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8 PA Cons Stat § 1173 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 11 - Powers, Duties and Rights of Appointed Officers and Employees|Section 1173 - Offices incompatible with civil service commissioner

§ 1173. Offices incompatible with civil service commissioner.  No commissioner shall at the same time hold an elective or appointed office under the Federal Government, this Commonwealth or any political subdivision of the Commonwealth, except that one member of the commission may be a member of the council and one may be a member of the teaching profession.
8 PA Cons Stat § 1174 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 11 - Powers, Duties and Rights of Appointed Officers and Employees|Section 1174 - Organization of commission

§ 1174. Organization of commission.   (a) General rule.--The commission first appointed shall organize within ten days of its appointment and shall elect one of its members as the chair and one as the secretary. The commission shall meet and organize on the first Monday of each even-numbered year. Each commissioner shall be notified in writing of each and every meeting.  (b) Quorum.--Three members of the commission shall constitute a quorum. If, by reason of absence or disqualification of a member, a quorum is not reached, the chair shall designate as many alternate members of the commission to sit on the commission as may be needed to provide a quorum.  (c) Alternate members.--  (1) An alternate member of the commission shall continue to serve on the commission in all proceedings involving the matter or case for which the alternate was initially designated until the commission has made a final determination of the matter or case. (2) Designation of an alternate member under this section shall be made on a case-by-case basis in rotation according to declining seniority among the alternates.  (d) Validity of commission action.--No action of the commission may be valid unless it shall have the concurrence of at least two members.    Cross References. Section 1174 is referred to in section 1172 of this title.
8 PA Cons Stat § 1175 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 11 - Powers, Duties and Rights of Appointed Officers and Employees|Section 1175 - Clerks, supplies and solicitor

§ 1175. Clerks, supplies and solicitor.  The borough shall: (1) Furnish to the commission, on its requisition, clerical assistance that may be necessary for the work of the commission. (2) Provide a suitable and convenient room for the use of the commission. The commission shall order from the borough the necessary stationery, postage, printing and supplies. (3) Provide the services of a solicitor for the commission to be appointed by the commission and paid by the borough. The borough may place a reasonable limit on the amount allowed each year for the services of the commission solicitor. (4) Through its elected and appointed officials, aid the commission in all proper ways in carrying out the provisions of this subchapter relating to civil service.
8 PA Cons Stat § 1176 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 11 - Powers, Duties and Rights of Appointed Officers and Employees|Section 1176 - Rules and regulations

§ 1176. Rules and regulations.   (a) General rule.--The commission may prescribe, amend and enforce rules and regulations for carrying into effect this subchapter and shall be governed by the rules and regulations. Before the effective date of the rules and regulations or amendments to them, they shall be first approved by council. If the rules and regulations or amendments have been approved, they shall not be annulled, amended or added to without the approval of council.  (b) Public distribution and inspection.--All rules and regulations and modifications shall be made available by the borough for public distribution or inspection.    Cross References. Section 1176 is referred to in section 1181 of this title.
8 PA Cons Stat § 1177 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 11 - Powers, Duties and Rights of Appointed Officers and Employees|Section 1177 - Minutes and records

§ 1177. Minutes and records.  The commission shall maintain minutes of its proceedings and records of examinations and other official actions. All recommendations of applicants for appointment received by the commission shall be kept and preserved for a period of five years, and all records and all written causes of removal filed with the commission, except as otherwise provided in section 1191 (relating to hearings on dismissals and reductions), shall be open to public inspection and subject to reasonable regulation.
8 PA Cons Stat § 1178 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 11 - Powers, Duties and Rights of Appointed Officers and Employees|Section 1178 - Investigations

§ 1178. Investigations.  The commission may conduct investigations concerning all matters touching the administration and enforcement of this subchapter and rules and regulations adopted under this subchapter. The chair of the commission may administer oaths and affirmations in connection with the investigations.
8 PA Cons Stat § 1179 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 11 - Powers, Duties and Rights of Appointed Officers and Employees|Section 1179 - Subpoenas

