[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township
of Stowe as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 3-12-2013 by Ord. No. 966]
Effective as of the time of swearing in, commencing in 2014,
the Township of Stowe shall be served by an elected Tax Collector,
which position shall be filled by the voters of the Township in the
elections of 2013, as provided for by the amendments and legislation
enacted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The within article shall be effective for the term of the Tax
Collector following December 31, 2013, and each succeeding term thereafter,
until such time as the Township may adopt a new ordinance which would
specifically repeal this article, or should any change in the law
of our commonwealth require modification or the like.
As provided for by the amendments to the First Class Township
Code,[1] the Township shall be served by a Treasurer, who will
serve at the discretion and will of the Board of Commissioners. The
Treasurer of the Township shall be appointed by the Board of Commissioners
of the Township and shall serve until a replacement is named by the
Board of Commissioners. The Township Treasurer shall perform the duties
of a treasurer of a Township of the First Class, as set forth in the
applicable laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, including the
First Class Township Code, together with such other duties as shall
be assigned to the Treasurer by the Board of Commissioners. The compensation
for the position of Treasurer shall be determined by the Board of
Commissioners.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 55101 et seq.
