Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home Rule | Municipality | Bethel Park Municipality 1978 Home Rule | yes |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974–1978 | Jan 2, 1978 | Home Rule Charter - Listed Effective Date |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bethel Park, Borough of (defunct) Old Name |
Allegheny County Part |
PA Part |
Bethel Park, Municipality of New Name |
Allegheny County Part |
PA Part |
Affected Government Form
| Government | Government Form |
|---|---|
| Bethel Park, Municipality of | Borough (Home Rule Charter) |
Current Government
| Sub-Municipality | Municipality | County | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethel Park, Municipality of | Allegheny County | PA |
Law
| Detail | Citation | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| View | Act of April 13, 1972 (Pa. Laws 184, No. 62), §§ 201–219 | indirect |
| View | Act of April 13, 1972 (Pa. Laws 184, No. 62), §§ 241–242 | indirect |
| View | Act of April 13, 1972 (Pa. Laws 184, No. 62), §§ 305–306 | indirect |
| View | Act of July 27, 1973 (Pa. Laws 239, No. 65), § 1 [210] | indirect |
| View | Act of July 3, 1974 (Pa. Laws 421, No. 149), §§ 1–3 | reference |
| View | Act of July 30, 1975 (Pa. Laws 146, No. 73), §§ 1–3 | reference |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethel Park, Borough of (defunct) | Ordinance | Feb 11, 1974 | ||||
| Allegheny, County of | Charter Commission Election: "Shall a government study commission of nine be elected to study the charter and form of government of the Borough of Bethel Park, to study and draft a home rule charter and to recommend whether or not a home rule charter should be adopted?" | May 21, 1974 | v. 2, p. 33 | |||
| Bethel Park, Borough of (defunct) | Charter Commission Final Report: [Recommending the adoption of a home rule charter for the Municipality of Bethel Park] | Nov 18, 1975 | Jan 2, 1978 | |||
| Allegheny, County of | Election: "Shall the Home Rule Charter contained in the report, dated November 18, 1975, of the Government Study Commission, prepared in accordance with the Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law, be adopted by the Borough of Bethel Park?" | Nov 2, 1976 | v. 2, p. 38 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 2000s Geographic Change Notes | As of/Through Jan 1, 2013 | Retrieved Mar 25, 2018 | ||||
| View | Pa. Dep't Cmty. Econ. Dev. HmR. F. | BETHEL PARK MUNICIPALITY (1974-76) | |||||
| View | Pa. Legis. Ref. Bur. HmR. F. | Action Taken Under Act 62, as of January 1, 1982 | Pennsylvania Department of Community Affairs, Municipal Information Center | 1 | |||
| View | Pa. Legis. Ref. Bur. HmR. F. | Allegheny County |