§ 1179. Subpoenas.   (a) General rule.--The commission may issue subpoenas over the signature of the chair to require the attendance of witnesses and the production of records and papers pertaining to any investigation or inquiry. The fees of witnesses for attendance and travel shall be the same as for witnesses appearing in the courts and shall be paid from appropriations for the incidental expenses of the commission.  (b) Persons required to attend.--All officers in public service and employees shall attend and testify if required to do so by the commission.  (c) Penalty for violation.--If any person refuses or neglects to obey a subpoena issued by the commission, the person shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine not to exceed $100 and, in default of the payment of the fine and costs, shall be imprisoned for a term not to exceed 30 days.  (d) Petition to court.--If a person refuses or neglects to obey a subpoena issued by the commission, the commission may apply by petition to the court of common pleas of the county for its subpoena requiring the attendance of the person before the commission or the court to testify and to produce any records and papers necessary, and, if the person defaults, the person shall be held in contempt of court.
8 PA Cons Stat § 1180 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 11 - Powers, Duties and Rights of Appointed Officers and Employees|Section 1180 - Annual report

§ 1180. Annual report.  The commission shall make an annual report to the council containing a brief summary of its work during the year which shall be available for public inspection.
8 PA Cons Stat § 1181 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 11 - Powers, Duties and Rights of Appointed Officers and Employees|Section 1181 - General provisions relating to examinations

§ 1181. General provisions relating to examinations.   (a) Rules and regulations.--  (1) The commission shall make rules and regulations, to be approved as provided in section 1176 (relating to rules and regulations), providing for the examination of applicants for positions in the police force and as paid fire apparatus operators and for promotions, which rules and regulations shall prescribe the minimum qualifications of all applicants to be examined and the passing grades. (2) All examinations for positions or promotions shall be practical in character and shall relate to matters and include inquiries as will fairly test the merit and fitness of the persons examined to discharge the duties of the employment sought by them. (3) All examinations shall be open to all applicants who have the minimum qualifications required by the rules and regulations. (4) Each applicant for an original position shall: (i) Be subject to the regulations adopted by the commission. (ii) Either before or after the written examination, submit to a physical fitness or agility examination that is job related and consistent with business necessity. (iii) If made a conditional offer of employment, be given a physical and psychological medical examination as provided in section 1189 (relating to physical and psychological medical examination). (iv) Be subject to a background investigation. Background investigations may be restricted to those candidates on an eligibility list or those to be certified to council for appointment in accordance with section 1184 (relating to eligibility list and manner of filling appointments).  (a.1) Promotions.--  (1) An applicant for promotion shall be subject to the regulations adopted by the commission and to examination and selection in accordance with section 1188 (relating to promotions). (2) A physical fitness or agility examination that is job related and consistent with business necessity and physical and psychological medical examinations may, but need not, be required for a promotion.  (b) Public notice.--Public notice of the time and place of every examination, together with the information as to the kind of position to be filled, shall be given by publication once in a newspaper of general circulation, at least two weeks prior to each examination, and a copy of the notice shall be prominently posted in the office of the commission or other public place.  (c) Posting of eligibility list.--The commission shall post in its office the eligibility list containing the names and grades of those who have passed the examination.
8 PA Cons Stat § 1182 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 11 - Powers, Duties and Rights of Appointed Officers and Employees|Section 1182 - Application for examination

§ 1182. Application for examination.  A person who desires to apply for examination must file with the commission a formal application in which the applicant shall provide, under oath or affirmation, the following information: (1) Full name and residence or post office address. (2) Citizenship and place and date of birth. (3) Condition of health and physical capacity for public service. (4) Business or employment and the applicant's residence for the past five years. (5) Other information as may be required by the commission's rules and regulations, showing the applicant's qualifications for the position for which the applicant is being examined.
8 PA Cons Stat § 1183 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 11 - Powers, Duties and Rights of Appointed Officers and Employees|Section 1183 - Rejection of applicant and hearing

