Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 104 - Creation and Division of Wards
Section 10403 - Appointment of commission

(a) Report and recommendation.--If council initiates proceedings under section 10401 (relating to general power of council), council shall appoint as commissioners five impartial registered voters who are residents of the city to make a report and recommendation concerning the necessity, desirability and feasibility of proposed wards.
(b) Residency.--Except as provided under subsection (c), a commissioner under subsection (a) may not be a resident of a ward which will be affected by the petition.
(c) Exception.--If a city has less than four wards, a commissioner appointed under subsection (a) must be selected from the city at large and may be a resident of a ward which will be affected by the petition.

Cross References. Section 10403 is referred to in sections 10401.1, 10403.2 of this title.

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