The annual organization meeting required by Section 602 of the Second Class Township Code must be held on the first Monday in January, which is Monday, January 4, 2021. The elected auditors’ annual organization meeting must be held the following…
Reminder: DEP Offers Grants for Diesel Vehicles
The state Department of Environmental Protection is accepting applications for the Onroad Rebate Program. The grant is for projects that will replace or repower eligible diesel-powered Class 4-8 trucks, school buses, shuttle buses or transit buses. The new vehicles or…
Townships May Nominate Outstanding Firefighter for National Award
Jointly sponsored by the Congressional Fire services Institute and Motorola Solutions, the Mason Lankford Fire Service Leadership Award recognizes exemplary leaders in public safety for their work to improve the delivery of the fire and emergency services in the areas…
PSATS Urges OOR to Consider Fee Changes
PSATS submitted comments to the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records (OOR) urging it to allow municipalities to charge additional fees when fulfilling requests for commercial requests, including staff time when providing online responses. OOR is reviewing the Right-to-Know Law fee schedule that…
PennDOT Extends Expiration Dates for CDL Licenses
The state Department of Transportation has extended expiration dates for commercial driver’s licenses and commercial learner’s permits through December 31, 2020. This applies to CDL licenses and learner’s permits that were scheduled to expire from March 16, 2020, through December 31, 2020. Please note…
Wolf Announces Plan to Address Flooding Mitigation
Yesterday, Gov. Tom Wolf was joined by state Sen. Anthony H. Williams (D-Philadelphia/Delaware) and House Democratic Leader Joanna McClinton (D-Philadelphia/Delaware) at the virtual press conference where he unveiled his plan to address flood hazard mitigation by requiring the State Planning…
DGS to Auction More Than 300 Vehicles on December 8
The state Department of General Services will auction more than 300 vehicles on Tuesday, December 8, at 10 a.m. at Manheim Keystone Pennsylvania, 488 Firehouse Road, Grantville. Preregistration is mandatory and runs from December 3 through December 6. To learn more, click here….
L&I Announces Record Levels of UC Fraud
The state Department of Labor and Industry said that the pandemic unemployment assistance program experienced extensive fraudulent claims. Of the 400,000 applications reviewed in October, 88% were believed fraudulent when the Department private contractor attempted to verify identities. Only 12%…
Independent Fiscal Office, Revenue Release Higher November Revenue Numbers
The Independent Fiscal Office and state Department of Revenue have released November revenue reports. For the month of November, state General Fund collections totaled $2.3 billion and were $90.9 million higher than anticipated. The increase was largely due to the sales and use tax and corporate net income tax, which offset lower than…
Funding Provides Emergency Shelter, Heating Assistance
The commonwealth has awarded Emergency Solutions Grant funding from the CARES Act to entities that provide services across 20 counties. The funds will be used to provide emergency shelter in preparation for the winter months. Assistance is also available until…