§ 1183. Rejection of applicant and hearing.   (a) General rule.--The commission may refuse to examine or, if examined, may refuse to certify after examination as eligible any applicant who: (1) is found to lack any of the minimum qualifications for examination prescribed in the rules and regulations adopted for the position or employment for which the applicant has applied; (2) is physically unfit for the performance of the duties of the position to which the applicant seeks employment; (3) is illegally using a controlled substance, as defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (Public Law 91-513, 21 U.S.C. § 802); (4) has been guilty of any crime involving moral turpitude or of infamous or notoriously disgraceful conduct; (5) has been dismissed from public service for delinquency or misconduct of office; or (6) is affiliated with any group whose policies or activities are subversive to the form of government enumerated in the Constitutions and laws of the United States and this Commonwealth.  (b) Hearing requirements.--  (1) If an applicant is aggrieved by the refusal of the commission to certify the applicant as eligible after examination or a person is aggrieved by refusal of the commission to examine the person, the commission shall, at the request of the applicant or person aggrieved, within ten days, appoint a time and place for a public hearing. (2) At the hearing, the applicant or person aggrieved may appear with or without counsel, and the commission shall take testimony and review its refusal to provide examination or certification. (3) The deliberations of the commission, including interim rulings on evidentiary or procedural issues, may be held in the nature of a closed executive session. (4) The commission's disposition of the matter shall constitute official action which shall occur at a public meeting held under 65 Pa.C.S. Ch. 7 (relating to open meetings). (5) The decision of the commission shall be final.    Cross References. Section 1183 is referred to in sections 1184, 1186, 1188 of this title.
8 PA Cons Stat § 1185 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 11 - Powers, Duties and Rights of Appointed Officers and Employees|Section 1185 - Age and residency of applicants

§ 1185. Age and residency of applicants.  No person shall be eligible to apply for examination unless the person is at least 18 years of age at the date of application. An applicant need not be a resident of the borough. The council of the borough may authorize the commission, by rule or regulation, to require police officers and paid fire apparatus operators to become residents of the borough after appointment to the positions.
8 PA Cons Stat § 1186 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 11 - Powers, Duties and Rights of Appointed Officers and Employees|Section 1186 - Probationary period

§ 1186. Probationary period.   (a) General rule.--An original appointment to a position in the police force or as a paid fire apparatus operator shall be for a probationary period of not less than six months and not more than one year, but during the probationary period an appointee may be dismissed only for a cause specified in section 1183 (relating to rejection of applicant and hearing) or because of incapacity for duty due to the use of alcohol or drugs.  (b) Notice denying permanent appointment.--  (1) If, at the close of a probationary period, the conduct or fitness of the probationer has not been satisfactory to the council, the probationer shall be notified in writing that the probationer will not receive a permanent appointment and the appointment shall cease. (2) If the probationer is not notified or dismissed in accordance with this section, the probationer's retention shall be equivalent to a permanent appointment.  (c) Finality of decision.--The decision of a borough to suspend or discharge a probationer shall be final and shall not be subject to the hearing provisions of section 1191 (relating to hearings on dismissals and reductions).
8 PA Cons Stat § 1187 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 11 - Powers, Duties and Rights of Appointed Officers and Employees|Section 1187 - Provisional appointments

§ 1187. Provisional appointments.   (a) General rule.--If there are urgent reasons for the filling of a vacancy in a position in the police force and there are no names on the eligibility list for the appointment, the council may nominate a person to the commission for noncompetitive examination, and, if the nominee shall be certified by the commission as qualified after noncompetitive examination, the nominee may be appointed provisionally to fill the vacancy.  (b) Competitive examination required.--  (1) Within three weeks of the provisional appointment, the commission shall hold a competitive examination and certify an eligibility list. A regular appointment shall then be made from the name or names submitted by the commission. (2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the appointment, without examination, of persons temporarily as police officers in cases of riot or other emergencies or as fire apparatus operators in emergency cases.
8 PA Cons Stat § 1188 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 11 - Powers, Duties and Rights of Appointed Officers and Employees|Section 1188 - Promotions

§ 1188. Promotions.   (a) General rule.--A promotion shall be based on merit to be ascertained by an examination to be prescribed by the commission. All questions relative to a promotion shall be practical in character and fairly test the merit and fitness of persons seeking promotion.  (b) Notification of vacancy.--Council shall notify the commission of a vacancy in the police force or as a paid fire apparatus operator in the borough which is to be filled by promotion and shall request the certification of an eligibility list.  (c) Certification required.--  (1) The commission shall certify for each vacancy the names of three persons on the eligibility list who have received the highest average in the last preceding promotional examination held within a period of two years preceding the date of the request for the eligibility list. (2) If three names are not available, the commission shall certify the names remaining on the eligibility list. (3) The council shall make an appointment from the names certified, based solely on the merits and fitness of the candidate, unless council makes objections to the commission regarding one or more of the persons so certified for any reason provided under section 1183 (relating to rejection of applicant and hearing).  (d) Increase in salary as promotion.--The council may determine in each instance whether an increase in salary constitutes a promotion.    Cross References. Section 1188 is referred to in section 1181 of this title.
8 PA Cons Stat § 1190 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 11 - Powers, Duties and Rights of Appointed Officers and Employees|Section 1190 - Removals

