Powers and Duties of Elected Officials

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  2. Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
  3. BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS
  4. Powers and Duties of Elected Officials

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Section
1001

Organization of council, quorum, participation by telecommunication device, voting, compensation and eligibility

Section
1002

Oath of members of council

Section
1003

When the mayor may preside over council and vote, attendance of mayor at council meetings and breaking tie votes

Section
1004

Failure of council to organize

Section
1005

Powers of council

Section
1006

Duties of council

Section
1007

(Reserved)

Section
1008

(Reserved)

Section
1009

Typewritten, printed, photocopied, microfilmed and electronically or digitally stored records valid and recording or transcribing records

Section
1010

(Reserved)

Section
1011

(Reserved)

Section
1012

(Reserved)

Section
1013

(Reserved)

Section
1014

Hearings before council; witnesses

Section
1015

Witness fees and mileage

Section
1016

Examination of witnesses; penalty

Section
1041

Auditors to meet yearly and audit accounts

Section
1042

(Reserved)

Section
1043

(Reserved)

Section
1044

(Reserved)

Section
1045

(Reserved)

Section
1046

(Reserved)

Section
1047

(Reserved)

Section
1048

(Reserved)

Section
1049

(Reserved)

Section
1050

(Reserved)

Section
1051

(Reserved)

Section
1052

(Reserved)

Section
1053

Compensation of auditors

Section
1054

(Reserved)

Section
1055

Subpoenas, oath and perjury

Section
1056

(Reserved)

Section
1057

(Reserved)

Section
1058

Pay of witnesses

Section
1059

Auditors to settle accounts where witnesses do not appear

Section
1059.1

Completion, filing and publication of auditor's report and financial statement

Section
1059.2

Attorney to auditors

Section
1059.3

Surcharge by auditors

Section
1059.4

Appeals from audit

Section
1059.5

Taxpayers appealing to enter bond

Section
1059.6

Procedure on appeals

Section
1059.7

Findings of fact and law, judgment and appeals

Section
1059.8

Attorney fees

Section
1059.9

Balances due to be entered as judgments

Section
1059.10

Penalty for failure to comply with law

Section
1059.11

General powers and duties of independent auditor

Section
1061

Oath and bond of controller

Section
1062

Salary of controller

Section
1063

General powers and duties of controller

Section
1064

(Reserved)

Section
1065

Countersigned warrants

Section
1066

Prevention of appropriation overdrafts

Section
1067

Amount of contracts to be charged against appropriations

Section
1068

Controller's recommendations on borough finances

Section
1069

Books to be kept by controller

Section
1070

Appeals from controller's report

Section
1071

Acceptance by ordinance

Section
1086

Powers and duties of tax collector

Chapter
Notes

Chapter Notes