PRINTER'S NO. 1107
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
186
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY HARPER, FREEMAN, JAMES, READSHAW, WARREN, GREINER,
IRVIN, WHEELAND, HILL-EVANS, ZIMMERMAN, B. MILLER, McNEILL,
MURT, TOOHIL, BAKER, LONGIETTI, MILLARD, BURNS, HENNESSEY,
DRISCOLL, DUSH, SONNEY, STAATS, WATSON, SCHLEGEL CULVER,
DiGIROLAMO, O'NEILL, SCHLOSSBERG, V. BROWN, R. BROWN, WARD,
DAVIS, MENTZER, CALTAGIRONE, PICKETT, RYAN, TOEPEL, NEILSON,
SAYLOR, SCHWEYER, D. COSTA, GROVE, MARSICO AND GILLEN,
MARCH 27, 2017
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 27, 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 a mosaic of more
than 4,500 individual units with 67 counties, more than 50
cities, nearly 1,500 townships of the second class, nearly 100
townships of the first class, more than 950 boroughs, one
incorporated town, 500 school districts and more than 1,500
authorities; and
WHEREAS, More than 12.5 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
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