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Second Class Township Code

 

Article VIII

Township Secretary

 

Section 801. Township Secretary.

 

The board of supervisors shall appoint a township secretary to serve at the pleasure of the board of supervisors.

 

Section 802. Secretary's Duties.

 

The township secretary is a clerk to the board of supervisors. The township secretary shall:

 

(1) Record the proceedings of the board of supervisors and all court orders relative to the laying out, opening and vacating of roads in a minute book.

 

(2) Preserve the minute book and other records and turn them over to the successor in office.

 

(3) With the consent of the board of supervisors and in conformity with other laws governing the retention and disposition of municipal records, have the authority to destroy records and papers of the township other than the minute book and account book after the lapse of six years from the date of the records.

 

(4) Inform supervisors of all township meetings, including special meetings of the board of supervisors.

 

Section 803. Secretary's Compensation.

 

The board of supervisors shall determine the compensation of the township secretary. When a supervisor is appointed township secretary, the board of auditors shall determine the compensation. A person may not receive hourly compensation for work as a superintendent, roadmaster or laborer for time spent in the performance of the duties of township secretary.

 

Section 804. Assistant Secretary.

 

The board of supervisors may appoint an assistant secretary who shall assist the township secretary or, in the absence or disability of the township secretary, perform the duties of the township secretary. The assistant secretary may be appointed from the membership of the board of supervisors. The board of supervisors shall determine the compensation of the assistant secretary. When a supervisor is appointed assistant secretary, the board of auditors shall determine the compensation.