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The Financially Distressed Municipalities Act (Act of 1987, P.L. 246, No. 47), also known as Act 47, empowers the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development to declare certain municipalities in Pennsylvania as financially distressed. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh are subject to separate state authorities, rather than this ...
Most provisions of Act 47 initially remained suspended until the termination of the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Act (Section 708 of Act 1991, June 5, P.L. 9, No 6). The cities of Erie and Altoona, among others, have narrowly avoided Act 47 designation.
Local municipalities can be governed by statutes, which are enacted by the Pennsylvania General Assembly, and are specific to the type and class of municipality; by a home rule municipality, under a home rule charter, adopted by the municipality; or by an optional form of government, adopted by the municipality. [3]
Pennsylvania DCED Sec. Rick Siger talks with Cascio's Fruit Market owners, Jodi and Donald Brougher, and state Sen. Pat Stefano, front right, about the importance of small businesses as economy ...
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Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency; Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency; Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System; Pennsylvania Office of Administration; Pennsylvania Office of the Budget; Pennsylvania Office of General Counsel; Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System; Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
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Philadelphia County is unique in Pennsylvania in that it is a consolidated city-county, and so while the county is technically not governed by a home rule charter (and is therefore not included on the list), the fact that Philadelphia City (which constitutes the same land area as and administers all the governmental affairs of Philadelphia ...