Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 29 - General Provisions
Section 2967 - Repeal of home rule charter


(a) General rule.--The procedure for repeal of a home rule charter shall be the same as for adoption of a home rule charter. Whenever the electors, by a majority vote of those voting on the question, vote in favor of repeal of a home rule charter and the establishment of a particular form of government, the municipality shall be governed under the form of government selected by the electors from the first Monday of January following the municipal election at which the elective officials of the form of government selected by the electors shall have been elected. The government study commission shall provide in its report for the new form of government to be established.
(b) Election of new officials.--The elective officials under a new form of government selected by the electors shall be elected at the first municipal election held after the referendum on the repeal of a home rule charter or at a later date as may be specified by the commission in its report.

Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Title 53 - MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY

Chapter 29 - General Provisions

Extra - Chapter Notes

Section 2901 - Short title and scope of subpart

Section 2902 - Definitions

Section 2911 - Submission of question for election of government study commission

Section 2912 - Election of members of commission

Section 2913 - Nomination of candidates

Section 2914 - Results of election

Section 2915 - Oath of office of members of commission

Section 2916 - First meeting of commission

Section 2917 - Vacancies

Section 2918 - Function and duty of commission

Section 2919 - Compensation and personnel

Section 2920 - Hearings and public forums

Section 2921 - Report of findings and recommendations

Section 2922 - Discharge of petition and amended reports

Section 2923 - Types of action recommended

Section 2924 - Specificity of recommendations

Section 2925 - Form of question on form of government

Section 2926 - Submission of question on form of government

Section 2927 - Limitation on enactment of ordinance or filing of petition

Section 2928 - Time when change of form of government takes effect

Section 2929 - Limitation on changing new form of government

Section 2930 - Status of forms of government provided in subpart

Section 2941 - Procedure for amendment of charter or optional plan

Section 2942 - Initiation of amendment by electors or council

Section 2943 - Petition for referendum or ordinance proposing amendment

Section 2944 - Time and manner of submission of question

Section 2951 - Conduct and results of election

Section 2952 - Notice of election

Section 2961 - Scope of powers of home rule

Section 2962 - Limitation on municipal powers

Section 2963 - Exercise of municipal powers by home rule county

Section 2964 - General powers of municipalities

Section 2965 - Recording and filing of charter

Section 2966 - Continuation of office of existing elective officials

Section 2967 - Repeal of home rule charter

Section 2971 - Law applicable to optional plan

Section 2972 - Recording and filing of plan

Section 2973 - Scope of powers of optional plan

Section 2974 - Limitation on powers of optional plan

Section 2981 - Limitation on local municipality

Section 2982 - Retention of existing form of government

Section 2983 - Retention of existing form of government when electors disapprove proposal

Section 2984 - Assumption of functions previously assumed by other municipality