Pennsylvania § 6513 - Joint commission.
Full text of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 6513 — Joint commission., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 6513. Joint commission.
(a) Appointment.--The municipal corporations joining in the construction or acquisition and maintenance of a water system may, by ordinance, provide for the appointment of a joint commission of a water system in order to facilitate the construction, operation and maintenance of the water system and to secure preliminary surveys and estimates.
(b) Agency.--The joint commission shall act generally as the advisory and administrative agency in the construction of the improvement and its subsequent operation and maintenance.
(c) Composition.--The joint commission shall be composed of one representative, or alternatively an equal number of representatives, from each of the joining municipal corporations. The members of the joint commission shall serve for terms of six years each from the dates of their respective appointments and until their successors are appointed.
(d) Organization.--The joint commission shall organize by the election of a chairperson, secretary and treasurer. The secretary and treasurer may be the same individual.
(e) Appointments.--The municipal corporations may, in the ordinances creating the joint commission, authorize the joint commission to appoint an engineer, a solicitor and other assistants as are deemed necessary, and agree to share the compensation costs for members who attend meetings which shall be fixed in the budget prepared by the joint commission and submitted to and adopted by the joining municipal corporations. In addition to the agreed upon compensation that a member receives for each attendance at a meeting, members shall be entitled to actual expenses to be paid by the respective municipal corporations that the members represent.
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What does Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 6513 cover?
Section 6513 ("Joint commission.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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