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Pennsylvania Municipal Vacancies 101
With election season just around the corner, Pennsylvania municipalities often face the issue of municipal vacancies. While some municipalities have highly contested elections, others, particularly small boroughs, may struggle to find individuals even willing to serve. Municipalities often have questions regarding the rules for these openings, which follow rules from multiple statutes and codes.
Accumulating Accountability: Commonwealth Court Reviews Constitutional Limits on Cumulative Municipal Fines
Pennsylvania municipalities are empowered not only to adopt ordinances and enforce them but to establish fines and penalties for violations of the same. However, municipalities are creatures of statute and authorized only to act within the bounds of the powers granted to them by the General Assembly.
Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law Update: The Death of the Attorney-Client Privilege Log?
In a recent case, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court found that the use of an attestation may negate the need for a full privilege log when responding to a Right-to-Know Law, 65 P.S. Sections 67.701 et seq., (RTKL) request where there are redacted privileged documents and an attestation providing context for the privilege. In Bergere v. Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, No. 269-CD-2024 (Pa. Cmwlth. Jan.
When Standing Won’t Stand-Pa. Supreme Court Rules That a Grant of Party Status by a Zoning Hearing Board Does Not Automatically Convey Appellate Rights | The Legal Intelligencer
Last spring, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed the question of who is entitled to standing in matters before a municipal zoning hearing board, and more importantly, who has standing to file an appeal from a board decision. In South Bethlehem Associates v.
Seeing the Forest for the Trees: Understanding How Original Jurisdiction in ACRE Cases Impacts Your Municipality
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Governor Wolf Signs Act 151 Addressing Data Breaches Within Local Entities
Thursday, December 29, 2022 On Thursday, November 3, 2022, Governor Tom Wolf signed PA Senate Bill 696, also known as Act 151 of 2022 or the Breach of Personal Information Notification Act. Act 151 amends Pennsylvania’s existing Breach of Personal Information Notification Act, strengthening protections for consumers, and imposing stricter requirements for state agencies, state agency contractors, political subdivisions, and certain individuals or businesses doing business in the Commonwealth.
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