Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 11 - Powers, Duties and Rights of Appointed Officers and Employees
Section 1174 - Organization of commission


(a) General rule.--The commission first appointed shall organize within ten days of its appointment and shall elect one of its members as the chair and one as the secretary. The commission shall meet and organize on the first Monday of each even-numbered year. Each commissioner shall be notified in writing of each and every meeting.
(b) Quorum.--Three members of the commission shall constitute a quorum. If, by reason of absence or disqualification of a member, a quorum is not reached, the chair shall designate as many alternate members of the commission to sit on the commission as may be needed to provide a quorum.
(c) Alternate members.--
(1) An alternate member of the commission shall continue to serve on the commission in all proceedings involving the matter or case for which the alternate was initially designated until the commission has made a final determination of the matter or case.
(2) Designation of an alternate member under this section shall be made on a case-by-case basis in rotation according to declining seniority among the alternates.
(d) Validity of commission action.--No action of the commission may be valid unless it shall have the concurrence of at least two members.

Cross References. Section 1174 is referred to in section 1172 of this title.

Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS

Chapter 11 - Powers, Duties and Rights of Appointed Officers and Employees

Extra - Chapter Notes

Section 1101 - Compensation, hours and days of work and outside employment

Section 1102 - Accounts

Section 1103 - Bonds

Section 1104 - Appointments and incompatible offices

Section 1105 - Compensation of certain employees

Section 1105.1 - Retirement benefits of employees transferred to authorities

Section 1106 - Bond and duties

Section 1107 - Assistant treasurer

Section 1111 - Duties

Section 1112 - Assistant secretary

Section 1113 - Records open to inspection

Section 1116 - Solicitor to have control of legal matters

Section 1117 - Duties of solicitor and outside counsel

Section 1118 - Assistant solicitor

Section 1121 - Council's powers concerning police

Section 1122 - Police serving under cooperative agreement or contract

Section 1123 - Police badge

Section 1123.1 - Mayor's powers concerning police

Section 1124 - Suspension by mayor

Section 1125 - Compensation

Section 1127 - School crossing guards

Section 1131 - Police pension fund

Section 1132 - Private police pension funds and optional transfers

Section 1141 - Borough manager created by ordinance and election

Section 1142 - Powers and duties

Section 1143 - Other offices not incompatible

Section 1170 - Definitions

Section 1171 - Appointments of police and fire apparatus operators

Section 1172 - Civil service commission

Section 1173 - Offices incompatible with civil service commissioner

Section 1174 - Organization of commission

Section 1175 - Clerks, supplies and solicitor

Section 1176 - Rules and regulations

Section 1177 - Minutes and records

Section 1178 - Investigations

Section 1179 - Subpoenas

Section 1180 - Annual report

Section 1181 - General provisions relating to examinations

Section 1182 - Application for examination

Section 1183 - Rejection of applicant and hearing

Section 1184 - Eligibility list and manner of filling appointments

Section 1185 - Age and residency of applicants

Section 1186 - Probationary period

Section 1187 - Provisional appointments

Section 1188 - Promotions

Section 1189 - Physical and psychological medical examination

Section 1190 - Removals

Section 1191 - Hearings on dismissals and reductions

Section 1192 - Employees exempted

Section 1193 - Discrimination on account of political or religious affiliations

Section 1194 - Penalty