Title 16, COUNTIES

In the acquisition, construction or alteration of land and buildings for county purposes, the commissioners may issue bonds as provided by law.

(a) General rule.--The county commissioners may acquire real property by purchase for not more than the fair market value, gift, devise or eminent domain. The county commissioners may acquire, improve and maintain real property at the county seat or in other places as the county …

(a) General rule.--The county commissioners may purchase, accept by gift or devise real property within the county, including Federal surplus real property, for the purpose of developing the same for industrial use under a local, regional or county plan and to expend money to bri…

(a) General rule.--The county commissioners may sell any estate in real property for not less than the fair market value. If the county commissioners know or have reason to believe that the property to be sold contains oil, gas, coal, stone, timber or other mineral or forest prod…

Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, if the county commissioners determine that the continued ownership and operation of an institution for the care of dependents is economically unfeasible, the county commissioners may sell the real property belonging to the county and b…

(a) General rule.--If the county commissioners find that an existing county building is no longer suitable for its original purpose, or if the county has acquired or received an interest in real property which the county commissioners find is not suitable for the use of the count…

(a) General rule.--The county commissioners may purchase or accept by gift any building authorized by law deemed suitable and proper by the county commissioners for use as a county building. (b) Construction or alteration.--The county commissioners may provide for the constructio…

If the courthouse or other building of the county is located upon a public square or common in the city, borough or town then being the county seat, and a new building is authorized and required to be erected, in place of the courthouse or other building, the county commissioners…

(a) General rule.--In the preparation of specifications for the erection, construction and alteration of a public building, if the entire cost of the work shall exceed the base amount established under section 15101 (relating to commissioners sole contractors for county generally…

(a) General rule.--Unless covered under the bonding requirements of the act of December 20, 1967 (P.L.869, No.385), known as the Public Works Contractors' Bond Law of 1967, for construction contracts awarded for amounts between $25,000 and $100,000, the successful bidder shall fu…

(a) General rule.--Each contract executed by the county commissioners, which involves the construction or doing of any work involving the employment of labor, shall contain a provision that the contractor shall accept, in so far as the work covered by a contract is concerned, the…

Except as otherwise provided by law, the county commissioners shall keep and maintain the public buildings of the county in suitable and convenient order and repair and shall keep the grounds about county buildings in proper condition and appearance.

(a) Security officers.--The county commissioners may appoint one or more security officers to guard and protect the county buildings and to enforce this part and other related laws. The security officers shall have power to arrest on view a person violating this part. (b) Grounds…

It shall be lawful to display the flag of any county, city, borough or other municipality in the Commonwealth or the official POW/MIA flag on the public buildings or grounds of any county.

The county commissioners of the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth class shall provide, furnish and heat within the county a separate room or rooms or a suitable building to be used exclusively for the confinement of any and all alleged or adjudicated delinquent chil…

The county commissioners may, upon application, furnish meeting accommodations to any veterans, veterans auxiliary or other civic organization.

This subchapter shall apply to counties of the second class A.

The county commissioners shall provide, furnish and heat within the county a separate room or rooms or a suitable building to be used exclusively for the confinement of alleged or adjudicated delinquent children or dependent children as defined in 42 Pa.C.S. § 6302 (relating to d…

(a) Board of managers.--The management of houses for the detention and reception of juveniles awaiting trial, hearing or judicial investigation under the laws of this Commonwealth shall be in a board of managers consisting of the following members: (1) Three county commissioners.…

The board of managers may appoint a superintendent and additional staff members as may be necessary, whose salaries shall be paid by the county. The number and compensation of the employees shall be fixed by the salary board of the county.

On or before November 1, the board of managers shall annually report to the county commissioners the amount of money required for the maintenance of the house or houses of detention. The county commissioners shall make an annual appropriation to the board of managers for the paym…

The county commissioners shall have power and authority for the purpose of housing juveniles to appropriate money from public money or to issue bonds in the manner provided by law for the purchase of lands or erecting, constructing and equipping a building or buildings.

(a) General rule.--The county commissioners may join with the governing body of a municipal corporation in the grading, regrading, paving, repaving and improvement of so much of the streets and highways as are in, upon or alongside of the grounds of a county building. (b) Contrac…

(a) General rule.--The county commissioners may appropriate money to support the installation, maintenance or repair of ornamental illumination of any section of a street that abuts the courthouse or other county building in the county seat. (b) Limitation.--The appropriation by …

(a) General rule.--The county commissioners may appropriate money to assist a municipality to construct and maintain public restrooms and related facilities. (b) Courthouse rest and waiting rooms.--The county commissioners may provide or cooperate with a municipality or municipal…

The county commissioners may appropriate money for and provide for the erection of monuments, memorials or memorial halls commemorating or honoring the services of any individual who has served in the armed forces of the United States or in any auxiliary organization officially c…

The county commissioners may appropriate money to assist any individual, private corporation or municipal corporation in the erection of a monument, memorial or memorial hall authorized under section 16155 (relating to monuments, memorials and memorial halls to war veterans).

The county commissioners may acquire by any lawful means any real property which can be altered and improved so as to be made suitable for a memorial hall.

For the purpose of aiding in the acquisition of real property and erection and construction of a memorial hall, voluntary donations and contributions may be accepted by the county commissioners from individuals, associations and organizations.

A county memorial hall shall be the property of and shall be maintained at the expense of the county.

(a) Establishment.--In a county in which the county commissioners have established a memorial hall, the county commissioners shall establish a board of control of the memorial hall and shall establish the powers and duties of the board of control to provide for the operation and …

A flagstaff shall be erected upon any county memorial hall from which the flag of the United States shall be displayed from sunrise to sunset on each day of the year.

In a county in which there is a memorial hall in honor of the soldiers, sailors or marines from the county, the county commissioners may acquire additional land adjoining the memorial hall to enhance and preserve the beauty and character of the memorial hall or equip, furnish, de…

The county commissioners may levy and collect a tax upon the taxable persons and property within the county or increase the indebtedness of the county according to 53 Pa.C.S. Pt. VII Subpt. B (relating to indebtedness and borrowing) to pay for the following: (1) Erecting a memori…

The county commissioners may preserve, maintain and repair any public monument or memorial hall in the county, other than in cemeteries, including the enclosed public ground surrounding the monument, and appropriate money for these purposes. If a public monument referred to in th…

Counties may acquire property according to this chapter for the purpose of erecting public auditoriums, public libraries, public memorial buildings and monuments.

Revenue derived from rental of a public auditorium shall first be devoted to the maintenance of the auditorium and any remaining annual balance accruing from rent shall be deposited in the general fund of the county.

The county commissioners may receive real or personal property which may be given or granted to the county by any lawful means for the use and purpose of providing a home within the county for the keeping and care of indigent orphans and children who depend on the county for supp…

An orphans' home shall be under the management and control of the county commissioners. The county commissioners may appoint a superintendent and assistants as necessary to properly conduct the affairs of the home.

Indigent orphans and children shall be admitted to an orphans' or childrens' home on order of the county commissioners.

If a property has been given or granted to a county for a childrens' home and a home is established, the county may appropriate money for the support and maintenance of orphans and children and for the payment of the salary of the superintendent and assistants.

The county commissioners may buy or lease land and construct and maintain on the land, at the expense of the county, a morgue for the reception of all deceased individuals under the care and custody of the coroner.