Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home Rule | Unknown | Whitehall Township 1976 Home Rule | yes |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972–1976 | Jan 5, 1976 | Home Rule Charter - Listed Effective Date |
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Whitehall, Township of (Lehigh) Whole |
Lehigh County Part |
PA Part |
Whitehall, Township of (Lehigh) Whole |
Lehigh County Part |
PA Part |
Affected Government Form
| Government | Government Form |
|---|---|
| Whitehall, Township of (Lehigh) | Township, 1st 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] | reference |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehigh, County of | Charter Commission Election: "Shall a Government Study Commission of eleven members be elected to study the form and plan of government of the Township of Whitehall, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, to study and consider the advisability of the 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?" | Nov 7, 1972 | ||||
| Whitehall, Township of (Lehigh) | Charter Commission Final Report: [Recommending the adoption of a home rule charter for the "The Township of Whitehall"] | May 1974 | Jan 5, 1976 | |||
| Lehigh, County of | Election: "Shall the Home Rule Charter contained in the report, dated May 1974, of the Government Study Commission, prepared in accordance with the Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law, be adopted by the TOWNSHIP OF WHITEHALL?" | Nov 12, 1974 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Pa. Dep't Cmty. Econ. Dev. HmR. F. | WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP | |||||
| 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 |