Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 10 - Powers and Duties of Elected Officials
Section 1053 - Compensation of auditors


(a) General compensation.--Subject to the limitations set forth in subsection (b), each auditor shall receive $10 per hour for each hour or portion of an hour necessarily employed in the discharge of the auditor's duties, to be paid by the borough.
(b) Limits.--No auditor in a borough having a population of 10,000 or less shall be entitled to receive more than $1,000 for completing the annual audit, settlement and adjustment. No auditor in a borough having a population in excess of 10,000 shall be entitled to receive more than $2,000 for completing the annual audit, settlement and adjustment.
(c) Reimbursements.--Each auditor shall be reimbursed for travel costs incurred in the performance of the auditing duties at the rate established by the council under the act of July 20, 1979 (P.L.156, No.51), referred to as the Uniform Mileage Fee Law, and for other actual expenses, including postage, notary fees or publication costs, necessarily incurred during the audit.

Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS

Chapter 10 - Powers and Duties of Elected Officials

Extra - Chapter Notes

Section 1001 - Organization of council, quorum, participation by telecommunication device, voting, compensation and eligibility

Section 1002 - Oath of members of council

Section 1003 - When the mayor may preside over council and vote, attendance of mayor at council meetings and breaking tie votes

Section 1004 - Failure of council to organize

Section 1005 - Powers of council

Section 1006 - Duties of council

Section 1009 - Typewritten, printed, photocopied, microfilmed and electronically or digitally stored records valid and recording or transcribing records

Section 1014 - Hearings before council; witnesses

Section 1015 - Witness fees and mileage

Section 1016 - Examination of witnesses; penalty

Section 1041 - Auditors to meet yearly and audit accounts

Section 1053 - Compensation of auditors

Section 1055 - Subpoenas, oath and perjury

Section 1058 - Pay of witnesses

Section 1059 - Auditors to settle accounts where witnesses do not appear

Section 1059.1 - Completion, filing and publication of auditor's report and financial statement

Section 1059.2 - Attorney to auditors

Section 1059.3 - Surcharge by auditors

Section 1059.4 - Appeals from audit

Section 1059.5 - Taxpayers appealing to enter bond

Section 1059.6 - Procedure on appeals

Section 1059.7 - Findings of fact and law, judgment and appeals

Section 1059.8 - Attorney fees

Section 1059.9 - Balances due to be entered as judgments

Section 1059.10 - Penalty for failure to comply with law

Section 1059.11 - General powers and duties of independent auditor

Section 1061 - Oath and bond of controller

Section 1062 - Salary of controller

Section 1063 - General powers and duties of controller

Section 1065 - Countersigned warrants

Section 1066 - Prevention of appropriation overdrafts

Section 1067 - Amount of contracts to be charged against appropriations

Section 1068 - Controller's recommendations on borough finances

Section 1069 - Books to be kept by controller

Section 1070 - Appeals from controller's report

Section 1071 - Acceptance by ordinance

Section 1086 - Powers and duties of tax collector