8 Pa.C.S. § 1104
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Appointments and incompatible offices.
Official statutory text
(a) General rule.--Unless there is incompatibility in fact, an elective or appointive officer of the borough shall be eligible to serve on any board, commission, bureau or other agency created by or for the borough or any borough office created or authorized by statute and may accept appointments under the statute.
(b) Prohibition.--
(1) Except as set forth in paragraph (2), no elected borough official of a borough with a population of 3,000 or more may serve as an employee of that borough.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a borough official serving as an employee of that borough prior to the certification of the 2010 official census or a subsequent
latest official census which indicates an increase in the population of that borough to 3,000 or more.
(c) Multiple offices.--If there is no incompatibility in fact, appointees of council may hold two or more appointive borough offices, but no mayor or member of council may serve as borough manager, secretary or treasurer.
(d) Magisterial district judges.--No person holding the office of magisterial district judge may at the same time hold any elected or appointed borough office.
(e) Secretary and treasurer.--The offices of secretary and treasurer may be held by the same person if authorized by ordinance.
(f) Police officers and firefighters.--
(1) No police officer or firefighter may hold an elective office of the borough that employs the police officer or firefighter.
(2) No police officer or firefighter who is employed by a regional department, council of government or other cooperative venture may hold an elective office of any municipality that participates in the regional department, council of government or other cooperative venture.
(3) No police officer or firefighter may hold an elective office of the borough in which the police officer or firefighter resides if the department employing the police officer or firefighter is providing police or fire protection service to that borough by contract.
(g) Majority vote required.--All appointments to be made by the council shall be made by a majority of the members of council unless a different vote is required by statute.
(h) Construction.--Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to affect the eligibility of a borough official to hold any other public office or receive compensation. (Mar. 28, 2024, P.L.2, No.2, eff. 60 days) 2024 Amendment. Act 2 amended subsec. (c). Special Provisions in Appendix. See sections 4(3)(viii) and 5 of Act 37 of 2014 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to continuation of prior law and applicability. Cross References. Section 1104 is referred to in sections 10A01, 1190 of this title.
(b) Prohibition.--
(1) Except as set forth in paragraph (2), no elected borough official of a borough with a population of 3,000 or more may serve as an employee of that borough.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a borough official serving as an employee of that borough prior to the certification of the 2010 official census or a subsequent
latest official census which indicates an increase in the population of that borough to 3,000 or more.
(c) Multiple offices.--If there is no incompatibility in fact, appointees of council may hold two or more appointive borough offices, but no mayor or member of council may serve as borough manager, secretary or treasurer.
(d) Magisterial district judges.--No person holding the office of magisterial district judge may at the same time hold any elected or appointed borough office.
(e) Secretary and treasurer.--The offices of secretary and treasurer may be held by the same person if authorized by ordinance.
(f) Police officers and firefighters.--
(1) No police officer or firefighter may hold an elective office of the borough that employs the police officer or firefighter.
(2) No police officer or firefighter who is employed by a regional department, council of government or other cooperative venture may hold an elective office of any municipality that participates in the regional department, council of government or other cooperative venture.
(3) No police officer or firefighter may hold an elective office of the borough in which the police officer or firefighter resides if the department employing the police officer or firefighter is providing police or fire protection service to that borough by contract.
(g) Majority vote required.--All appointments to be made by the council shall be made by a majority of the members of council unless a different vote is required by statute.
(h) Construction.--Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to affect the eligibility of a borough official to hold any other public office or receive compensation. (Mar. 28, 2024, P.L.2, No.2, eff. 60 days) 2024 Amendment. Act 2 amended subsec. (c). Special Provisions in Appendix. See sections 4(3)(viii) and 5 of Act 37 of 2014 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to continuation of prior law and applicability. Cross References. Section 1104 is referred to in sections 10A01, 1190 of this title.
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