An Act amending Title 16 (Counties) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in county commissioners and chief clerks, providing for voting by county commissioner on certain appointments.

Senate Bill 688 amends Pennsylvania's County Code to establish rules for county commissioners' voting on certain appointments. The bill prohibits a county commissioner from voting on the appointment of members to boards or authorities that promote county economic development. This restriction applies if an immediate family member of the commissioner is an executive-level employee of such a body, or works for an entity receiving a grant, loan, or contract from it. The bill defines "immediate family" as a parent, spouse, child, brother, or sister, and mandates abstention from voting in these circumstances.