16 Pa. Stat. § 11655
The board may appoint and fix the compensation of an actuary. The county controller or the chief clerk of the county, as the case may be, shall be the secretary of the board. In counties having an optional form of government, the board shall appoint a secretary. The compensation of the secretary shall be fixed by the salary board or council, as the case may be. The secretary shall keep a record of all of the proceedings of the board, which record shall be open to inspection by the public.
The expense of the administration of this act, exclusive of the payment of retirement allowances, shall be paid by the county by appropriations made on the basis of estimates submitted by the board. However, such administrative expenses may from year to year be paid from the fund unless it is determined by the actuary that such payment will impair the actuarial soundness of the fund.
16 P.S. § 11655