Event Detail

Summary

Type	Method	Description	Successful?
Home Rule (County)	Unknown	Northampton 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
Upper Nazareth, Township of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part	Upper Nazareth, Township of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part
Upper Mount Bethel, Township of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part	Upper Mount Bethel, Township of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part
Northampton, Borough of (Northampton) Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part	Northampton, Borough of (Northampton) Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part
East Allen, Township of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part	East Allen, Township of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part
East Bangor, Borough of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part	East Bangor, Borough of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part
Easton, City of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part	Easton, City of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part
North Catasauqua, Borough of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part	North Catasauqua, Borough of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part
Lower Nazareth, Township of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part	Lower Nazareth, Township of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part
Forks, Township of (Northampton) Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part	Forks, Township of (Northampton) Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part
Nazareth, Borough of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part	Nazareth, Borough of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part
Freemansburg, Borough of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part	Freemansburg, Borough of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part
Walnutport, Borough of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part	Walnutport, Borough of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part
Moore, Township of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part	Moore, Township of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part
Glendon, Borough of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part	Glendon, Borough of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part
Washington, Township of (Northampton) Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part	Washington, Township of (Northampton) Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part
Hanover, Township of (Northampton) Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part	Hanover, Township of (Northampton) Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part
Wind Gap, Borough of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part	Wind Gap, Borough of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part
Wilson, Borough of (Northampton) Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part	Wilson, Borough of (Northampton) Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part
Hellertown, Borough of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part	Hellertown, Borough of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part
Williams, Township of (Northampton) Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part	Williams, Township of (Northampton) Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part
West Easton, Borough of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part	West Easton, Borough of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part
Lehigh, Township of (Northampton) Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part	Lehigh, Township of (Northampton) Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part
Bethlehem, City of Overlap	Northampton County Whole	PA Part	Bethlehem, City of Overlap	Northampton County Whole	PA Part
Bethlehem, Township of (Northampton) Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part	Bethlehem, Township of (Northampton) Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part
Portland, Borough of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part	Portland, Borough of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part
Plainfield, Township of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part	Plainfield, Township of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part
Bushkill, Township of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part	Bushkill, Township of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part
Stockertown, Borough of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part	Stockertown, Borough of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part
Lower Saucon, Township of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part	Lower Saucon, Township of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part
Chapman, Borough of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part	Chapman, Borough of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part
Pen Argyl, Borough of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part	Pen Argyl, Borough of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part
Bangor, Borough of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part	Bangor, Borough of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part
Bath, Borough of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part	Bath, Borough of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part
Lower Mount Bethel, Township of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part	Lower Mount Bethel, Township of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part
Allen, Township of (Northampton) Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part	Allen, Township of (Northampton) Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part
Palmer, Township of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part	Palmer, Township of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part
Roseto, Borough of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part	Roseto, Borough of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part
Tatamy, Borough of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part	Tatamy, Borough of Whole	Northampton County Whole	PA Part

Affected Government Form

Government	Government Form
Northampton, County of	County, 4th Class (Home Rule Charter)

Current Government

Municipality	County	State
Allen, Township of (Northampton)	Northampton County	PA
Bangor, Borough of	Northampton County	PA
Bath, Borough of	Northampton County	PA
Bethlehem, City of	Northampton County	PA
Bethlehem, Township of (Northampton)	Northampton County	PA
Bushkill, Township of	Northampton County	PA
Chapman, Borough of	Northampton County	PA
East Allen, Township of	Northampton County	PA
East Bangor, Borough of	Northampton County	PA
Easton, City of	Northampton County	PA
Forks, Township of (Northampton)	Northampton County	PA
Freemansburg, Borough of	Northampton County	PA
Glendon, Borough of	Northampton County	PA
Hanover, Township of (Northampton)	Northampton County	PA
Hellertown, Borough of	Northampton County	PA
Lehigh, Township of (Northampton)	Northampton County	PA
Lower Mount Bethel, Township of	Northampton County	PA
Lower Nazareth, Township of	Northampton County	PA
Lower Saucon, Township of	Northampton County	PA
Moore, Township of	Northampton County	PA
Nazareth, Borough of	Northampton County	PA
North Catasauqua, Borough of	Northampton County	PA
Northampton, Borough of (Northampton)	Northampton County	PA
Palmer, Township of	Northampton County	PA
Pen Argyl, Borough of	Northampton County	PA
Plainfield, Township of	Northampton County	PA
Portland, Borough of	Northampton County	PA
Roseto, Borough of	Northampton County	PA
Stockertown, Borough of	Northampton County	PA
Tatamy, Borough of	Northampton County	PA
Upper Mount Bethel, Township of	Northampton County	PA
Upper Nazareth, Township of	Northampton County	PA
Walnutport, Borough of	Northampton County	PA
Washington, Township of (Northampton)	Northampton County	PA
West Easton, Borough of	Northampton County	PA
Williams, Township of (Northampton)	Northampton County	PA
Wilson, Borough of (Northampton)	Northampton County	PA
Wind Gap, Borough of	Northampton 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

Government	Action	Date	Effective
Northampton, County of	Charter Commission Election: "Shall a Government study Commission of eleven be elected to study the Charter and plan of Government of Northampton County, Pennsylvania, to study and consider the advisability of adoption of an optional plan of Government or a Home Rule Charter and to recommend whether or not an optional form of Government or a Home Rule Charter should be adopted?"	May 21, 1974
Northampton, County of	Charter Commission Final Report: [Recommending the adoption of a home rule charter for the County of Northampton]	Jan 9, 1976	Jan 2, 1978
Northampton, County of	Election: "Shall the Home Rule Charter contained in the report, dated January 9, 1976, of the Government Study Commission prepared in accordance with the Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law, be adopted by Northampton County?"	Apr 27, 1976

Source

Detail	Source	Title	Person(s)	Page(s)
View	Pa. Dep't Cmty. Econ. Dev. HmR. F.	NORTHAMPTON 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	6
View	Pa. Legis. Ref. Bur. HmR. F.	Northampton County