Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 13 - Taxation and Finance
Section 1314 - Uniform financial report and forms

(a) Preparation of uniform forms.--The uniform forms for the annual financial statement required to be made by the auditors or the controller must be prepared by a committee consisting of four representatives from the Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs, the Secretary of Community and Economic Development, or the secretary's designee, and any additional members appointed under statute.
(b) Appointment of representatives.--The representatives of boroughs must be appointed by the president of the Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs. The representatives shall be chosen from among the finance officers or other officers of the borough who have knowledge of the borough's fiscal procedures. As far as possible, they must be chosen to represent boroughs in the various population groups. The president of the organization shall supply to the Department of Community and Economic Development the names and addresses of the representatives immediately upon their appointment.
(c) Compensation of representatives.--The representatives shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed by the Commonwealth for the necessary expenses incurred in attending meetings of the committee.
(d) Meetings.--The committee shall meet, from time to time, as conditions may warrant at the call of the Secretary of Community and Economic Development, or the secretary's designee, who shall serve as chair of the committee.
(e) Duty of secretary and cooperation.--It shall be the duty of the Secretary of Community and Economic Development, or the secretary's designee, to ensure that the forms required by this chapter are prepared in cooperation with the committee. In the event that the committee should for any reason fail to furnish the cooperation, the Secretary of Community and Economic Development, or the secretary's designee, shall prepare the forms. After their preparation, the secretary shall issue the forms and distribute them annually, as needed, to the proper officers of each borough.

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