HOUSE AMENDED PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 894 PRINTER'S NO. 2164
No. 829 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, COSTA, HART, SALVATORE AND SCHWARTZ, APRIL 1, 1997
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, SEPTEMBER 28, 1998
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
1 voting on any issue before the board SOLELY because the member <-- 2 had previously expressed an opinion on the issue in either an 3 official or unofficial capacity. 4 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately. C4L73JS/19970S0829B2164 - 2 -