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Committee advances bill letting counties set local elected official pay based on population bracket
Summary
Senate Bill 762, requested by Pennsylvania County, was reported out of the Senate Committee on Local Government after back‑and‑forth over procedure and a failed motion to pass by indefinitely; the measure would allow county boards to adopt salary brackets similar to changes made for city councils in 2024.
The Senate Committee on Local Government on Monday reported Senate Bill 762, a measure requested by the Pennsylvania County Board of Supervisors that would allow counties to adjust board salaries based on local population brackets similar to a change enacted for cities in 2024.
Supervisor Ken Bowman, chair of Pennsylvania County’s legislative committee, told the panel the county’s 2020 population (60,501) places it in a bracket that currently sets a maximum board member salary at $9,000;…
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