PENNSYLVANIA, March 11 - PRINTER'S NO. 1490

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE RESOLUTION

No.

243

Session of

2026

INTRODUCED BY KEEFER, KIM, CULVER, BROOKS, SCHWANK, KEARNEY,

TARTAGLIONE, BROWN, COMITTA, HUGHES, HUTCHINSON AND VOGEL,

MARCH 11, 2026

REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, MARCH 11, 2026

A RESOLUTION

Designating the week of April 20 through 24, 2026, as "Local

Government Week" and April 22, 2026, as "Local Government

Day" in Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, Local government in Pennsylvania comprises more than

4,800 individual units, including 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 1,700 authorities; and

WHEREAS, More than 13 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

EMS protection and enforcement of ordinances and land use

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