2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 68 - REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY › Chapter 21 - Land Banks › Section 2105 - Board

§ 2105. Board.
(a) Membership.--
A board shall consist of an odd number of members and be not less than five members nor more than 11 members. Unless restricted by the actions or agreements specified in section 2104 (relating to creation and existence) and subject to the limits stated in this section, the size of the board may be adjusted in accordance with bylaws of the land bank.
(b) Eligibility to serve on board.--
(1) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a public officer shall be eligible to serve as a board member, and the acceptance of the appointment shall neither terminate nor impair that public office.
(2) A municipal employee shall be eligible to serve as a board member.
(3) An established land bank board shall include at least one voting member who:
(i) is a resident of the land bank jurisdiction;
(ii) is not a public official or municipal employee; and
(iii) maintains membership with a recognized civic organization within the land bank jurisdiction.
(4) A member removed under subsection (d)(3) shall be ineligible for reappointment to the board unless the reappointment is confirmed unanimously by the board.
(5) As used in this subsection, the term "public officer" means an individual who is elected to a municipal office.
(c) Officers.--
The members of the board shall select annually from among their members a chair, vice chair, secretary, treasurer and other officers as the board determines.
(d) Rules.--
The board shall establish rules on all of the following:
(1) Duties of officers under subsection (c).
(2) Attendance and participation of members in its regular and special meetings.
(3) A procedure to remove a member by a majority vote of the other members for failure to comply with a rule.
(4) Other matters necessary to govern the conduct of a land bank.
(e) Vacancies.--
A vacancy on the board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. Upon removal under subsection (d)(3), the position shall become vacant.
(f) Compensation.--
Board members shall serve without compensation. The board may reimburse a member for expenses actually incurred in the performance of duties on behalf of the land bank.
(g) Meetings.--
(1) The board shall meet as follows:
(i) In regular session according to a schedule adopted by the board.
(ii) In special session:
(A) as convened by the chair; or
(B) upon written notice signed by a majority of the members.
(2) A majority of the board, excluding vacancies, constitutes a quorum. When a meeting is conducted through an Internet platform, a quorum may be established with a virtual presence of members or a combination of physical presence and virtual presence of members.
(h) Voting.--
(1) Except as set forth in paragraph (2) or (3), action of the board must be approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the board present and voting.
(2) Action of the board on the following matters must be approved by a majority of the entire board membership:
(i) Adoption of bylaws.
(ii) Adoption of rules under subsection (d).
(iii) Hiring or firing of an employee or contractor of the land bank. This function may, by majority vote of the entire board membership, be delegated by the board to a specified officer or committee of the land bank.
(iv) Incurring of debt.
(v) Adoption or amendment of the annual budget.
(vi) Sale, lease, encumbrance or alienation of real property or personal property with a value of more than $50,000.
(3) A resolution under section 2114 (relating to dissolution of land bank) must be approved by two-thirds of the entire board membership.
(4) A member of the board may not vote by proxy.
(5) A member may request a recorded vote on any resolution or action of the land bank.
(i) Immunity.--
A land bank jurisdiction which establishes a land bank and a municipality and a school district which are parties to an intergovernmental cooperation agreement establishing a land bank shall not be liable personally on the bonds or other obligations of the land bank. Rights of creditors of a land bank shall be solely against the land bank.
(Nov. 3, 2022, P.L.1934, No.125, eff. 60 days)
2022 Amendment.
Act 125 amended subsec. (g)(2).
Cross References.
Section 2105 is referred to in sections 2104, 2114 of this title.