Legal basis for hiring counsel questioned; PSATS guidance and code sections cited
Attendees and legal observers disputed whether the auditors can select and hire a named law firm under section 906 of the Second Class Township Code, or whether the court would appoint counsel; speakers urged rewriting the resolution to match statutory procedure.
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Members of the public and one attendee who identified herself as a licensed Pennsylvania attorney said the resolution's language may misstate the auditors' authority under the Second Class Township Code and cited PSATS guidance that court appointment, not direct selection of a named firm, is the usual path under section 906.
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