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.
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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.
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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.