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§ 10A08. President or vice president of council to act as mayor

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 8 Pa.C.S.A. Boroughs and Incorporated TownsEffective: September 3, 2019

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 8 Pa.C.S.A. Boroughs and Incorporated Towns
Part I. Boroughs (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 10A. Mayor (Refs & Annos)
Effective: September 3, 2019
8 Pa.C.S.A. § 10A08
Formerly cited as PA ST 53 P.S. § 46030;  PA ST 53 P.S. § 46008-A
§ 10A08. President or vice president of council to act as mayor
Currentness
(a) General rule.--If the mayor is absent or incapacitated or there is a vacancy in the office, the duties of the office shall be discharged by the president of council or, in the absence or incapacity of the president of council or if there is a vacancy in the office, by the vice president of council.
(b) Salary.--While discharging the duties of mayor, the president or vice president of council shall be entitled to the same salary as the mayor would receive and, during the time the salary is paid to the president or vice president of council as acting mayor, the mayor shall not be paid compensation.
(c) Veto and voting power.--The president or vice president of council while acting as mayor shall have power to veto a proposed ordinance or the annual tax resolution under section 1302(a) (relating to tax levy) or to break a tie but shall not have power to vote as a member of council.

Credits

2014, April 18, P.L. 432, No. 37, § 1, effective in 60 days [June 17, 2014]. Amended 2019, July 2, P.L. 351, No. 51, § 1, effective in 60 days [Sept. 3, 2019].
8 Pa.C.S.A. § 10A08, PA ST 8 Pa.C.S.A. § 10A08
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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