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2017 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS
Chapter 11 - Powers, Duties and Rights of Appointed Officers and Employees
Section 1116 - Solicitor to have control of legal matters
Universal Citation: 8 PA Cons Stat § 1116 (2017)
§ 1116. Solicitor to have control of legal matters.
The legal matters of the borough shall be under the control of the borough solicitor. No department or officer of the borough, except as otherwise provided by law, shall employ an additional counsel without the assent or ratification of the council. The borough solicitor must be licensed to practice law in this Commonwealth and may be one person or a law firm, partnership, association or professional corporation. The borough solicitor serves at the pleasure of council. In the absence of the solicitor, the law firm of which the solicitor is a member or associate may perform any of the duties or functions of the solicitor.
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