Many townships are due to renew their SAM.gov registration in the coming weeks. As a reminder, townships were required to create a SAM.gov account for American Rescue Plan funding and must keep registration active to receive any future federal funds, […]

While we reported earlier this month to expect the second tranche of the American Rescue Plan funds by the end of June, we have learned that the request to  Treasury has not yet been made over a concern of whether there is […]

Airbnb has permanently banned house parties in its facilities, including “open invite” parties advertised on social media, as well as disruptive parties and “party house” parties. The company first adopted a temporary ban in August 2020 and said that since […]

Be sure your designated township staff (PSATS Salary Survey Plus processor) enters your township’s wage and benefit data by June 30 to ensure the earliest access to all PSATS Salary Survey Plus reports for 2022! With inflation and challenges to […]

Gov. Tom Wolf announced that the state Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and Norfolk Southern Corporation have reached an agreement to expand passenger rail access in western Pennsylvania. The milestone follows a February 2022 announcement that both parties would jointly examine […]

The U.S. Census Bureau is now accepting Post-Census Group Quarters Review cases. This program allows municipalities to submit new data for group quarters populations that were not counted during the 2020 Census operation. Click here to learn more about the Group […]

Do you have tips, tricks, and best practices for employee management? If so, we want to hear about them!  The Township News is featuring an article in the August 2022 issue on what are the best practices when it comes to employee management […]

As millions of Pennsylvanians prepare to celebrate Independence Day, Acting State Fire Commissioner Charles McGarvey is urging residents to take the necessary steps to protect both their loved ones and property. The Consumer Product Safety Commission reported that in 2020, fireworks were […]

The state Department of Transportation’s survey of municipal needs for a municipal guidebook on unmanned automated vehicles (AVs) is due today. Please take the three-minute survey at the link if you have not done so already: Preparing for Automated Vehicles: […]

The Joint Legislative Budget & Finance Committee released a report yesterday on Limitations on Liability under Pennsylvania’s Sovereign and Governmental Immunity Laws. The report is due to recent court decisions that questioned the whether the current damage caps on the […]