Office of City Council / City Clerk
1 Marketway West, 3rd Floor
York, PA 17401
Phone: 717-849-2246
Fax: 717-849-2329
Office Hours
Weekdays, Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Contact: Dianna L. Thompson, City Clerk
email:
dthompso@yorkcity.org
Council Public Meetings on the 2010 Proposed York City Budget - Scheduled.View Schedule
General Information
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, by the Act of July 15, 1957, P.L. 901, has granted to the City of York and other third class cities of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the right to adopt a home rule charter and a new form of government and to exercise broadly the power of local self-government. The residents of the City of York have elected to be governed under the Mayor-Council Charter Plan beginning January 1, 1962. The Optional Third Class City Charter Law of 1957 permits the broadest power of local self-government consistent with the Constitution of the United States and of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The legislative power of the City Government is vested in and exercised by Council and in accordance with the Optional Third Class Charter Law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Every Legislative act of Council is done by Ordinance or Resolution. City Council enacts all laws of City government and authorizes expenditures of City funds. The Council is comprised of five members, elected at-large, with members serving four year terms. The Council assembles on the first Monday of January following the regular municipal election to reorganize and elect a president to preside over meetings and peform other duties as prescribed by the Council.
Legislative sessions are held on the first and third Tuesday of each month, except when such Tuesday is a legal holiday observed by the City Goverment, summer recess, or when the general and/or primary elections fall on such Tuesday, then the regular meeting will be held on the following day or on such other day as the Council shall designate. Council may also meet on other days and times as posted. For information on Council actions, meetings, and/or ordinances, or to appear before the City Council, contact the City Clerk at (717) 849-2246.
INTRODUCING
The Council of the City of York, Pennsylvania
Disclaimer: The information contained herein is for informational purposes only. If you need official, certified copies of any Council documents, you must obtain such official copies through the Office of the City Clerk, 1 Marketway West, 3rd Floor, York, PA 17401 (Phone: 717-849-2246).
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Council MeetingsAll regular meetings are held the first and third Tuesday evenings of each month, except when such Tuesday is a legal holiday observed by the City Goverment, summer recess, or when the general and/or primary elections fall on such Tuesday, then the regular meeting will be held on the following day or at such other day as the Council shall designate. Legislative sessions begin at 7:00 p.m. and are held in City Council Chambers, 1 Marketway West, 3rd Floor, York, PA, except when an emergency or other matters requires said meetings to be held in another location, which shall be advertised. Council committee meetings may be held at 6:00 p.m. prior to the regular meetings or 7:00 p.m. on the Tuesdays when no regular meetings are scheduled. Committee meetings are held in the Council Chambers located at 1 Marketway West, 3rd Floor, York, PA. Please contact the City Clerk at (717) 849-2246 weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. to confirm meeting dates, times and locations.
General Public Comment
In an effort to create format and allow productivity of Council meetings, Council has adopted a set Rules and Procedures which shall govern Council meetings (
View Rules). Copies of said Rules and Procedures shall be made available to the public in Council Chambers during scheduled meetings and copies may also be obtained by contacting the York City Clerk.
General Public comment begins promptly at 6:30 p.m. and ends at 7:00 p.m. Upon calling the meeting to order, the presiding officer may explain the need to sign up for the comment period and ask if all those wishing to address the Council had an opportunity to sign up. Each speaker shall have five- (5) minutes to speak, however, the presiding officer may reduce the time limit down to three- (3) minutes if the number of speakers who have signed up would extend the time period beyond the thirty- (30) minutes scheduled for public comment and/or may resume public comment after adjourning Council's legislative meeting.
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Note: If you are a person with a disability and plan to attend the meeting, please contact the York City Human Resources Generalist at (717) 848-3424 if any accommodations are needed to participate in the proceedings. Persons with hearing impairments may contact the Deaf Center at TDD 717- 848-6765.
