HomeMy WebLinkAbout79-509 MartinMr. Edwin J. Martin
Solicitor, larmar Township
3400 Grant Building
Pittsburg, PA 15210
Enclosures
August 10, 1979
Advice Number 79 -509
Dear Attorney Martin:
In your letter of December 19, 1978, you asked what .
the Act 170 coverage and responsibilities were for a township
solicitor, township engineer, township planning consultant,
township planning commissioners, township zoning hearing board
members, and township zoning officers.
The Commission has issued opinions relating to solici-
tors (King, UcFate); appointed non - compensated commission and
board members (Sidari, Collie, Tobin, Weitzman). I am attaching
copies of those opinions for your information and use.
In our telephone conversation of August 10th, you said
the township engineer was hired with a retainer and paid addit-
ional amounts whenever his services were issued; the planning
consultant was paid on an hourly basis as needed and the zoning
hearing officers were probably paid on a fee basis. No opinions
or advice specifically related to these questions have been ren-
dered by the Commission.
These questions will be submitted to the Commission
for review and a response will be made to you prior to January 1,
1980. This is the effective date of coverage for public employees
and non - elected officials and I believe you will agree that advice
before that date would be timely.
I am also enclosing a digest of the opinions which the
Commission has issued to date and an opinion on municipal author-
ities created under Public Law 382.
If you have additional questions, please call me.
Sincerely yours,
Edward M. Seladones
Executive Director