TELLY v. PENNRIDGE SCHOOL BD. OF DIRECTORS

Nos. 68 MAP 2011, 69 MAP 2011

53 A.3d 705 (2012)

Diane TELLY, Suzanne Clarke, Jennifer Crocus, Susan Paff, Judith Patton, Kathleen Percetti, Patricia H. Siwert, and Sue Snyder v. PENNRIDGE SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS. Sherry Labs, Denise Betts, Nancy Jones, Carol Scarborough, Kari Williams Tysinski, Dorothy Campana, and John P. Mohan v. Central Bucks School District Board of School Directors New Britain Township, Intervenor Warrington Township, Intervenor. Appeal of Diane Telly, Suzanne Clarke, Jennifer Crocus, Susan Paff, Judith Patton, Kathleen Percetti, Patricia H. Siwert, Sue Snyder, Sherry Labs, Denise Betts, Nancy Jones, Carol Scarborough, Kari Williams Tysinski, Dorothy Campana, and John P. Mohan, Diane Telly, Suzanne Clarke, Jennifer Crocus, Susan Paff, Judith Patton, Kathleen Percetti, Patricia H. Siwert, and Sue Snyder v. Pennridge School District Board of School Directors. Sherry Labs, Denise Betts, Nancy Jones, Carol Scarborough, Kari Williams Tysinski, Dorothy Campana, and John P. Mohan v. Central Bucks School District Board of School Directors New Britain Township, Intervenor Warrington Township, Intervenor. Cross Appeal of New Britain Township, Intervenor.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided August 20, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry W. Clemons , Clemons Richter & Reiss, P.C., Doylestown, for Amicus Curiae, Bucks County Association of Township Officials.

David Russell Getz , Harrisburg, Thomas L. Winger , Wix, Wenger & Weidner, P.C., for Amicus Curiae, Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors.

Michael Alan Klimpl , Doylestown, for Amicus Curiae, Board of Bucks County Commissioners.

Stuart Lee Knade , PA School Board's Association, Inc., for Amicus Curiae, Pennsylvania School Board Association.

Thomas Eric Panzer , McNamara, Bolla, Williams & Panzer, Doylestown, for Amicus Curiae, Pennsylvania State Tax Collectors Association.

William H.R. Casey , Doylestown, for Warrington Township.

John Bernard Rice , Grim, Biehn & Thatcher, P.C., Perkasie, for New Britain Township.

Barbara Renk Merlie , Michael Joseph Savona , Friedman, Schuman, Applebaum, Nemeroff & McCaffery, P.C., Jenkintown, for Diane Telly, et al.

Jeffrey P. Garton , Begley, Carlin & Mandio, L.L.P., Langhorne, for Central Bucks School District Board of Directors.

Howard Lee Kelin , Kegel, Kelin, Almy & Grimm, L.L.P., Lancaster, for Pennridge School District Board of School Directors.

BEFORE: CASTILLE, C.J., SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, TODD, McCAFFERY, ORIE MELVIN, JJ.


OPINION

Justice SAYLOR.

This appeal concerns the propriety of resolutions adopted by two school boards that reduce the compensation rates for elected tax collectors in an effort to adopt alternative collection methods, such as lockbox systems or tax collecting agencies.

I. Background

In 2009, the boards of school directors of the Pennridge School District ("Pennridge") and the Central Bucks...

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