the board shall certify the names remaining on the list. Council shall make an appointment from the names certified based solely on the merits and fitness of the candidates unless council makes objections to the board regarding one or more of the individuals on the eligibility list. Council shall have power to determine whether an increase in salary shall constitute a promotion.  (b) Additional powers.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), the mayor or other elected or appointed official of a city that has adopted one of the following shall retain the power to promote a candidate pursuant to that law:  (1) An optional charter pursuant to the act of July 15, 1957 (P.L.901, No.399), known as the Optional Third Class City Charter Law.  (2) An optional plan pursuant to 53 Pa.C.S. Chs. 30 (relating to types of optional plans of government) and 31 (relating to general provisions common to optional plans).  (3) Any other law authorizing or permitting the mayor or other elected or appointed official to promote a candidate.  (c) Exceptions.--The provisions of this section shall not apply to the mayor's designation or appointment of the chief of police pursuant to section 12002 (relating to designation of chief) or the mayor's designation or appointment of a fire chief pursuant to section 12101.1 (relating to appointment and demotion of fire chief).    Cross References. Section 14406.1 is referred to in section 14406 of this title.
11 PA Cons Stat § 14407 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 144 - Civil Service|Section 14407 - Tenure and temporary appointments

§ 14407. Tenure and temporary appointments. (a) Standard.--All appointments made pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be for and during good behavior, and no employee hired pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be removed or transferred for any political reasons.  (b) Temporary appointments.--In case of riot or emergency, temporary appointments to positions in the civil service may be made without complying with the provisions of this chapter.
11 PA Cons Stat § 14408 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 144 - Civil Service|Section 14408 - Suspension, discharge and discipline, reduction of employees and appeals

§ 14408. Suspension, discharge and discipline, reduction of employees and appeals. (a) Provisions.-- (1) All employees subject to civil service shall be subject to suspension, discharge and discipline by the director of the department in which the employee works for misconduct or violation of any law of this Commonwealth, ordinance of the city or regulation of the department. If it should become necessary to reduce the number of employees in the department for economic purposes, the following apply:  (i) Seniority rights shall prevail. (ii) Any and all removals for cause or causes shall be from the members last appointed. (iii) The member or members serving the shortest time shall be removed first; however, members with longer times of service may be discharged for cause.  (2) Any employee aggrieved by the suspension, discharge or discipline imposed by a department director more serious than a suspension of three days without pay may request a hearing before council or the civil service board, if designated by ordinance. At the hearing, the employee may be represented by counsel.  (a.1) Appeal.--Any civil service employee aggrieved by the decision of council or the civil service board shall have the right to appeal in accordance with 2 Pa.C.S. Ch. 7 Subch. B (relating to judicial review of local agency action). This review shall be exclusive. When no appeal is taken within the time prescribed by law, the decision by council or the civil service board shall become final in accordance with law. The issue before the court shall be whether the action of council or the civil service board shall be affirmed or modified in any respect, whether the charges should be dismissed or whether the suspension or demotion made by the director shall be affirmed or rescinded. If any employee has been suspended and the charges are dismissed or the suspension rescinded on appeal, the employee shall receive full compensation for the entire period of suspension.  (b) Challenge.--In any case in which a police officer or firefighter who is a member of a bargaining unit is subject to suspension, discharge or discipline, the police officer or firefighter shall have the option of challenging the suspension, discharge or discipline imposed by using the procedures provided in subsection (a)(2) or by a proceeding in grievance arbitration. A choice to proceed either by the procedures provided for in subsection (a)(2) or by grievance arbitration shall foreclose the opportunity to proceed in the alternative method.
11 PA Cons Stat § 14409 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 144 - Civil Service|Section 14409 - Secretary and compensation

§ 14409. Secretary and compensation. The civil service board shall appoint a secretary and prescribe the secretary's duties and shall have the power to change these duties. The secretary shall be subject to removal, at any time, by the board. Council shall establish the compensation to be paid to the secretary and all necessary supplies for the use of the board shall be supplied by the city.
11 PA Cons Stat § 14410 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 144 - Civil Service|Section 14410 - Review of eligibility lists

