(a) Report and recommendation.-- If council initiates proceedings under section 10401 (relating to general power of council), council shall appoint as commissioners five impartial registered voters who are residents of the city to make a report and recommendation concerning the necessity, desirability and feasibility of proposed wards. (b) Residency.-- Except as provided under subsection (c), a commissioner under subsection (a) may not be a resident of a ward which will be affected by the petition. (c) Exception.-- If a city has less than four wards, a commissioner appointed under subsection (a) must be selected from the city at large and may be a resident of a ward which will be affected by the petition.
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