Pennsylvania § 3163 Compensation of elected officials

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 3163 — Compensation of elected officials

Pennsylvania § 3163

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 53MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY

PartPART III

Ch. 31GENERAL PROVISIONS COMMON TO OPTIONAL PLANS

Subch.TRANSITION TO OPTIONAL PLAN GOVERNMENT

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53 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3163 (2026).

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(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 (relating to optional county plan), adopted pursuant to this subpart shall be established by the commission as part of its recommendations or by the initiative petition or ordinance of the governing body authorized by sections 2942 (relating to initiation of amendment by electors or council), 2943 (relating to petition for referendum or ordinance proposing amendment) and 2944 (relating to time and manner of submission of question).

(b)Officials elected subsequent to transition.--The compensation of the executive (mayor)

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(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 (relating to optional county plan), adopted pursuant to this subpart shall be established by the commission as part of its recommendations or by the initiative petition or ordinance of the governing body authorized by sections 2942 (relating to initiation of amendment by electors or council), 2943 (relating to petition for referendum or ordinance proposing amendment) and 2944 (relating to time and manner of submission of question).

(b) Officials elected subsequent to transition.--The compensation of the executive (mayor), council members, controller and treasurer elected to their offices subsequent to the transition to any of the optional plans set forth in this subpart, except for the plan set forth in Subchapter F of Chapter 30, shall be fixed by ordinance of council adopted at least two days prior to the last day fixed by law for candidates to withdraw their names from nomination previous to the municipal election. After the compensation is fixed by ordinance, only an increase or decrease thereof need be fixed by the ordinance.