PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE
PRINTER'S NO. 2041
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1718
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY M. BROWN, ECKER, FLICK, MALONEY AND ZIMMERMAN,
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, providing for removal of municipal officers.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby resolves as follows:
Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of
Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI:
That Article IX be amended by adding a section to read:
ยง 15. Removal of municipal officers.
The General Assembly shall provide, by uniform general law or
by classification, for the removal of elected officers of a
municipality. Elected officers shall be removed only for cause
as defined by the General Assembly. Cause shall include
absenteeism from meetings, dereliction of duty, inappropriate
moral conduct or abuse of power. The authorization provided by
this section shall not preclude the use of other provisions
contained in this Constitution for the disqualification,
impeachment or removal of municipal officers.
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Section 2. The following procedure applies to the proposed
constitutional amendment in this joint resolution:
(1) Upon the first passage by the General Assembly of
the amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
proceed immediately to comply with the advertising
requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution
of Pennsylvania.
(2) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of
the amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
proceed immediately to comply with the advertising
requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution
of Pennsylvania. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
submit the amendment to the qualified electors of this
Commonwealth at the first primary, general or municipal
election which meets the requirements of section 1 of Article
XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania.
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