Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

53 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2918 (2026)

Function and duty of commission.

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§ 2918. Function and duty of commission.

The government study commission shall study the form of government of the municipality to compare it with other available forms under the laws of this Commonwealth and determine whether or not in its judgment the government could be strengthened or made more clearly responsible or accountable to the people or whether its operation could become more economical or efficient under a changed form of government.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 2014–2015 · leading case: In Re Petition to Submit Ballot Question to Concord Twp. Voters, 119 A.3d 335 (Pa. 2015).

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In Re Petition to Submit Ballot Question to Concord Twp. Voters, 119 A.3d 335 (Pa. 2015). “§ 2915(a). Appellant adds that even if the Commission were validly formed, it cannot seek relief because its purpose is limited to examining the possibility of home rule government.”

Lackawanna Cnty. Gov't Study Comm'n v. Scranton Times, L.P., 42 Pa. D. & C.5th 405 (2014). · cites it 3× “” 53 Pa.C.S. § 2918. Pursuant to Sections 2921 and 2923, the “government study commission shall report and recommend” to the electorate that either (a) the form of government remain unchanged, or (b) a referendum question be submitted to the electors to adopt “a home rule…”

Lackawanna Cnty. Gov't Study Comm'n v. The Scranton Times, L.P. d/b/a The Times Tribune (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2015). “53 Pa. C.S. § 2918. HRCOPL Sections 2921 and 2923, 53 Pa.”

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