Legal Opinion
Blaine v. Wallenpaupack Area School District
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 30, 1975No. Appeal, No. 1324 C.D. 1974PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
President Judge Bowman,
At issue in this appeal is the interpretation of section 36.1 of the Local Tax Collection Law, Act of May 25, 1945, P.L. 1050, as amended, 72 P.S. §5511.36(a). This section of the Act provides as pertinent hereto:
“When any taxing district or taxing authorities propose to . . . reduce the compensation . . . for the office of an elected tax collector, such action shall be by ordinance or resolution, finally passed . . . prior to the fifteenth day of February of the year of the municipal election.” (Emphasis added.)
The issue is whether a taxing district has the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Myers v. Newtown Township School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- Firing v. KephartCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Costello v. North Braddock BoroughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Cooke v. GreenvilleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1971