Section 242. Publication.
(a) Filing.--Within 120 days of an executed contract between the department and the coordinator, the coordinator shall formulate a plan for relieving the municipality's financial distress and shall deliver true and correct copies of it to:
(1) The municipal clerk or municipal secretary, who shall immediately place the copy on file for public inspection in the municipal office.
(2) The secretary.
(3) Each member of the municipal governing body.
(4) The mayor.
(5) The chief financial officer of the municipality.
(6) The solicitor of the municipal governing body.
(7) All parties who have petitioned the secretary under section 203.
((a) amended Oct. 31, 2014, P.L.2983, No.199)
(b) Date of filing.--For purposes of this section, the date of filing the plan shall be the date on which the municipal clerk or municipal secretary places a true and correct copy of the plan on file for public inspection in the municipal office.
(c) Notices of plan.--
(1) On the date of filing, notice that a plan has been filed and is open for public inspection in the municipal office shall be published by the coordinator in the county legal reporter and in one or more newspapers with general circulation serving the area in which the municipality is located. The cost for publishing the notice shall be borne by the department. The notice shall set forth the following information:
(i) That a plan regarding the coordination and relief of the municipality's financial distress was filed pursuant to this act.
(ii) The date and place of filing.
(iii) That the public has 15 days from the date of filing in which to file written comments on the plan.
(iv) The name and address of the coordinator to whom written comments should be sent.
(v) Summary of the plan.
(2) Notice of a coordinator's public meeting on the plan shall be published by the coordinator in the county legal reporter and in one or more newspapers with general circulation serving the area in which the municipality is located. The department shall bear the cost for publishing the notice. The notice shall contain the following information:
(i) That the purpose of the coordinator's public meeting is to receive public comments on the plan.
(ii) The date and place of the meeting.
(3) The coordinator may combine the publication of the notice that a plan has been filed with the publication of the notice of the public meeting.
(c.1) Solicitation of comments.--The coordinator shall, no later than the date of filing, solicit comments on the coordinator's plan to be presented at the public meeting from such persons and entities which submitted timely comments under section 221(d)(2). ((c.1) added Oct. 31, 2014, P.L.2983, No.199)
(d) Comment period.--Written comments on the plan may be filed with the coordinator. Written comments shall be made no later than 15 days after the date of filing. Written comments judged by the coordinator to have value to the plan may be used to develop a revised plan.
(e) Coordinator's public meeting.--A meeting conducted by the coordinator in the municipality shall be set for a date not later than 20 days after the date of filing the plan. The coordinator shall request in writing that the chief executive officer, each member of the municipal governing body and the chief financial officer of the municipality to be present at the coordinator's meeting. Comments on the plan shall be received by the coordinator at that time.