This Charter shall be known as the "Home Rule Charter of the
Township of Whitehall," as amended.
[Amended 6-8-2009 by Ord.
No. 2776, approved 11-3-2009]
This Charter and all amendments hereto shall constitute the
form of government for the Township of Whitehall. The purposes of
this Charter are: to provide Township services and facilities with
the highest degree of efficiency and economy; to establish a Mayor-Commissioner
form of government; to secure home rule for the citizens of Whitehall;
and to provide for the health, safety and well-being of the people
of the Township.
"The Township of Whitehall" shall continue to be a municipality
under the same name and with the same geographical boundaries as those
existing at the time this Charter was first adopted.
The following words, when used in this Charter, shall, unless
the context clearly indicates otherwise, have the following meanings:
department, administrative unit, board, bureau, commission
or committee.
the Township Board of Commissioners consisting of those Commissioners
who have assumed office.
shall mean the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
those elections required by the laws of Pennsylvania to be
held in odd-numbered years.
an individual, a partnership, an association, a corporation
or other entity.
the Township of Whitehall, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
