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Delaware County, PA May 21, 2013 Election
Directory of Delaware County, PA Questions
County Results as of Jul 8 2:52pm

Questions
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Question Radnor-1. -- Township of Radnor (Home Rule Charter Amendment)
Shall the Radnor Township Home Rule Charter be amended to: 1) require that all township records and reports be prominently posted on the Township's website, and to permit individual Commissioners to add items to the Board agenda; 2) provide that new ward lines be drawn within 10 months after each Decennial U.S. Census Report; 3) establish a Vacancy Board to fill vacancies in the Office of Commissioner; and 4) provide for suspension or removal of at-will department heads and township employees by the Township Manager, subject to Board approval.

Question Radnor-2. Township Treasurer Duties -- Township of Radnor (Home Rule Charter Amendment)
Shall the Radnor Township Home Rule Charter be amended to: 1) provide that the elected Township Treasurer shall have general oversight of receipts, disbursements and tax collection in the township; 2) provide the Treasurer with additional authority to access all financial accounts and reports upon request and be permitted to make oral presentations and an annual written report to the Township Board of Commissioners and Township residents concerning any irregularities, deficiencies, abuse or illegal acts pertaining to the overall finances of the Township; and 3) provide for a revised surcharge procedure with specific authority to file any surcharge amount in the Delaware County Office of Judicial Support.

Question Radnor-3. Budget Procedure -- Township of Radnor (Home Rule Charter Amendment)
Shall the Radnor Township Home Rule Charter be amended to: 1) revise the procedure for a proposed, recommended and adopted comprehensive budget, consisting of a proposed operating budget and proposed three-year capital program following generally accepted accounting principles; 2) establish a new timeline for adoption of the comprehensive budget, including public notice and public hearing requirements; and 3) provide for a quarterly budget review by the Township Manager.

Question Radnor-4. Contracting Procedure -- Township of Radnor (Home Rule Charter Amendment)
Shall the Radnor Township Home Rule Charter be amended to: 1) revise the contract procedure to authorize the Township Manager to approve contracts involving expenditures not exceeding $7,500; 2) require expenditures exceeding $7,500 to be approved publicly by the Board of Commissioners; 3) require public advertising and public bidding procedures be met for expenditures of $25,000 and above; and 4) provide for a procedure to permit emergency expenditures without the Board of Commissioners' prior approval and to permit the future adjustment of the dollar limitations for expenditures to reflect inflation upon an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Commissioners.

Question Brookhaven-1. Brookhaven Liquor License -- Borough of Brookhaven
Do you favor the granting of Liquor Licenses for the sale of liquor in the Borough of Brookhaven, County of Delaware?

Question Chinchester-1. Upper Chichester Library -- Township of Upper Chichester
Do you favor supporting the Upper Chichester Library by imposing a special 3.5 tenth of a mil (.00035) library tax on taxable real estate in the Township of Upper Chichester?

 
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