§ 14725 — Procedure and action of salary board

(a) Attendance by officer or executive head.--Except as otherwise provided in this part, when the salary board considers the number or salaries of the deputies or other employees of a county office or agency, the officer or the executive head of the agency shall sit as a member of the board until the matter affecting the office or agency is resolved.

(b) Attendance by president judge.--When the board considers the number or salaries of court employees, the president judge of the court shall sit as a member of the board until the matter affecting the court criers, tipstaves or employees of the court is resolved.

(c) Attendance by certain judges.--

(1) When the board considers the number or salaries of the officers or employees appointed by a judge of a court, the judge shall sit as a member of the board until the matter affecting the judge's appointees is resolved.

(2) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, in counties of the second class A, when the board considers the number or salaries of the employees of the prison board, the president judge of the court of common pleas shall sit as a member of the board, and the board shall fix the number and salaries of the employees.

(d) Majority decision and minute book.--The following apply:

(1) The decision of a majority of members of the salary board shall govern.

(2) Each salary board shall keep a correct minute book of the board's proceedings in all cases heard and determined. The minute book shall be a public record.