§ 14410. Review of eligibility lists. The lists of eligible names kept by the civil service board shall be annually examined by the board for the purpose of deleting individuals from the list who are permanently unavailable for or disqualified for the position or positions involved, either by death, permanent removal from the area or written desire to be removed from the list or by other permanent cause in conformity with the board's rules and regulations adopted pursuant to section 14404 (relating to rules, regulations and examinations).
11 PA Cons Stat § 144A00 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 144A - Veterans' Affairs|Section 144A00 - Definitions

§ 144A00. Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:  "Veterans' organization." An incorporated organization of veterans of the armed forces of the United States or an organization comprising veterans' parents or children.
11 PA Cons Stat § 144A01 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 144A - Veterans' Affairs|Section 144A01 - Appropriations to veterans' organizations

§ 144A01. Appropriations to veterans' organizations. (a) Annual appropriation.--Council may make annual appropriations to veterans' organizations to aid in defraying the following expenses:  (1) Expenses relating to Memorial Day and Veterans Day. (2) Other expenses, such as payment of rent of any building or rooms where the organization has its regular meetings.  (b) Requirements.--Payments shall be made to defray actual expenses only. Before any payment is made, the veterans' organization receiving the payment shall submit verified accounts of its expenditures.
11 PA Cons Stat § 144A02 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 144A - Veterans' Affairs|Section 144A02 - Rooms for meetings of veterans

§ 144A02. Rooms for meetings of veterans. Council may provide to a veterans' organization, upon application of the organization, a facility in any public building of the city that is sufficient for periodic meetings of the organization.
11 PA Cons Stat § 144A11 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 144A - Veterans' Affairs|Section 144A11 - Support of Pennsylvania National Guard units

§ 144A11. Support of Pennsylvania National Guard units. (a) Annual appropriation.--Council may appropriate annually a sum for the support, maintenance, discipline and training of any troop, company or similar unit of the Pennsylvania National Guard. If the units are organized as a battalion, regiment or similar organization, the total amount due may be paid to the commanding officer of the battalion, regiment or similar organization.  (b) Condition.--Any money appropriated shall be paid by warrant drawn to the order of the commanding officer of the company, battalion, regiment or similar organization and conditioned upon certification by the Adjutant General of the Commonwealth to the city that the company has satisfactorily passed the annual inspection provided by law.  (c) Use of funds.--The money appropriated shall be used and expended solely and exclusively for the support, maintenance, discipline and training of the company, battalion, regiment or similar organization.  (d) Accounting required.--The commanding officer shall account, by proper vouchers to the city each year, for the expenditure of the money appropriated. No appropriation shall be made for any subsequent year until the expenditure of the previous year is duly and satisfactorily accounted for. The accounts of the expenditures shall be subject to the inspection of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and shall be audited by the independent auditor in the manner provided by this chapter for the audit of accounts of city money.    Special Provisions in Appendix. See section 3(3)(vii) of Act 67 of 2015 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to continuation of prior law.
11 PA Cons Stat § 144A12 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 144A - Veterans' Affairs|Section 144A12 - Assistance of armories

§ 144A12. Assistance of armories. (a) Assistance.--Council may appropriate money or convey land, either independently or in conjunction with any other political subdivision, to the Commonwealth for the following purposes:  (1) To assist the State Armory Board in the erection of armories for the use of the Pennsylvania National Guard.  (2) To furnish water, sewer services, light or fuel free of cost to the Commonwealth for use in any armory of the Pennsylvania National Guard.  (b) Council authority.--Council may do all things necessary to accomplish the purpose of this section.
11 PA Cons Stat § 144A13 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 144A - Veterans' Affairs|Section 144A13 - Eminent domain for National Guard purposes

