On January 1, 1986, the Board of Supervisors of East
Goshen Township (the "Board") enacted Ordinance No. 72 pursuant to Act 68
of 1985 of the General Assembly, establishing the salary of each Township
Supervisor elected or appointed to office on or after November 5, 1985, in
the annual amount of $2,600, payable quarterly.
On November 9, 1995, the General Assembly enacted into
law House Bill No. 702 (Act 60 of 1995), which was signed into law by the
Governor on November 9, 1995. Among other things, Act 60 of 1995 authorizes
an increase in the amount of Township Supervisors' annual compensation, depending
upon the population of the township according to the most recent population
census. Said Act is effective immediately, subject to certain exceptions not
here applicable.
Act 60 of 1995 provides that Supervisors of townships
having a population of 15,000 to 24,999 may be compensated in an amount not
to exceed $4,125 per annum. The population of East Goshen Township according
to the most recent official census is 15,138.
Act 60 of 1995 authorizes the Board of Supervisors of
townships of the second class to set the compensation of Supervisors subject
to the limitations set forth in the Act and subject to the public policy limitation
of the commonwealth which precludes application of an ordinance increasing
the compensation of an elected official to those elected officials serving
a term of office at the time this chapter is adopted, unless they have been
elected to a new term of office commencing after the effective date of this
chapter.
Each East Goshen Township Supervisor elected, reelected
or appointed to office on or after November 7, 1995, shall receive compensation
as a Supervisor in the annual sum of $4,125, payable quarterly.
Supervisors elected or appointed to office after the
effective date of Ordinance No. 72, enacted on December 17, 1985, shall continue
to receive annual compensation in the amount therein provided for, subject
to their right to such greater compensation as provided for herein upon their
reelection to office subsequent to the effective date hereof.