{"data":{"id":"us-pa/11-pa.c.s.-10403","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"11 Pa.C.S. § 10403","heading":"Appointment of commission.","body":"(a) Report and recommendation.--If council initiates proceedings under section 10401 (relating to general power of council), council shall appoint as commissioners five impartial registered voters who are residents of the city to make a report and recommendation concerning the necessity, desirability and feasibility of proposed wards.\n(b) Residency.--Except as provided under subsection (c), a commissioner under subsection (a) may not be a resident of a ward which will be affected by the petition.\n(c) Exception.--If a city has less than four wards, a commissioner appointed under subsection (a) must be selected from the city at large and may be a resident of a ward which will be affected by the petition.","path":["Title 11 - CITIES","PART V THIRD CLASS CITIES","CHAPTER 104 CREATION AND DIVISION OF WARDS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=11\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=104\u0026sctn=3\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2025-03-10 (Statute Update stamp, 11 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:30:53Z","sha256":"b3cf3b47c103073ed86ca061ae774a83325729800e663752c6cea9541217053d","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/11-pa.c.s.-10402","next":"us-pa/11-pa.c.s.-10403.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}