(d) Newspaper notification.--Except where emergency
circumstances dictate otherwise, the governing body shall, no
later than 24 hours prior to the start of the meeting, notify a
newspaper of general circulation of the upcoming meeting with
information on how to access the meeting. The newspaper of
general circulation shall be a newspaper which publishes notices
of the municipality's meetings.
(e) Resolution.--Following the exercise of any executive,
legislative or judicial powers and functions pursuant to
subsection (b), and after the Governor's disaster emergency
declaration is lifted, the actual emergency and the nature of
the power or function exercised shall be stated in a resolution
and adopted by the governing body at the next public meeting at
the regular or usual place of conducting business.
(f) Pending approvals.--If the final day for a municipality
or an agency or board of a municipality to approve or deny any
application, plat, plan or other submission for an "approval" as
that term is defined in section 2 of the act of July 9, 2013
(P.L.362, No.54), known as the Development Permit Extension Act,
falls during a disaster emergency dangerous to health or safety
as described under subsection (b), the following shall apply:
(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law, charter or
ordinance, for any approval received and pending action by a
municipality or an agency or board of a municipality as of
the date of the declaration of a disaster emergency, the
number of days provided to satisfy statutory time limits in
review, hearing and decision on any application, plat, plan
or submission shall be suspended or tolled as of the date of
the disaster emergency declaration and shall resume on the
date following the termination of the state of disaster
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