{"data":{"id":"us-pa/16-pa.c.s.-15399j","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"16 Pa.C.S. § 15399j","heading":"Civil service for certain employees.","body":"The county commissioners of a county of the second class A may establish by ordinance a merit system for the selection, tenure, promotion and discharge of employees involved in any work for which the county receives or is eligible to receive Federal or State grants-in-aid.","path":["Title 16 - COUNTIES","PART IV COUNTIES OF THE SECOND CLASS A THROUGH EIGHTH CLASS","CHAPTER 153 SPECIAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF COUNTIES","SUBCHAPTER Z.3 CIVIL SERVICE IN COUNTIES OF THE SECOND CLASS A"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=16","current_through":"2026-07-23 (Statute Update stamp, 16 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:18Z","sha256":"3ba2115675b2d3fe2f678ae4cd4e4faad77a6fbca325047193d32e99d402588d","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/16-pa.c.s.-15399i","next":"us-pa/16-pa.c.s.-15399k"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}