Local Government Committee 10/25/02

The Senate Local Government Committee met on Monday, November 25, 2002, and reported out the following bills:

House Bill 2456 (PN 3493) (Stern) This bill amends the Deputy Sheriffs' Education and Training further providing for
reimbursement for deputy sheriff training and education.

House Bill 2772 (PN 4630) (Hennessey) This bill establishes the Targeted Community Revitalization and Crime
Prevention Advisory Committee.

House Bill 2971 (PN 4629) (Gordner) This bill provides for salaries for the President and Council Members of
incorporated towns (Bloomsburg).

Local Government Committee 10/9/02

The Local Government Committee met on Wednesday, October 9, 2002 and reported out the following bills:

Senate Bill 514 (PN 5320)(Robbins) This bill removes the one year residency requirement for an applicant of any
fire department employment position for cities of the third class.

House Bill 1947 (PN 4465) (Habay) This bill amends the Second Class Township Code by waiving the formal
requirements for the sale of county-owned real property to nonprofit corporations engaged in community industrial or
commercial development, or affordable housing construction. The amendment extends to Second Class and Second
Class A Counties the provisions that Act 142 of 2000 granted to 3rd through 8th Class Counties concerning contract
language and changes in technologies and market places.

Local Government Committee 6/11/02

The Senate Local Government Committee met on Tuesday, June 11, 2002, and reported the following bills:

Senate Bill 1380 (PN 1858) (Gerlach) This bill amends the Deputy Sheriff's Education and Training Act to provide 100%
reimbursement to counties for ordinary and necessary living and travel expenses and the regular salary of deputy sheriffs
while attending approved schools.

Senate Bill 1374 (PN 1852) (Waugh) This bill amends the County Code to allow county law enforcement officials to provide
official services for compensation from various associations or corporations without violating the provisions of current law
that prohibits such service as a county employee..

House Bill 930 (PN 3310) (Herman) This bill amends Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) to provide for a new home rule
charter option when consolidation or merger is initiated by the voters.

Local Government Committee 4/30/02

The Senate Local Government Committee met on Tuesday, April 30, 2002, and reported out the following bills:

Senate Resolution 183 (PN 1849) (Gerlach) This resolution designates the month of October 2002 as Planning Great
Communities Month.

House Bill 1326 (PN 3270) (Solobay) This bill amends the Second Class Township Code to permit the use of a portion
of the dedicated fire tax to support fire protection, ambulance service, rescue squads and other emergency services.

House Bill 1327 (PN 3271) (Solobay) This bill amends the Borough Code to permit the use of a portion of the dedicated
fire tax to support fire protection, ambulance service, rescue squads and other emergency services.

House Bill 1328 (PN 3272) (Solobay) This bill amends the First Class Township Code to permit the use of a portion of the
dedicated fire tax to support fire protection, ambulance service, rescue squads and other emergency services.

House Bill 2223 (PN 3032) (Pistella) This bill amends the Second Class County Recorder of Deeds Fee Law to increase
the fee charged by a recorder of deeds and to establish a County Records Improvement Fund.

House Bill 2005 (PN 3790) (Ross) This bill was amended via a Thompson amendment that was actually offered by Gerlach.
The amendment removed language that was added to the bill during house pasage. With the adoption of the
Thompson/Gerlach amendment the bill in essence reverted to it's original printer's number. The original printer's number
amends the County Code to permit the county commissioners to appropriate money for the payment of a solicitor for a
county controller or county auditor.