PRINTER'S NO. 271
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
15
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY YUDICHAK, TEPLITZ, FONTANA, ARGALL, COSTA,
BREWSTER, VULAKOVICH, BAKER, BOSCOLA, SCHWANK, TARTAGLIONE,
WHITE, HUGHES AND BROWNE, JANUARY 30, 2015
REFERRED TO INTERGOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS, JANUARY 30, 2015
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Establishing a commission to study the Commonwealth's fragmented
system of local governance and identify methods to promote
more regional collaboration in the delivery of municipal
services and the execution of local government.
RESOLVED (the House of Representatives concurring), That the
General Assembly, in response to the recommendations of the 2007
Brookings Institution Report, Committing to Prosperity: Moving
Forward on the Agenda to Renew Pennsylvania, and the
recommendations of the 2007 Pennsylvania Economy League Report,
Structuring Healthy Communities, direct the Majority Leader of
the Senate and the Majority Leader of the House of
Representatives to appoint a commission to study the
Commonwealth's system of local governance and identify methods
to promote more regional collaboration in the delivery of
municipal services and the execution of local government; and be
it further
RESOLVED, That the membership of the commission be:
(1) The Deputy Secretary for Community Affairs and
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Development, Pennsylvania Department of Community and
Economic Development, who shall serve as chairperson.
(2) The chairperson and minority chairperson of the
Local Government Committee of the Senate or their designees.
(3) The chairperson and minority chairperson of the
Local Government Committee of the House of Representatives or
their designees.
(4) One member of the Senate appointed by the Majority
Leader of the Senate.
(5) One member of the Senate appointed by the Minority
Leader of the Senate.
(6) One member of the House of Representatives appointed
by the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives.
(7) One member of the House of Representatives appointed
by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
(8) Members appointed as follows:
(i) A representative of the Pennsylvania Economy
League, appointed from a list submitted by the league to
the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(ii) A representative of the Council of State
Governments, appointed from a list submitted by the
council to the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(iii) A representative of the County Commissioners
Association of Pennsylvania, appointed from a list
submitted by the association to the Speaker of the House
of Representatives.
(iv) Two representatives of 10,000 Friends of
Pennsylvania, one representing the organization at large
and one representing the organization's subsidiary
campaign to Renew Pennsylvania, both appointed from a
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list submitted by the organization to the Speaker of the
House of Representatives.
(v) A representative of the Pennsylvania State
Association of Township Supervisors, appointed from a
list submitted by the association to the President pro
tempore of the Senate.
(vi) A representative of the Pennsylvania State
Association of Boroughs, appointed from a list submitted
by the association to the President pro tempore of the
Senate.
(vii) A representative of the Pennsylvania League of
Cities and Municipalities, appointed from a list
submitted by the league to the President pro tempore of
the Senate.
(viii) A representative of the Pennsylvania
Municipal Authorities Association, appointed from a list
submitted by the association to the President pro tempore
of the Senate.
(ix) The Executive Director of the State Planning
Board, or his designee.
(x) The Executive Director of the Local Government
Commission or his designee;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That the commission be staffed by the Local
Government Commission; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the commission be charged with the following:
(1) Conduct a study of the current system of local
governance in Pennsylvania.
(2) Conduct a study of the current State financial and
technical assistance programs available to municipalities.
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(3) Provide recommended measures that would ensure or
improve the fiscal stability of municipalities.
(4) Provide recommended changes that would make regional
cooperation more attractive to municipalities.
(5) Provide recommended changes that would remove or
reduce barriers to regional cooperation;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That the commission report to the General Assembly
the results of its study and its recommendations and file the
report with the Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of
the House of Representatives within six months of the adoption
of this concurrent resolution.
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