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Pennsylvania Statutes Title 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations § 11701.437. Proposed essential services plan.

Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Filing.--Within 90 days of the appointment of the administrator, the administrator shall deliver true and correct copies of the proposed essential services plan to:

(1) The municipal clerk or municipal secretary, who shall immediately place the copy on file for public inspection in the municipal office.

(2) The secretary.

(3) Each member of the municipal governing body.

(4) The chief executive officer of the municipality.

(5) The chief financial officer of the municipality.

(6) The solicitor of the municipal governing body.

(b) Date of filing.--For purposes of this section, the date of filing the proposed essential services plan shall be the date on which the municipal clerk or municipal secretary places a true and correct copy of the proposed essential services plan on file for public inspection in the municipal office.

(c) Notices of proposed essential services plan.--

(1) On the date of filing, notice that a proposed essential services plan has been filed and is open for public inspection in the municipal office shall be published by the administrator in the county legal reporter and in one or more newspapers with general circulation serving the area in which the municipality is located.  The cost for publishing the notice shall be borne by the department.  The notice shall contain the following:

(i) A statement that a proposed essential services plan has been filed regarding the provision of essential services to the residents and property owners of the unincorporated service district which shall succeed the municipality after disincorporation.

(ii) The date and place of filing.

(iii) A statement that the public has 15 days from the date of filing in which to file written comments relating to the proposed essential services plan.

(iv) The name and address of the administrator to whom written comments should be sent.

(v) A summary of the proposed essential services plan.

(2) Notice of an administrator's public meeting on the proposed essential services plan shall be published by the administrator in the county legal reporter and in one or more newspapers with general circulation serving the area in which the municipality is located.  The department shall bear the cost for publishing the notice.  The notice shall contain the following:

(i) A statement that the purpose of the administrator's public meeting is to receive public comments on the proposed essential services plan.

(ii) The date and place of the meeting.

(3) The administrator may combine the publication of the notice that a proposed essential services plan has been filed with the publication of the notice of the public meeting.

(d) Comment period.--Written comments on the proposed essential services plan may be filed with the administrator.  Written comments shall be made no later than 15 days after the date of filing.  Written comments judged by the administrator to have value to the proposed essential services plan may be used to develop revisions for a final essential services plan.

(e) Administrator's public meeting.--A meeting conducted by the administrator in the municipality shall be set for a date no later than 20 days after the date of filing the proposed essential services plan.  The administrator shall request in writing that the chief executive officer, each member of the municipal governing body and the chief financial officer of the municipality to be present at the service administrator's meeting.  At that meeting, the administrator shall:

(1) Present a summary of the proposed essential services plan.

(2) Receive public comment on the proposed essential services plan.

(3) Allow the members of the governing body of the municipality to present written and oral comments requesting revisions of the proposed essential services plan.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations § 11701.437. Proposed essential services plan. - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-53-ps-municipal-and-quasimunicipal-corporations/pa-st-sect-53-11701-437/

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