§ 144A13. Eminent domain for National Guard purposes. Council may take, by right of eminent domain for the purpose of appropriating to itself for the use of the Pennsylvania National Guard, public lands, easements and public property in its possession or control and used or held by it for any other purpose. However, the right of eminent domain shall not be exercised as to any street or wharf.    Cross References. Section 144A13 is referred to in section 12801 of this title.
11 PA Cons Stat § 144A14 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 144A - Veterans' Affairs|Section 144A14 - Land for armory purposes

§ 144A14. Land for armory purposes. (a) General rule.--Council may acquire, by purchase, gift or the right of eminent domain, any land for the use of the Pennsylvania National Guard and may convey lands so acquired to the Commonwealth in order to assist the State Armory Board in the erection of armories.  (b) Limitations.--The power conferred by this section shall not be exercised to take any church property, graveyard or cemetery.  (c) Lands outside city limits.--Lands within three miles outside the limits of the city may be acquired in accordance with this section for the use of the Pennsylvania National Guard. However, if the land outside the limits of the city is acquired by eminent domain, the taking shall be subject to the limitations in 26 Pa.C.S. § 206 (relating to extraterritorial takings).    Cross References. Section 144A14 is referred to in section 12801 of this title.
11 PA Cons Stat § 144A21 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 144A - Veterans' Affairs|Section 144A21 - Purchase of burial grounds for deceased servicepersons

§ 144A21. Purchase of burial grounds for deceased servicepersons. Council may appropriate money for and purchase plots of ground in any cemetery or burial ground within its respective city limits for the interment of deceased servicepersons:  (1) who: (i) die within the city; or (ii) die beyond the city limits but had a legal residence within the city at the time of death; and  (2) whose bodies are entitled to be buried by the county under the provisions of existing law.
11 PA Cons Stat § 144A22 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 144A - Veterans' Affairs|Section 144A22 - Care of memorials

§ 144A22. Care of memorials. (a) Council authority.--Council may take charge of, care for, maintain and keep in good order and repair, at the expense of the city, any soldier's monument, gun or carriage or similar memorial, if the memorial:  (1) Is situate in the city. (2) Is not in the charge or care of any individual, body or organization. (3) Is not put up or placed by the Federal Government, the Commonwealth or the commissioners of the county or by the direction or authority of any other state.  (b) Donations.--Council may receive money from any individual or organization and may expend the money for the benefit of memorials.
11 PA Cons Stat § 144A23 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 144A - Veterans' Affairs|Section 144A23 - Memorial trees

§ 144A23. Memorial trees. Council may provide for or authorize provision for memorial trees for residents of the city who died while in the military service of the United States or in consequence of that service. Council may make appropriations or accept contributions for this purpose. Trees shall bear some permanent indication of their purpose.    Cross References. Section 144A23 is referred to in section 144A24 of this title.
11 PA Cons Stat § 144A24 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 144A - Veterans' Affairs|Section 144A24 - Penalty for injury to memorial trees

§ 144A24. Penalty for injury to memorial trees. Any individual who willfully, maliciously or negligently destroys or injures any tree planted pursuant to section 144A23 (relating to memorial trees) commits a misdemeanor of the third degree and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $500, or to imprisonment for not more than three months, or both.
11 PA Cons Stat § 145A00 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 145A - Assessments for Public Improvements|Section 145A00 - Definitions

§ 145A00. Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:  "Public improvement." The term includes, but is not limited to, the following:  (1) The building, paving, grading, rebuilding, repaving and regrading of streets, sidewalks, curbs and gutters.  (2) The creation, extension and renovation of water and sewerage collection, transmission, treatment and disposal systems.  (3) The creation, extension and renovation of storm, surface and subsurface drainage systems. (4) The construction, reconstruction and repair of wharves and docks. (5) The installation of pipes, wires and conduits relating to city-supplied utility services. (6) The installation, maintenance or operation of lighting that services the streets and sidewalks within the city.  (7) The planting, maintaining, trimming, transplanting, removal and protection of shade trees.