Title 53, MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY

The municipal clerk or secretary shall record all ordinances and resolutions adopted by council and, at the close of each year, with the advice and assistance of the municipal solicitor, shall bind, compile or codify all the ordinances and resolutions or true copies thereof which…

No rule or regulation made by any department, officer, agency or authority of the municipality, except as it relates to the organization or internal management of the municipal government or a part thereof, shall take effect until it is filed either with the municipal clerk or se…

The council shall prepare and pass an administrative ordinance which shall provide for the manner of appointment of a solicitor, clerk or secretary, may create commissions and other bodies with advisory powers and may include additional provisions relating to the internal structu…

The council shall provide by separate ordinance or in the administrative ordinance for the exercise of a control function in the management of the finances of the municipality by the municipal controller or an independent auditor or, in the case of the optional plan set forth in …

The council may provide for annual post audits of all accounts by an independent auditor who shall be a certified public accountant registered in this Commonwealth or a firm of certified public accountants registered in this Commonwealth.

Under any of the optional plans as set forth in this subpart, except for the plans set forth in Subchapter F of Chapter 30 (relating to optional county plan), the office of controller may be omitted or it may be filled by election by the electors rather than by appointment when r…

Whenever the electors of a municipality adopt any of the optional plans provided by this subpart at any election for that purpose, the municipality shall be governed under the provisions of that plan, the provisions of law applicable to that class of municipality and this subpart…

(a) Existing elected official.--Any elected municipal official in office at the time of the adoption of any optional plan provided by this subpart shall continue in office only until the new plan of government goes into effect as provided in section 3161 (relating to applicabilit…

(a) Officials elected prior to transition year.--The annual compensation of the executive (mayor) and council members elected to their offices in the year prior to the transition year under any of the optional plans, except the plan set forth in Subchapter F of Chapter 30 (relati…

On the effective date of an optional plan adopted pursuant to this subpart, all ordinances and resolutions of the municipality to the extent that they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this subpart shall remain in full force and effect.

(a) General rule.--On the effective date of an optional plan adopted pursuant to this subpart, all appointive offices then existing in such municipality shall be abolished and the terms of all appointed officers shall immediately cease and terminate. This section does not abolish…

All actions and proceedings of a legislative, executive or judicial character, pending upon the effective date of an optional plan, may continue. The appropriate officer or employee under the optional plan shall be substituted for the officer or employee exercising or discharging…

(a) General rule.--The procedure for repeal of an optional plan shall be the same as for adoption of an optional plan as provided in Subchapter B of Chapter 29 (relating to procedure for adoption of home rule charter or optional plan of government), excluding the procedure provid…

(a) Short title of chapter.--This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Business Improvement District Act. (b) Scope of chapter.--This chapter applies to municipal corporations.

The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Costs of improvements." Engineering, architectural, attorney or other consulting fees, preliminary planning, feasibilit…

The governing body of every municipal corporation shall have the power: (1) To establish within the municipal corporation an area or areas designated as a business improvement district, which district or districts may be designated as all or part of any community which is zoned c…

In addition to the powers of the governing body established in section 5403 (relating to powers of governing body), cities of the second class shall have the power to provide administrative services: that is, those services which improve the ability of the commercial establishmen…

The governing body may impose an assessment on each benefited property within a business improvement district which shall be determined by the total cost of the improvements in the district but not in excess of the amount legally assessable.

(a) Method.--The total cost of the administrative services or improvements in the district shall be assessed to all of the benefited properties in the district by one of the following methods: (1) By an assessment determined by multiplying the total service and improvement cost b…

This chapter deals with parking authorities.

The General Assembly finds and declares as follows: (1) Residential decentralization in municipalities has been accompanied by an ever-increasing trend in the number of persons entering the business sections by private automobile and other types of motor vehicles. (2) The free ci…

The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Authority." A body politic and corporate established under this chapter. "Board." The governing body of an authority. "…

(a) Procedure.-- (1) If a legislative body desires to organize an authority under this chapter, it shall adopt a resolution or ordinance signifying intention to do so. (2) If the resolution or ordinance sets forth the proposed articles of incorporation in full, it shall not be re…

(a) General.-- (1) The authority shall constitute a public body corporate and politic, exercising public powers of the Commonwealth as an agency of the Commonwealth. (2) The authority shall be known as the parking authority of the municipality. (3) The authority shall not be deem…

(a) Authorization.-- (1) A bond must be authorized by resolution of the board. The resolution must specify all of the following: (i) Series. (ii) Date of maturity not exceeding 40 years from date of issue. (iii) Interest. (iv) Denomination. (v) Form, either coupon or fully regist…

