A Tax Collector shall be elected at an at-large
election in the municipal election of 1977 and at four-year intervals
thereafter. The Tax Collector shall be a registered elector of the
township and shall serve for a four-year term beginning on the first
Monday in January following the year in which he is elected.
[1]
Editor's Note: Ordinance No. HR-94, adopted
3-4-1985, abolished the office of the Elected Tax Collector, effective
January 1, 1986, and provided for taxes to be collected by the Township
Administrative Office.
The procedure for the nomination and election
of the Tax Collector shall be as provided in the election laws of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The Tax Collector shall continue to collect
township taxes in the manner provided by law and as directed by the
Board.
If a vacancy shall occur in the office of Tax
Collector, and such office shall be declared vacant by the Board,
such vacancy shall be filled by the Board which shall appoint a qualified
person to serve the balance of the unexpired term.
The Tax Collector shall be compensated for his
work by the Board at an annual rate fixed by ordinance. Any subsequent
change in said compensation shall not take effect until the expiration
of the term of office of the incumbent Tax Collector at the time the
change is enacted.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
article, the elected office of Tax Collector may be abolished by ordinance
(except in the case of the Tax Collector elected prior to the effective
date of this Charter), and such ordinance shall make other provisions
for the collection of taxes.[1] In such event, the term of the Tax Collector then in office
shall terminate immediately or at such time as the Board shall direct.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ordinance No. HR-94, adopted
3-4-1985, which abolished the office of the Elected Tax Collector,
effective January 1, 1986, and provided for taxes to be collected
by the Township Administrative Office.
