PENNSYLVANIA, March 28 - PRINTER'S NO. 1467

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE RESOLUTION

No.

250

Session of

2024

INTRODUCED BY BROWN, KEARNEY, CULVER, COMITTA, BROOKS, KANE,

MARTIN, FONTANA, SANTARSIERO, PHILLIPS-HILL, DUSH, COSTA,

DILLON, CAPPELLETTI, FARRY, ROBINSON, LAUGHLIN, J. WARD,

VOGEL, HUTCHINSON AND SCHWANK, MARCH 28, 2024

REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, MARCH 28, 2024

A RESOLUTION

Designating the week of April 8 through 14, 2024, as "Local

Government Week" and April 10, 2024, as "Local Government

Day" in Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, Local government in Pennsylvania is comprised of

more than 4,500 individual units which include the governmental

bodies of 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,

including maintenance of roads and streets, police, fire, and

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