ORDINANCE NO. 17-02 AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF TOWAMENCIN, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA SETTING FORTH AN AMENDMENT TO THE CODE OF TOWAMENCIN TOWNHIP, AS HERETOFORE AMENDED, AMMENDING PART |: “ADMINISTRATIVE LEGISLATION’BY ADDING A NEW CHAPTER PROVIDING FOR THE COMPENSATION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. WHEREAS, Article VI, Section 606, of the Pennsylvania 2 Class Township Code, provides that supervisors may receive compensation in an amount to be established by ordinance and based upon population; and WHEREAS, the Towamencin Township Board of Supervisors adopted Ordinance Number 86-5 on January 3, 1987 establishing the per annum compensation of $2,600 for each supervisor based on the then population of the Township being 13,500; and WHEREAS, according to the 2010 United Stated census, Towamencin Township contains a population of 17,578 residents; and WHEREAS, the 2” Class Township Code, 53 P.S. Section 606, allows for a maximum salary of $4,125 for each individual supervisor serving a population of 15,000 to 24,999. AND NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Supervisors of Towamencin Township hereby enacts and ordains, and it is hereby ENACTED and ORDAINED as follows: SECTION 1. Chapter 2 (‘COMPENSATION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS’) is hereby established within the Towamencin Township Code: Chapter 2. Compensation of the Board of Supervisors §2-1 Compensation Designated. The annual compensation of the members of the Board of Supervisors shall be the maximum amount as permitted by applicable laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as the same may be amended from time and/or the population of the ‘Township grows all in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. ‘As of the date of the enactment of this amendment and with the population of Towamencin Township being between 15,000 to 24,999 individuals, the compensation for each Supervisor is initially set at $4,125 per annum effective January 1, 2017 with said salary being automatically amended to the maximum amount as permitted by law without the necessity of further ordinance adoption. Said salary shall be payable monthly or quarterly as determined by a majority vote of the Board of Board of Supervisors.§ 2-31 Compensation for present term. All current members of the Board of Supervisors who are presently serving a term in office at the passage of this amendment shall continue to receive the salary now being paid, unaffected and not increased by the provisions of this amendment, for the remainder of his or her current term in office. Each supervisor of Towamencin Township elected or appointed after the adoption of this article shall receive compensation as a supervisor in the maximum amount permitted as the General Assembly may from time to time determine, except as restricted by the provisions of Section 606 of the Second Class Township Code, 53 P.S. § 65606. SECTION 3. It is hereby declared to be the legislative intent that if a court of competent jurisdiction declares any provision of this Ordinance to be invalid or ineffective in whole or in part, the effect of such decision shall be limited to those provisions which are expressly stated in the decision to be invalid or ineffective, and all other provisions of this Ordinance shall continue to be separately and fully effective SECTION 4. The provisions of this Ordinance shall become effective at the expiration of five (5) days from its adoption. ORDAINED and ENACTED this 25% day of January, 2017. TOWAMENCIN TOWNSHIP ATTEST, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Ze La LEER pees P. SINZ, Secretary Fy CHARLES WILSON, Ill, Chairman