At the municipal election in the year 1977 and at the municipal
election every four years thereafter, the registered electors of the
Municipality shall elect an eligible person as Tax Collector.
The Tax Collector shall be the collector of all County, Municipal,
School, Institution District and other taxes levied within the Municipality
by the authorities empowered to levy taxes, but shall not collect
any tax levied and imposed under the Act of December 31, 1965, P.L.
1257, unless the ordinance imposing such tax shall provide that
the Tax Collector be the collector of said tax. The Tax Collector
shall, in addition to the powers, authority, duties, and responsibilities
provided for by this Charter, have all the powers, perform all the
duties and be subject to all the obligations and responsibilities
for the collection of such taxes, as are now vested in, conferred
upon, or imposed upon Tax Collectors by law.
The Tax Collector shall receive such compensation as received
by the Tax Collector of the Borough of Monroeville on the day before
the effective date of this Charter, or such other sum as set by Council
by ordinance from time to time. Such compensation shall not be increased
or decreased during the term for which any Tax Collector was elected
or appointed. No such increase or decrease shall be accomplished by
ordinance adopted less than seven days prior to the first day for
circulating petitions for nomination at primary elections involving
the office of Tax Collector. Provided that should Council ordain collection
of taxes under the Act of December 31, 1965 (P.L. 1257), after the seventh day prior to circulating petitions for
nomination for Tax Collector, Council shall in said ordinance fix
reasonable compensation for the Tax Collector relative to the additional
duties imposed.