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of the Pennsylvania General Assembly About Us What is the ? Commission Brochure Five-Year Report to the General Assembly Current Commission Members Previous Commission Members Commission Staff Open Records and Reports Open Records/Right-to-Know Commission Meeting Minutes Commission Monthly Financial Reports Laws Governing the Law 45 Pa.C.S. § 741 (Electronic publication of municipal codes) 53 Pa.C.S. § 2314 (Required review of specified intergovernmental cooperation agreements) County Code § 1785 (Committee to prepare uniform forms) Legislation and Projects Legislative Package 2019-2020 Commission Legislation Recently Enacted Commission Legislation Current Projects First Class Township Code Recodification & Incorporation into Title 73 of Pa.C.S. Incorporation of County Code into Title 16 of Pa.C.S. Recent Projects Assessment Reform Task Force County Code & Second Class County Code Consolidation & Revision Third Class City Code Recodification & Incorporation into Title 11 of Pa.C.S. Act 47 of 1987 Municipalities Financial Recovery Act Task Force Borough Code Recodification & Incorporation into Title 8 of Pa.C.S. County Officer & Employee Fiscal Security Act Senate Resolution 323 of 2010: Municipal Mandate Study Consolidated County Assessment Law Reports and Publications Five-Year Report to the General Assembly Full Listing of Publications Research Tools and Laws Commission Publications Pennsylvania Legislator's Municipal Deskbook Quarterly Legal Update Summaries of Acts Signed into Law: 1993-Present Full Listing of Publications Municipal Laws Pennsylvania Municipal Codes Frequently Cited Municipal Laws of Pennsylvania Additional Resources Other Useful Sites Contact Contact Information Subscribe to Email List Request Municipal Codes Open Records/Right-to-Know Search T HE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION is a bicameral, bipartisan legislative service agency of the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Created in 1935 by an Act of Assembly, it is one of the oldest agencies of its kind in the country. Five Senate Members and five House Members, appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, respectively, constitute the Commission. The ten Members, three from the majority party and two from the minority party in each chamber, collectively work by consensus for more effective and efficient local government. The Commission serves as a specialized local government resource for legislators, caucus staff, committee staff and constituents on inquiries, issues and legislation, providing objective expertise in many facets of local government. It takes on long-term complex projects, producing results that may be more difficult to achieve, or cannot be achieved, through caucus staff or advocacy groups alone. Commission Members, with the aid of staff, identify, draft and sponsor legislation to address local government issues, and review certain intergovernmental cooperation agreements as required by law. The Commission provides a forum for statewide municipal associations, representing different types of municipalities and officials, to express their views directly before legislators from both caucuses in the Senate and House. It works with these and other stakeholders in proposing legislation for the betterment of Pennsylvania local government. MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION Senator Scott E. Hutchinson, Chair Senator Scott F. Martin Senator Judy Ward Senator Judith L. Schwank Senator Timothy P. Kearney Representative R. Lee James Representative Dan Moul Representative Garth D. Everett Representative Robert L. Freeman Representative Christina D. Sappey New! First Class Township Code Revision County Code Revision QUICK LINKS Pennsylvania Legislator's Municipal Deskbook Quarterly Legal Update Pennsylvania Municipal Codes Frequently Cited Municipal Laws of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania General Assembly Department of Community and Economic Development Municipal Statistics Publications and Documents Current Bidding Limit Information NEXT COMMISSION MEETING January 29, 2020 Business Meeting (8:45 a.m. Room 14 East Wing-Main Capitol Building) Mailing Address Senate Box 203078 Main Capitol Building Harrisburg, PA 17120-3078 Street Address 506 Irvis Office Building Harrisburg, PA 17120-3078 Contact (717) 787-7680 (717) 772-4524 @Pa_LGC 2015 © . ALL Rights Reserved....