(a) Rights and remedies.--The rights and the remedies conferred upon bondholders under this section shall be in addition to and not in limitation of rights and remedies lawfully granted them by the resolution for the bond issue or by any deed of trust, indenture or other agreemen…

(a) Scope.--This section does not apply to cities of the first class. (b) Board.-- (1) The powers of an authority shall be exercised by a board composed of five members. The majority of the members must be residents of the municipality where the authority is located. Each member …

(a) Scope.--This section applies only to cities of the first class. (b) Initial.--Beginning on the effective date of this chapter, the powers of each authority shall be exercised by a board composed of not less than five nor more than 11 members. (c) Subsequent.--Beginning June 1…

(a) Scope.--This section applies only to cities of the first class. (b) Legislative finding.--It is hereby determined and declared that: (1) As a matter of legislative finding, the health, safety and general welfare of the people of this Commonwealth are directly dependent upon t…

(a) Restricted activities, statement of financial interests; public meetings and records.-- (1) The following apply: (i) The provisions of the following statutes are specifically applicable to board members, officers and employees of the authority: (A) The provisions of 65 Pa.C.S…

(a) Findings and declaration.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows: (1) The health, safety and general welfare of the people of this Commonwealth are directly dependent upon the continual encouragement, development, growth and expansion of business, industry, comme…

(a) Authorization.-- (1) Except as set forth in paragraph (2), the authority has the power to acquire by purchase or eminent domain proceedings either the fee or the rights, title, interest or easement in such lands as the authority deems necessary for any of the purposes of this…

(a) Treasurer.-- (1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, all money of an authority from whatever source derived shall be paid to the treasurer of the authority. (2) The money shall be deposited in the first instance by the treasurer at the direction of the authority: (i…

(a) General rule.-- (1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, all funds of an authority received from any source shall be delivered to the treasurer of the authority or to such other agent of the authority as the board may designate. (2) The funds shall be promptly deposi…

(a) General rule.--Any moneys deposited in any fund created by the authority pledged to be used to pay debt service on bonds of the authority, including any sinking fund or debt service reserve fund, and all investments and proceeds of investments thereof shall, without further a…

(a) General rule.--So long as an authority shall have outstanding any bonds issued under this chapter, the authority shall not be authorized to file a petition for relief under 11 U.S.C. Chapter 9 (relating to adjustment of debts of a municipality), and no public officer or agenc…

(a) General rule.--An authority, under resolutions adopted from time to time by the board, may establish and create such special funds as may be found desirable by the board and, in and by such resolutions, may provide for payments into all special funds from specified sources wi…

(a) General rule.-- (1) The bonds of the authority shall be authorized by resolution of the board. The resolution shall specify all of the following: (i) Series. (ii) Date or dates of maturity. (iii) Interest at such rate or rates, fixed or variable, as shall be determined by the…

(a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in any resolution of an authority authorizing or awarding bonds, the terms thereof and of this chapter as in effect when the bonds were authorized shall constitute a contract between the authority and obligees of the authority, subj…

(a) General rule.--The Commonwealth does hereby pledge to and agree with: (1) Any person, firm or corporation, government agency, whether in this Commonwealth or elsewhere, or Federal agency subscribing to or acquiring the bonds to be issued by the authority that the Commonwealth…

(a) General rule.--In connection with the issuance of bonds or the incurring of obligations under leases and in order to secure the payment of the bonds and obligations, the authority, in addition to its other powers, shall have the power to: (1) Pledge or grant a security intere…

2004 Amendment. Section 5510.7 was deleted by amendment July 16, 2004, P.L.758, No.94, effective immediately. 2004 Unconstitutionality. Act 230 of 2002 was declared unconstitutional. City of Philadelphia v. Commonwealth, 838 A.2d 566 (Pa. 2003).

(a) General rule.--Bonds issued under this chapter are hereby made securities in which all public officers and the instrumentalities and agencies of the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions, all insurance companies, banks, bank and trust companies, trust companies, banking…

(a) General rule.--Any pledge of or grant of a lien on or security interest in revenues of an authority or real or personal property of an authority made by an authority shall be valid and binding from the time when the pledge is made, the revenues or other property so pledged an…

(a) Services.-- (1) Except as set forth in paragraph (2), all construction, reconstruction, repair or work of any nature made by an authority if the entire cost, value or amount, including labor and materials, exceeds $25,000 shall be done only under contract to be entered into b…

(a) Regulations.--Subject to subsection (b), the use of the facilities of the authority and the operation of its business shall be subject to the regulations adopted by the authority. (b) Limitation.--The authority is not authorized to do anything which will impair the security o…