Event Detail

Summary

Type	Method	Description	Successful?
Home Rule (County)	Unknown	Lehigh County 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

Affected Government

From Municipality	From County	From State	To Municipality	To County	To State
Lower Macungie, Township of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	Lower Macungie, Township of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part
Hanover, Township of (Lehigh) Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	Hanover, Township of (Lehigh) Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part
Fountain Hill, Borough of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	Fountain Hill, Borough of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part
Bethlehem, City of Overlap	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	Bethlehem, City of Overlap	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part
Upper Milford, Township of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	Upper Milford, Township of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part
North Whitehall, Township of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	North Whitehall, Township of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part
South Whitehall, Township of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	South Whitehall, Township of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part
Macungie, Borough of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	Macungie, Borough of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part
Lynn, Township of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	Lynn, Township of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part
Lowhill, Township of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	Lowhill, Township of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part
Catasauqua, Borough of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	Catasauqua, Borough of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part
Washington, Township of (Lehigh) Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	Washington, Township of (Lehigh) Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part
Coplay, Borough of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	Coplay, Borough of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part
Weisenberg, Township of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	Weisenberg, Township of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part
Upper Macungie, Township of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	Upper Macungie, Township of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part
Salisbury, Township of (Lehigh) Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	Salisbury, Township of (Lehigh) Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part
Emmaus, Borough of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	Emmaus, Borough of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part
Heidelberg, Township of (Lehigh) Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	Heidelberg, Township of (Lehigh) Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part
Lower Milford, Township of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	Lower Milford, Township of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part
Upper Saucon, Township of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	Upper Saucon, Township of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part
Slatington, Borough of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	Slatington, Borough of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part
Whitehall, Township of (Lehigh) Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	Whitehall, Township of (Lehigh) Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part
Coopersburg, Borough of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	Coopersburg, Borough of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part
Alburtis, Borough of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	Alburtis, Borough of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part
Allentown, City of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	Allentown, City of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part

Affected Government Form

Government	Government Form
Lehigh, County of	County, 3rd Class (Home Rule Charter)

Current Government

Municipality	County	State
Alburtis, Borough of	Lehigh County	PA
Allentown, City of	Lehigh County	PA
Bethlehem, City of	Lehigh County	PA
Catasauqua, Borough of	Lehigh County	PA
Coopersburg, Borough of	Lehigh County	PA
Coplay, Borough of	Lehigh County	PA
Emmaus, Borough of	Lehigh County	PA
Fountain Hill, Borough of	Lehigh County	PA
Hanover, Township of (Lehigh)	Lehigh County	PA
Heidelberg, Township of (Lehigh)	Lehigh County	PA
Lower Macungie, Township of	Lehigh County	PA
Lower Milford, Township of	Lehigh County	PA
Lowhill, Township of	Lehigh County	PA
Lynn, Township of	Lehigh County	PA
Macungie, Borough of	Lehigh County	PA
North Whitehall, Township of	Lehigh County	PA
Salisbury, Township of (Lehigh)	Lehigh County	PA
Slatington, Borough of	Lehigh County	PA
South Whitehall, Township of	Lehigh County	PA
Upper Macungie, Township of	Lehigh County	PA
Upper Milford, Township of	Lehigh County	PA
Upper Saucon, Township of	Lehigh County	PA
Washington, Township of (Lehigh)	Lehigh County	PA
Weisenberg, Township of	Lehigh County	PA
Whitehall, Township of (Lehigh)	Lehigh 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	indirect
View	Act of July 30, 1975 (Pa. Laws 146, No. 73), §§ 1–3	reference

Government Action

Government	Action	Date	Effective
Lehigh, County of	Charter Commission Election: [For or against the election of a government study commission for the County of Lehigh]	May 21, 1974
Lehigh, County of	Charter Commission Final Report: [Recommending the adoption of a home rule charter for "The County of Lehigh"]	Aug 26, 1975	Jan 2, 1978
Lehigh, County of	Election: "Shall the Home Rule Charter contained in the report dated August 26, 1975 of the Government Study Commission, prepared in accordance with the Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Laws, be adopted by the County of Lehigh"	Nov 4, 1975

Source

Detail	Source	Title	Person(s)	Page(s)
View	Pa. Dep't Cmty. Econ. Dev. HmR. F.	LEHIGH COUNTY
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	5
View	Pa. Legis. Ref. Bur. HmR. F.	Lehigh County