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Scranton | Reporter's Guide to Pennsylvania Local Government
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Reporter's Guide to Pennsylvania Local Government. What you really need to know when they send you to a meeting. Scranton is Pennsylvania’s only city of the second class A (population 80,000 249,000), and therefore has its own state statute. The city adopted its home rule charter in 1974. The council — five members elected at large. City Clerk appointed by council. Controller elected, serves a four-year term. May 6, 2010 at 8:13 pm. Subscribe to comments with RSS. A First Class Township The Story of Poco...
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Philadelphia | Reporter's Guide to Pennsylvania Local Government
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Reporter's Guide to Pennsylvania Local Government. What you really need to know when they send you to a meeting. As the only city of the first class (over 1 million) in Pennsylvania, state law pertaining to first class cities applies only to Philadelphia. Philadelphia has operated under a strong-mayor home rule charter since 1952. Philadelphia is also a county. A director of finance. The city council has 17 members, one elected from each of the 10 council districts of the city and seven elected at-large.
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First Class Township | Reporter's Guide to Pennsylvania Local Government
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Reporter's Guide to Pennsylvania Local Government. What you really need to know when they send you to a meeting. Most first class townships have five commissioners, but there can be as many as 15. Township appointees who may attend meetings could include the secretary, township manager, chief of police, fire chief, engineer, solicitor and others. Other elected township officials include the tax collector, one assessor and one assistant assessor, three auditors or a controller, and a treasurer. Whitehall ...
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Townships | Reporter's Guide to Pennsylvania Local Government
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Reporter's Guide to Pennsylvania Local Government. What you really need to know when they send you to a meeting. Pennsylvania has two classes of townships. All townships are second class unless first class status has been approved by voters. A general rule is:. 8211; Second Class Townships. Are run by Supervisors (usually three). 8211; First Class Townships. Are run by Commissioners (usually five). Exception: 27 townships in PA operate under home rule. April 23, 2010 at 1:00 am. When the people allow the...
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Pittsburgh | Reporter's Guide to Pennsylvania Local Government
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Reporter's Guide to Pennsylvania Local Government. What you really need to know when they send you to a meeting. Pittsburgh is Pennsylvania’s only city of the second class (population 250,000 999,999), and therefore has its own state statute. The city adopted its home rule charter in 1974. The council — nine members elected by district. The controller elected, serves a four-year term. Pittsburgh’s charter calls for a community advisory board system to review zoning, social and physical plans. A First Cla...
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City Council | Reporter's Guide to Pennsylvania Local Government
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Reporter's Guide to Pennsylvania Local Government. What you really need to know when they send you to a meeting. There are four classes of Pennsylvania cities, according to population, but the top three classes each have only one member:. First Class 1 million or more. Philadelphia. Second Class 250,000 999,999. Pittsburgh. Second Class A 80,000 249,999. Scranton. Third Class 58 cities. With a population of less than 250,000 that have not elected to become a city of the second class A. When the people al...
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Second Class Township | Reporter's Guide to Pennsylvania Local Government
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Reporter's Guide to Pennsylvania Local Government. What you really need to know when they send you to a meeting. Most second-class townships have three supervisors. They may have five if voters approved the change in a referendum. The township solicitor (lawyer) and engineer, both appointed by supervisors, are commonly present at meetings. Other appointees who attend meetings might include a secretary, a treasurer, police officers, special police, sanitation officers, members of a park board and others.
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Third class cities | Reporter's Guide to Pennsylvania Local Government
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Reporter's Guide to Pennsylvania Local Government. What you really need to know when they send you to a meeting. Fifty-three Pennsylvania cities are cities of the third class. There are four major organizational models, with variations, among Pennsylvania’s third-class cities. They are: commission form, mayor-council form, council-manager form and weak mayor-council form. Sixteen third-class cities operate under home rule. Aliquippa – commission form. Allentown home rule, mayor-council form. Who serves a...
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Borough Council | Reporter's Guide to Pennsylvania Local Government
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Reporter's Guide to Pennsylvania Local Government. What you really need to know when they send you to a meeting. Boroughs have a strong and dominant council and a weak mayor. Other officials are appointed by borough council. Exception: 19 boroughs in Pennsylvania operate under home rule. WHO’S AT THE TABLE. Council members in most boroughs there are six, two for each ward. A borough not divided into wards has three, five or seven council members. Solicitor the borough’s attorney. Prepares ordinances.
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