Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home Rule | Unknown | McKeesport City Proposed 1979 Home Rule | no |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979–1981 |
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
McKeesport, City of Whole |
Allegheny County Part |
PA Part |
McKeesport, City of Whole |
Allegheny County Part |
PA Part |
Affected Government Form
| Government | Government Form |
|---|---|
| McKeesport, City of | City, 3rd Class (Home Rule Charter) |
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 | indirect |
| View | Act of July 1, 1978 (Pa. Laws 699, No. 123), §§ 1–2 | indirect |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny, County of | Charter Commission Election: "Shall a Government Study Commission of nine members be elected to study the existing form of government of the City of McKeesport, to consider the advisability of the adoption of a Home Rule Charter, and if advisable, to draft and to recommend a Home Rule Charter?" | Nov 6, 1979 | v. 2, p. 46 | |||
| McKeesport, City of | Charter Commission Final Report: [Recommending the adoption of a home rule charter for the City of McKeesport] | Apr 23, 1981 | Vetoed | |||
| Allegheny, County of | Election: "Shall the Home Rule Charter of the City of McKeesport be repealed, and the form of government recommended in the report of the Government Study Commission, dated April 23, 1981, be adopted as authorized by the Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law?" | Nov 3, 1981 | Rejected | v. 2, p. 56 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Pa. Dep't Cmty. Econ. Dev. HmR. F. | MCKEESPORT CITY-II (1979-81) | |||||
| 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 |