RESOLUTION  3 OF 2025

A RESOLUTION OF THE GOVERNING BOARD OF BOLIVAR BOROUGH, WESTMORELAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AUTHORIZING, EMPOWERING AND DIRECTING THE PROPER OFFICERS OF THE GOVERNING BOARD TO APPOINT A LIAISON BETWEEN IT AND BERKHEIMER, THE DULY APPOINTED COLLECTOR OF LOCAL TAXES FOR THE DISTRICT, FOR THE EXPRESS PURPOSE OF SHARING CONFIDENTIAL TAX INFORMATIONWITH THE DISTRICT FOR OFFICIAL PURPOSES.

                WHEREAS, Act No 511 of the 1965 General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (53 P.S.§6901 et.seq), enacted December 31, 1965 and effective January 1, 1966, authorizes certain political subdivisions, including Bolivar Borough, Westmoreland County, to provide for the creation of such bureaus or the appointment and compensation of such officers, clerks, collectors and other assistants and employees as may be deemed necessary for the assessment and collection of taxes imposed under the authority of that Act; and

                WHEREAS, BOLIVAR BOROUGH, WESTMORELAND County, has entered into contractual agreement with BERKHEIMER of Bangor, Pennsylvania, whereby and where under Bolivar Borough appointed Berkheimer to collect certain local taxes; and

                WHEREAS, said Act 511 specifically mandates that any information gained by the appointed tax officer, his agents or by any other official or agent of the taxing district, as a result of any declarations, returns, investigations, hearings or verifications required or authorized by the taxing municipality's ordinance or resolution, be kept confidential, except for official purposes, and

                WHEREAS,  any person who divulges any information which is confidential under the provisions of any ordinance or resolution, upon conviction may be subject to fines and / or imprisonment, upon conviction, and dismissal from office or discharge from employment ; and

                WHEREAS, Berkheimer requires passage of a resolution by the governing body of BOLIVAR BOROUGH, WESTMORELAND COUNTY specifying that said confidential information  is needed for official purposes and absolving Berkheimer from any liability in connection with the release of said confidential information. 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that;

                1. BOLIVAR BOROUGH, WESTMORELAND COUNTY hereby appoints _Secretary/Treasurer,                                                                                                                

as its authorized representative to make requests upon and receive any and all tax information and records from Berkheimer, relative to the collection of taxes for BOLIVAR BOROUGH, as desired and deemed necessary by BOLIVAR BOROUGH, to be used for official purposes only; and

                2. Berkheimer is hereby directed to provide and/ or transmit any and all tax information and records, to _Secretary/Treasurer____ as the authorized contact representative for it.                               

                3.  BOLIVAR BOROUGH, WESTMOELAND COUNTY hereby saves harmless, indemnifies and / or absolves Berkheimer from and against any and all liability in connection with the release of said confidential information. 

RESOLVED, ENACTED AND ADOPTED       at a meeting held on the __6_____ day of __Nov________2025.

                                                                                           by __Lewis McLaughlin____________

                                                                                                   (Council President)

ATTEST.

Patricia Betts________________

   ( Secretary)