Lehigh charter: retirement board seat
Lehigh County · Lehigh County County · November 3, 2026
The question on your ballot
Shall Section 606 of the Lehigh County Home Rule Charter be amended to eliminate the requirement that the Chair of the Board of Commissioners serve on the Lehigh County Retirement Board, and replace the Chair with another member of the Board of Commissioners?
In plain language
A VoterDecoder summary of the official measure text.
The question asks Lehigh County voters whether to amend Section 606 of the County Home Rule Charter to remove the requirement that the Chair of the Board of Commissioners serve on the County Retirement Board. The Chair would be replaced by another member of the Board of Commissioners. The seat would still have to be filled by a Commissioner. The official statement says the change would take effect January 1, 2027, if approved. A YES vote approves the change, and a NO vote rejects it.
Plain English Statement
The official plain-English explanation published with this ballot question.
Purpose The purpose of this amendment is to substitute the Chair of the Board of Commissioners on the County Retirement Board with one of his or her fellow Board of Commissioners members. Limitations The amendment still requires that the seat on the Retirement Board be filled by a member of the Board of Commissioners. Effects If approved, this amendment would take effect on January 1, 2027.
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