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§ 11011-10.1. County commissioners; power to fix salaries of county officers

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 16 P.S. Counties

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 16 P.S. Counties (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 4. Other Provisions Concerning Counties
Article XV. General Salary Provisions
(a) General Provisions
16 P.S. § 11011-10.1
§ 11011-10.1. County commissioners; power to fix salaries of county officers
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(a) From and after the effective date of this section, the county commissioners shall have the power to fix the salary of all county officers governed by the provisions of this act.
(b) Salaries for all county officers governed by the provisions of this act shall be fixed by the county commissioners in the following manner:
(1) The county commissioners shall cause notice of intention to fix salaries at a special public meeting on a date certain to be published in a newspaper of general circulation at least ten days in advance of such special public meeting.
(2) The special public meeting shall be held during the hours of 6:00 P.M. and 9:00 P.M., prevailing time, so as to afford the public the greatest opportunity to attend.
(3) The special public meeting shall be held in a centrally located area of the county.
(c) The county commissioners shall not reduce the salary of any county officer below the amount set forth in this act.
(d) No new salary schedule shall be adopted in a calendar year in which the county commissioners are to be elected.
(e) Any salary increase shall be on a percentage basis and applied equally to all county officials except that the county commissioners may provide a greater percentage salary increase to the lowest paid county official, other than the jury commissioners or county auditor, until his salary is equal to the other county officials except the jury commissioners, county auditors, district attorneys and county commissioners.

Credits

1971, Nov. 1, P.L. 495, No. 113, § 10.1, added 1979, Nov. 1, P.L. 246, No. 82, § 2, imd. effective. Amended 1984, Dec. 18, P.L. 1067, No. 212, § 1, imd. effective.
16 P.S. § 11011-10.1, PA ST 16 P.S. § 11011-10.1
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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