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Editor's Note: For additional information
regarding County Authorities, see Administrative Code Art. 203.
Authorities and agencies may be established
only by ordinance.
The Chief Executive shall make all County appointments
to authority boards with the consent of County Council unless otherwise
required by law or by this Charter. The term or tenure of authority
board members shall be established by law or by ordinance for the
specific authority.
a)
In those instances where one or more County Commissioners
are required by law to make appointments to agencies, the appointments
shall be made by the Chief Executive with the consent of County Council
unless otherwise required by law or by this Charter.
b)
In those instances where one or more County Commissioners
are required by law or by ordinance to be members of an agency, the
Chief Executive shall serve as a member and shall appoint additional
members so that the total number of members, including the Chief Executive
and additional appointed members, shall be equal to the number of
Commissioners that are required to be members of the agency. The appointment
of the additional members shall be with the consent of County Council
unless otherwise required by law or by ordinance.
c)
The Chief Executive shall make all other appointments
to agencies with the consent of County Council unless otherwise required
by law or by this Charter.
d)
The term or tenure of agency members shall be established
by law, by this Charter or by ordinance for the specific agency.
Unless otherwise provided by law, members of
agencies shall receive no compensation for the performance of their
duties, but may receive reimbursement for reasonable expenses.
There shall be a Board of Property Assessment,
Appeals and Review consisting of seven members. The Board shall exercise
all powers and duties that the County's Board of Property Assessment,
Appeals and Review had before the effective date of this Charter unless
those powers and duties are modified by ordinance or by law. Consistent
with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the County's assessment
system shall meet accepted assessment standards and shall ensure access
to public records regarding assessments.
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Editor's Note: See Administrative Code Art.
207.
a)
There shall be a Board of Elections consisting of
three members: the Chief Executive and the two at-large County Council
Members. The Board shall exercise all powers and duties conferred
on the County's Board of Elections before the effective date of this
Charter unless those powers and duties are modified by law.
b)
If a member of the Board of Elections becomes a candidate
for any nomination or election to any office, the member shall not
act as a member of the Board. The President Judge of the Court of
Common Pleas shall appoint a voter of the County who has the same
political party affiliation as the member or, in the case of a member
of no political party affiliation, a voter of the County who has no
political party affiliation, to serve while the member is a candidate.
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Editor's Note: See Administrative Code Art.
211.
There shall be a Retirement Board consisting
of seven members: the Chief Executive; one member, who shall be a
member of the retirement system, appointed by the Chief Executive
with the consent of County Council; one member, who shall be a member
of the retirement system, appointed by County Council; the Controller;
the Treasurer; and two members selected by the County's employees
and retirees. The Board shall exercise all powers and duties conferred
on the County's Retirement Board before the effective date of this
Charter unless those powers and duties are modified by ordinance or
by law.
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Editor's Note: See Administrative Code Art.
213.
