Pennsylvania Statutes Title 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations § 55622. Expenses paid by townships

(a) The board of commissioners shall, for each delegate and other officer or employe attending the annual meeting or other conference or educational training of the State association of township commissioners, pay expenses upon receipt of an itemized account of expenses, which shall be limited to the registration fee, mileage for use of personal vehicle or reimbursement of actual transportation expense going to and returning from the meeting, conference or educational training plus all other actual expenses that the board of commissioners may have agreed to pay.

(b) The board of commissioners may authorize township employes to be compensated at their regular employe rate during their attendance at the annual meeting or other conference or educational training. The board of commissioners may authorize a commissioner to receive total or partial reimbursement for lost wages or salary while attending the annual meeting or other conference or educational training if sufficient documentation is presented to the board of commissioners to justify the reimbursement. The maximum time for which a delegate, township employe or commissioner shall be reimbursed for lost wages or salary while attending the annual meeting or other conference or educational training shall not be more than four days, including the time spent traveling to and from the event.