{"data":{"id":"us-pa/53-pa.c.s.-3059","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"53 Pa.C.S. § 3059","heading":"Qualifications of municipal manager.","body":"The municipal manager shall be chosen by the council on the basis of his executive and administrative qualifications. At the time of his appointment, he need not be a resident of the municipality or this Commonwealth. The municipal manager shall not hold any elective governmental office.","path":["Title 53 - MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY","PART III GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATION","SUBPART E HOME RULE AND OPTIONAL PLAN GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 30 TYPES OF OPTIONAL PLANS OF GOVERNMENT","SUBCHAPTER D COUNCIL-MANAGER PLAN"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=53\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=30\u0026sctn=59\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-24 (Statute Update stamp, 53 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:34:08Z","sha256":"33ee8916cbae382d89c7c196389fe8b349be52d63a420019f734f3bd4ce4b16c","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/53-pa.c.s.-3058","next":"us-pa/53-pa.c.s.-3060"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}