2024 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Act 94 - SECOND CLASS TOWNSHIP CODE - COMPENSATION OF SUPERVISORS

Session of 2024

No. 2024-94

 

HB 2288

 

AN ACT

 

Amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), entitled "An act concerning townships of the second class; and amending, revising, consolidating and changing the law relating thereto," in township supervisors, further providing for compensation of supervisors.

 

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

 

Section 1.  Section 606(a) of the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), known as The Second Class Township Code, is amended and the section is amended by adding subsections to read:

Section 606.  Compensation of Supervisors.--(a)  Supervisors may receive as compensation an amount established by ordinance not in excess of the following:

Township Population	Annual Maximum Compensation
not more than 4,999	[$1,875] $3,145
5,000 to  9,999	[$2,500] $4,190
10,000 to 14,999	[$3,250] $5,450
15,000 to 24,999	[$4,125] $6,915
25,000 to 34,999	[$4,375] $7,335
35,000 or more	[$5,000] $8,385

Salaries are payable monthly or quarterly for the duties imposed by this act. The population is determined by the latest official census figures, except that no township shall be required to reduce the salary of a supervisor as a result of a decrease in population. The compensation of supervisors, when employed as roadmasters, laborers, secretary, treasurer, assistant secretary, assistant treasurer or in any employe capacity not otherwise prohibited by this or any other act, shall be determined by the board of auditors, at an hourly, daily, weekly, semi-monthly or monthly basis, which shall be comparable to compensation paid in the locality for similar services. The board of supervisors may establish a mileage allowance, under the act of July 20, 1979 (P.L.156, No.51), referred to as the Uniform Mileage Fee Law, to be paid to officers and employes for the use of a personal vehicle when required and actually used for authorized township business. No supervisor may receive compensation as an employe for attending a meeting of the board of supervisors. Supervisors may continue to be compensated under prior law until such time as an ordinance is enacted under this act. Any change in salary, compensation or emoluments of the elected office becomes effective at the beginning of the next term of the supervisor. A decision by the township to pay, in whole or in part, to include supervisors not employed by the township in insurance plans, as authorized in subsection (c), shall not be implemented with regard to any nonemploye supervisor until the beginning of the next term of that supervisor.

(a.1)  Notwithstanding subsection (a), the board of supervisors may provide that a supervisor shall receive compensation on a per-meeting basis based on attendance of supervisors. Total annual compensation may not exceed the amounts specified in subsection (a). Compensation shall only be payable for duly advertised public meetings in which a supervisor participated, except compensation is not payable if a supervisor is absent from a meeting and the absence is not excused. Excused absence from a meeting shall be determined by the board of supervisors and shall include, but not be limited to, an emergency or illness of the supervisor or the supervisor's immediate family as well as family or business travel. The board of supervisors may require documentation to support an excused absence.

(a.2)  If the board of supervisors determines that a supervisor shall receive compensation on a per-meeting basis under subsection (a.1), the determination must be made by ordinance.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.

 

APPROVED--The 2nd day of October, A.D. 2024.

 

JOSH SHAPIRO