PRINTER'S NO. 617
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
63
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY WAGNER, EICHELBERGER, DINNIMAN, GREENLEAF, MARTIN,
SCHWANK, ARGALL, BROWNE, RAFFERTY, BROOKS, RESCHENTHALER,
FONTANA, SCAVELLO, BREWSTER, HUTCHINSON, WARD, KILLION,
BARTOLOTTA, AUMENT AND MENSCH, MARCH 28, 2017
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MARCH 28, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of April 10 through 14, 2017, as "Local
Government Week" and April 12, 2017, as "Local Government
Day" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Local government in Pennsylvania is comprised of
more than 4,500 individual units with 67 counties, more than 50
cities, nearly 100 townships of the first class, nearly 1,500
townships of the second class, more than 950 boroughs, one
incorporated town, 500 school districts and more than 1,500
authorities; and
WHEREAS, More than 12 million residents of this Commonwealth
rely on the services and facilities provided by local
government, ranging from the special purpose functions of
counties, school districts and municipal authorities in the
areas of judicial administration, social welfare, education and
provision of water and sewer services to the more general
purpose functions of cities, boroughs, towns and townships, such
as maintenance of roads and streets, police and fire protection
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