In re 1980 Auditors' Report

Opinion by

Judge Doyle,

Michael Tobin appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Schuylkill County which, in disposition of exceptions to an audit of the 1980 accounts of New Castle Township, imposed a surcharge of $660.00 *341upon three township officials1 and directed them to pay attorney’s fees in the amount of $837.50.

The stipulated facts indicate that the Board of Supervisors of New Castle Township (Board of Supervisors), at its regular meeting on May 1, 1980, adopted an ordinance creating the office of township manager. At the same meeting, Tobin was named manager and his compensation…