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Fifth.--Have power to recommend the impeachment or removal of officials or employés who shall be deemed guilty by a majority of the commissioners, after a full hearing, of the charges that they have coerced or attempted to coerce their subordinates in the performance or non-performance of a political or other service having no relation to the duties of a municipal employé, or in the payment of a contribution for a political purpose. Such recommendation shall be made, in writing, to the body or person having the power to impeach or to remove the accused official or employé.
Sixth.--Make an annual report to the mayor, showing its own actions and rules and regulations, and all the exceptions thereto in force, and the practical effects thereof, and any suggestions it may approve for the more effectual accomplishment of the purposes of this act. At least five hundred copies of the annual report shall be printed for public distribution.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations § 23438. Impeachment of officials; annual report to mayor - last updated January 01, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-53-ps-municipal-and-quasimunicipal-corporations/pa-st-sect-53-23438/
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