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PITTSBURGH – A Whitehall Borough store owner’s lawsuit alleging that local policy towards skill machines and mechanical device licenses is being selectively enforced against him in violation of state and federal law, will now be heard in a Pennsylvania federal court.
Reply PA Sen. Carolyn Comitta asked other state senators to support a change to the Pennsylvania Borough Code requiring a quorum of council members meeting in person for municipal meetings. (Colin Miner/Patch) HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania Sen. Carolyn Comitta (D-156th) wants support in allowing for remote municipal meetings to continue, without a requirement that a quorum of board members meets in person. The Senator sent a memo on June 8 to all state senators asking for their support in changing the state's Borough Code requirement to allow remote meeting options as the Commonwealth mov...
The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly has a rich assortment of topics on its Monday evening meeting agenda — though not all of them are scheduled for discussion by default.
Harrisburg, Pa. â A bill to allow municipal officials to meet remotely even after the COVID-19 emergency ends was introduced on Friday in the state House of Representatives. Title 35 was changed last April to allow municipalities to remotely meet during disaster emergencies but boroughs must resume in-person meetings once the current emergency ends. The bill introduced by Rep. Perry S. Warren (D-Bucks) would amend Title 8, the Borough Code, so that remote participation always would be sufficient to constitute a quorum. Local officials and the public could meet via devices ...
State Representative Jim Struzzi has introduced legislation that would change the way municipalities handle storm water management. House bills 1287 a...