Delaware County Council:

Delaware County is governed by a five-member County Council, which replaced the three-member Board of County Commissioners as the governing body of the County in January 1976, when the Home Rule Charter went into effect. The actually expansion of Council to five members occurred in January 1978.

Council is responsible for all legislative and administrative functions of the County government. Although Council has overall responsibility for all action of County departments, the Executive Director, a County Council appointee, is directly responsible for the operations of certain departments as outlined in the Home Rule Charter or Administrative Code, or as assigned by the Executive Director and the County Clerk. Legal guidance and representation is provided by the Solicitor.

Members of Council are elected to four-year terms at staggered two-year intervals in years when municipal elections are held, which occur in odd-numbered years. Council organizes the first Monday of each even-numbered year when the members elect one of their own to serve as Chairman and one to service as Vice Chairman.

The powers and duties of Council are many and varied. The Home Rule Charter provides Council with the authority to pass ordinances, resolutions and proclamations and to provide budgets and personnel to meet the needs of the people of Delaware County as they arise.

Council is responsible for adopting a budget each calendar year. The budget includes setting personal and real estate tax rates and fees to raise the funds needed to meet the needs of the budget. To raise money for major capital projects, Council sells tax-exempt municipal bonds which are paid off at predetermined intervals over a certain number of years. Many social programs are primarily funded by federal and state grants, which are forwarded to the County government for distribution.

Payroll scales and the number of employees necessary to perform County services, including judicial offices, are set by Council.

Council decides the best means of providing services which are required by law or are necessary for the well-being of the County, and determines the degree of participation of the County in the intergovernmental programs involving federal, state and local governments.

County Council is involved in such diverse activities as economic development, public transportation, waste disposal, human services, housing, land use and culture

 Tom McGarrigle, Chairman

Mario Civera, Jr., Vice Chairman

Colleen P. Morrone

John P. McBlain

David J. White

All Meetings are on Wednesdays (unless so noted) at 10:00 AM in the Council Meeting Room - 1st Floor of the Government Center Building Meeting Dates for 2012.

www.co.delaware.pa.us
 
 
 
State Senators for Delaware County
 
Anthony Williams - District 8
6630 Lindenbergh Blvd. Suite 1
Philadelphia, Pa. 19142
215- 492-2980 phone
215-492-2990 fax
 
Constance H. Williams – District 17
601 South Henderson Road
King of Prussia, PA 19406
610.992.9790 phone
610.768.3104 fax
 
Edwin B. Erickson - District 26
5037 Township Line Road
Drexel Hill, Pa. 19026
610-853-4100-phone
619-853-4136-fax
 
Dominic Pileggi - District 9
100 Granite Dr. Suite 105
Media, Pa. 19063
610-565-9100-phone
610-566-2010-fax
 

 
State Representatives for Delaware County
 
Thaddeus Kirkland – District 159
29 E. 5th Street
Chester, PA 19013
610.876.6420 phone
610.447.3004 fax
 
Stephen Barrar – District 160
33 Willowbrook Shopping Center
3358 Chichester Ave.
Suite 13
Boothwyn, PA 19061
610.485.7606 phone
610.485.8277 fax
 
Bryan Lentz - District 161
630 Fairview Road
Swarthmore, PA 19081
610.291.7750 phone
 
Ron Raymond – District 162
1337 Chester Pike
Sharon Hill, PA 19079
610.534.1002 phone
610.534.1710 fax
 
Nicholas Micozzie – District 163
6 South Springfield Road
Clifton Heights, PA 19018
610.259.2820 phone
610.259.7019 fax
 
– District 164
830 N. Lansdowne Ave.
Drexel Hill, PA 19026
610.853.4115 phone
610.853.4116 fax
 
William Adolph – District 165
920 W. Sproul Road
Springfield, PA 19064
610.544.9978 phone
610.338.2294 fax
 
Greg Vitali – District 166
1001 E. Darby Road
Havertown, PA 19083
610.789.3900 phone
610.560.4197 fax
 
Tom Killion - District 128
4641 West Chester Pike
New Town Square, Pa. 19073
610-325-1541-phone
610-325-1546-fax
 
Robert Donatucci – District 185
1615 Porter Street
Philadelphia, PA 19145
215.468.1515 phone
717.772.9888 fax
 
Ronald G. Waters – District 191
6027-A Ludlow Street
Philadelphia, PA 19143
215.748.6712 phone
215.748.1687 fax
 

 
US Representatives for Delaware County
 
Robert A Brady – District 1
Colony Building
511 Welsh Street
Chester, PA 19013
610.874.7094 phone
610.894.7190 fax
 
Chaka Fattah – District 2
4104 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215.387.6404 phone
215.387.6407 fax
 
Pat Meehan- District 7
  

 
US Senators
 
Pat Toomey
 

 
Robert P. Casey
2000 Market Street, Suite 1870
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: (215) 405-9660
Fax: (215) 405-9669
 

 
Governor's Office
 
Governor Corbet
  

 
 

In PA we have full time 203 State House Representatives and 50 State Senators

 Elections:  2012 will be an election year for State Rep. Barrar and Sentator Pileggi

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