Section 8012. Enhanced emergency services in eligible townships of the first class.
(a) Authorization.--Notwithstanding section 1709(a)(7)(i) and (ii) and (c) of the act of June 24, 1931 (P.L.1206, No.331), known as The First Class Township Code, an eligible township may, by ordinance, levy an annual tax not exceeding five mills and appropriate the revenue collected from the tax for the following purposes:
(1) Supporting ambulance, rescue and other emergency services serving the eligible township.
(2) Paying salaries, benefits or other compensation of employees of an ambulance, rescue or other emergency service serving the eligible township.
(b) Notice.--Within 14 days of approving an ordinance levying an annual tax as authorized under subsection (a), the eligible township shall provide a copy of the ordinance to the Department of Health and the Local Government Commission.
(c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term "eligible township" means any township of the first class that is located in a county of the second class A that is contiguous to a city of the first class.
(8012 added July 11, 2024, P.L.550, No.54)