§ 1190. Removals.   (a) General rule.--No person employed in any police or fire force of any borough may be suspended without pay, removed or reduced in rank except for the following reasons: (1) Physical or mental disability affecting the person's ability to continue in service, in which case the person shall receive an honorable discharge from service. (2) Neglect or violation of any official duty. (3) Violation of any law if the violation constitutes a misdemeanor or felony. (4) Inefficiency, neglect, intemperance, immorality, disobedience of orders or conduct unbecoming of an officer. (5) Intoxication while on duty. (6) Engaging or participating in the conduct of a political or election campaign while on duty or in uniform or while using borough property otherwise than to exercise the person's own right of suffrage. (7) Engaging or participating in the conduct of a political or election campaign for an incompatible office as provided in section 1104(f) (relating to appointments and incompatible offices).  (b) Restriction.--A person employed by a police or fire force shall not be removed for religious, racial or political reasons.  (c) Statement of charges.--A written statement of charges made against a person shall be furnished to the person within five days after the statement of charges is filed. The person shall have ten days from the date of receiving the notice to submit a written request for a hearing to the civil service commission under section 1191 (relating to hearings on dismissals and reductions).  (d) Furlough.--If, for reasons of economy or other reasons, it shall be deemed necessary by any borough to reduce the number of paid employees of the police or fire force, the borough shall furlough the person, including a probationer, last appointed to the respective force. The removal shall be accomplished by furloughing in numerical order commencing with the person last appointed until the reduction shall have been accomplished. In the event the police or fire force shall again be increased, the employees furloughed shall be reinstated in the order of their seniority in the service. This subsection as to reductions in force is not applicable to a chief of police.
8 PA Cons Stat § 1192 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 11 - Powers, Duties and Rights of Appointed Officers and Employees|Section 1192 - Employees exempted

§ 1192. Employees exempted.  All appointments in the police or fire forces of boroughs, including the chief of police or equivalent official, prior to the creation of a commission, shall continue to hold their positions and shall not be required to take any examination under the provisions of this subchapter, except that which may be required for promotion. This section shall not be construed to apply to persons employed temporarily in emergency cases.
8 PA Cons Stat § 1193 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 11 - Powers, Duties and Rights of Appointed Officers and Employees|Section 1193 - Discrimination on account of political or religious affiliations

§ 1193. Discrimination on account of political or religious affiliations.   (a) Information.--No question in any form of application for examination or in any examination shall be so framed as to elicit information concerning the political or religious opinions or affiliations of any applicant nor shall inquiry be made concerning the opinions or affiliations, and all disclosures of opinions or affiliations shall be ignored.  (b) Prohibition.--No discrimination shall be exercised, threatened or promised by any person against or in favor of any applicant or employee because of political or religious opinions or affiliations or race, and no offer or promise or reward, favor or benefit, directly or indirectly, shall be made to or received by any person for any act done or duty omitted or to be done under this subchapter.
8 PA Cons Stat § 1194 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 11 - Powers, Duties and Rights of Appointed Officers and Employees|Section 1194 - Penalty

§ 1194. Penalty.  A member of council who, by vote, appoints any person to the police force or as a fire apparatus operator contrary to the provisions of this subchapter, or a member of council or member of the commission who willfully refuses to comply with or conform to the provisions of this subchapter, commits a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding $100 or to imprisonment not exceeding 90 days, or both.
8 PA Cons Stat § 1201 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 12 - Corporate Powers|Section 1201 - General powers

§ 1201. General powers.  A borough may: (1) Have succession perpetually by its corporate name. (2) Sue and be sued and complain and defend in the courts of this Commonwealth. (3) Make and use a common seal and alter the same at its discretion. (4) Purchase, exchange, acquire by gift or otherwise, hold, lease, let and convey, by sale or lease, real and personal property deemed to be in the best interest of the borough, subject to the restrictions, limitations or exceptions as set forth in this chapter.