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Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 29 was added December 19, 1996, P.L.1158, No.177,...
Section 2901 - Short title and scope of subpart - (a) Short title of subpart.--This subpart shall be known and...
Section 2902 - Definitions - Subject to additional definitions contained in subsequent provisions of this...
Section 2911 - Submission of question for election of government study commission - (a) General rule.--Whenever authorized by ordinance of the governing body...
Section 2912 - Election of members of commission - (a) General rule.--A governmental study commission of seven, nine or...
Section 2913 - Nomination of candidates - (a) General rule.--All candidates for the government study commission shall...
Section 2914 - Results of election - The result of the votes cast for and against the...
Section 2915 - Oath of office of members of commission - (a) Members elected on countywide basis.--As soon as possible and...
Section 2916 - First meeting of commission - (a) Procedure.--As soon as possible and in any event no...
Section 2917 - Vacancies - In case of a vacancy in the government study commission,...
Section 2918 - Function and duty of commission - The government study commission shall study the form of government...
Section 2919 - Compensation and personnel - (a) Compensation and expenses of members.--Members of the government study...
Section 2920 - Hearings and public forums - The government study commission shall hold one or more public...
Section 2921 - Report of findings and recommendations - (a) General rule.--The government study commission shall report its findings...
Section 2922 - Discharge of petition and amended reports - (a) General rule.--The government study commission shall be discharged upon...
Section 2923 - Types of action recommended - The government study commission shall report and recommend in accordance...
Section 2924 - Specificity of recommendations - (a) Optional plan of government.-- (1) If the government study...
Section 2925 - Form of question on form of government - The question to be submitted to the voters for the...
Section 2926 - Submission of question on form of government - If the government study commission recommends that the question of...
Section 2927 - Limitation on enactment of ordinance or filing of petition - (a) General rule.--An ordinance may not be passed and a...
Section 2928 - Time when change of form of government takes effect - Whenever the electors by a majority of those voting on...
Section 2929 - Limitation on changing new form of government - The voters of any municipality which has adopted a home...
Section 2930 - Status of forms of government provided in subpart - For the purposes of this subpart, each of the optional...
Section 2941 - Procedure for amendment of charter or optional plan - (a) Procedure.--The procedure for amending a home rule charter or...
Section 2942 - Initiation of amendment by electors or council - A referendum on the question of amendment of a home...
Section 2943 - Petition for referendum or ordinance proposing amendment - (a) Filing.--A petition containing a proposal for referendum on the...
Section 2944 - Time and manner of submission of question - A referendum on the question of the amendment of a...
Section 2951 - Conduct and results of election - All elections provided for in this subpart shall be conducted...
Section 2952 - Notice of election - At least 30 days' notice of each election provided for...
Section 2961 - Scope of powers of home rule - A municipality which has adopted a home rule charter may...
Section 2962 - Limitation on municipal powers - (a) Powers granted by statute.--With respect to the following subjects,...
Section 2963 - Exercise of municipal powers by home rule county - A county which has adopted a home rule charter shall...
Section 2964 - General powers of municipalities - Municipalities adopting a home rule charter shall have the power...
Section 2965 - Recording and filing of charter - The municipal clerk or secretary shall have the new charter...
Section 2966 - Continuation of office of existing elective officials - All elective officials in office at the time of the...
Section 2967 - Repeal of home rule charter - (a) General rule.--The procedure for repeal of a home rule...
Section 2971 - Law applicable to optional plan - Upon the adoption by the electors of any of the...
Section 2972 - Recording and filing of plan - The municipal clerk or secretary shall immediately cause the new...
Section 2973 - Scope of powers of optional plan - The general grant of municipal power under this subpart is...
Section 2974 - Limitation on powers of optional plan - The optional plan of any municipality adopted in accordance with...
Section 2981 - Limitation on local municipality - No local municipality within a county shall supersede or exercise...
Section 2982 - Retention of existing form of government - Each municipality which does not adopt a home rule charter...
Section 2983 - Retention of existing form of government when electors disapprove proposal - In case the electors of any municipality disapprove a proposal...
Section 2984 - Assumption of functions previously assumed by other municipality - (a) Assumption of indebtedness.--A municipality assuming a function previously performed...