Story by Frank Sparks News/Program Director
Friday November 5, 2021 at 05:51 AM
(Beaver Falls, Pa.) City Residents in Beaver Falls voted on Tuesday unofficially to adopt the Home Rule Charter by a narrow margin of 730 for and 629 against the charter.
So what does that mean for the city. Under a Home Rule Charter the Beaver Falls’ affairs are transferred from state laws to a local charter that is adopted and amended by the voters. This action gives residents control of how the city is structured in the future.
The City Manager oversees all departments, in This case Charles Jones, and a chief financial officer will be chosen to over see all financial management of the city. There will no longer department heads and they would be policy makers and adopt legislation.