§ 11701.607. Consent agreement
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal CorporationsEffective: December 30, 2014
Effective: December 30, 2014
53 P.S. § 11701.607
§ 11701.607. Consent agreement
(a) Negotiations.--Within eight days of the declaration of a fiscal emergency, the governing body and, if applicable, the chief executive officer of the distressed municipality shall convene a special public meeting to negotiate a consent agreement. The meeting shall be attended by the secretary or secretary's designee. Negotiations among creditors and any of the parties in this subsection shall be conducted in accordance with section 223(b).1
(ii) Payment of the lawful financial obligations of the distressed municipality and authority. This subparagraph includes debt obligations, municipal securities, lease rental obligations, legal obligations and consensual modifications of existing obligations, except as otherwise ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction.
(4) The ordinance shall provide that, in the event of a breach or unilateral modification of the consent decree by the governing body or an elected or appointed official, the Governor may institute or reinstitute proceedings under Chapter 7.2
(f) Collective bargaining.--A collective bargaining agreement or arbitration settlement executed following the enactment of an ordinance under this section may not in any manner violate, expand or diminish the provisions of the consent agreement, provided, however, that the provisions of section 2523 shall apply to any consent agreement adopted in accordance with this subchapter.
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1987, July 10, P.L. 246, No. 47, § 607, added 2011, Oct. 20, P.L. 318, No. 79, § 2, imd. effective. Amended 2014, Oct. 31, P.L. 2983, No. 199, § 28, effective in 60 days [Dec. 30, 2014].
53 P.S. § 11701.607, PA ST 53 P.S. § 11701.607
Current through Act 13 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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