Pennsylvania § 112A03 Employment or professional services agreement

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 112A03 — Employment or professional services agreement

Pennsylvania § 112A03

Title 11CITIES

PartPART V

Ch. 112ACITY ADMINISTRATOR

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11 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 112A03 (2026).

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(a)Agreement.--Council may enter into an employment or professional services agreement with the city administrator. The agreement may set forth the terms and conditions of employment. The agreement shall remain in effect for a specified period terminating not later than two years after the effective date of the agreement or the date of the organizational meeting of council after the next municipal election, whichever is earlier.

(b)Conditions.--

(1)An agreement under subsection (a) may specify conditions under which a city administrator may be entitled to severance compensation if the city administrator is an individual or payments for the termination of appointment if the city administrator is a partnership, limited partnership, an association or professional corporation.

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(a) Agreement.--Council may enter into an employment or professional services agreement with the city administrator. The agreement may set forth the terms and conditions of employment. The agreement shall remain in effect for a specified period terminating not later than two years after the effective date of the agreement or the date of the organizational meeting of council after the next municipal election, whichever is earlier.

(b) Conditions.--

(1) An agreement under subsection (a) may specify conditions under which a city administrator may be entitled to severance compensation if the city administrator is an individual or payments for the termination of appointment if the city administrator is a partnership, limited partnership, an association or professional corporation.

(2) An agreement under subsection (a) may not guarantee retention or employment through the term of the agreement or confer upon the city administrator any legal remedy based on specific performance.

(3) An agreement under subsection (a), executed on or after a municipal election but before the first meeting in January the year after the municipal election, shall be void.

(c) Status as public official.--The city administrator, if an individual, and, for a partnership, limited partnership, an association or professional corporation appointed as the city administrator, each officer and employee directly providing services as required or authorized by the agreement shall be considered a public official for purposes of the provisions of 65 Pa.C.S. § 1103 (relating to restricted activities).