PRINTER'S NO. 894
No. 829 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, COSTA, HART, SALVATORE AND SCHWARTZ, APRIL 1, 1997
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT, APRIL 1, 1997
AN ACT 1 Amending the act of June 24, 1931 (P.L.1206, No.331), entitled 2 "An act concerning townships of the first class; amending, 3 revising, consolidating, and changing the law relating 4 thereto," further providing for monthly meetings, quorum and 5 voting. 6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 7 hereby enacts as follows: 8 Section 1. Section 702 of the act of June 24, 1931 9 (P.L.1206, No.331), known as The First Class Township Code, 10 reenacted and amended May 27, 1949 (P.L.1955, No.569), is 11 amended to read: 12 Section 702. Monthly Meetings, Quorum[.--], Voting.--(a) 13 The board of township commissioners shall meet at least once a 14 month, at such time and such place as may be designated by 15 ordinance. 16 (b) A majority of the members of the board shall constitute 17 a quorum. 18 (c) A member of the board shall not be disqualified from 19 voting on any issue before the board because the member had
1 previously expressed an opinion on the issue in either an 2 official or unofficial capacity. 3 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately. C4L73JS/19970S0829B0894 - 2 -