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However, the city council challenged the legality of his third term and the case was brought before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court which, in 1987, struck down the Northampton County Court ruling and restored the 1973 ordinance. Marcincin would step down resulting in the first interim mayor in Bethlehem's history, as well as solidifying the two ...
Each council member is in charge of one of the five major departments. The city controller and treasurer are elected independently. Twenty cities employ this form of governance. The mayor-council form has a council of five, seven, or nine members, elected at large for overlapping four-year terms. A mayor, treasurer, and a controller also are ...
The Mayor of Easton, Pennsylvania is a political position dating from 1887, arising from the ascension of the Borough of Easton into the city of Easton. In 1972 the city adopted a strong mayor government, and in 2007 the people of Easton voted to give the mayor a seat on the city council. [1]
Erie County was established on March 12, 1800, from part of Allegheny County, which absorbed the lands of the disputed Erie Triangle in 1792. Prior to 1792, the region was claimed by both New York and Pennsylvania and so no county demarcations were made until the federal government intervened.
Erie City Hall houses the mayor's office. This is a list of the people who have served as mayor of the city of Erie, Erie County, in northwestern Pennsylvania. Erie's city government consists of a mayor and a city council. The mayor's office includes an elected city treasurer and city controller. The mayor also served as the President of the ...
Appointed by City Council, brother was a U.S. Senator and son became Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. 6 Magnus Miller Murray: 1831–1832 Democrat: Appointed by City Council 7 Samuel Pettigrew: 1832–1836 Democrat Appointed by City Council, later won the first mayoral election Jackson and Clay [4] (1834–35)
First "strong" mayor after switch to strong mayor variation of Mayor–council government. [6] Paul E. "Tim" Doutrich, Jr. Jan 3, 1978 – Jan 5, 1982: Republican: Stephen R. Reed: Jan 5, 1982 – Jan 4, 2010: Democratic: Defeated for renomination in 2009. Linda D. Thompson: Jan 4, 2010 – Jan 6, 2014: Democratic
Herbert Pfuhl Jr. (April 25, 1928 – August 18, 2011) was an American politician and teacher. Pfuhl was the longest serving Mayor of Johnstown, Pennsylvania in the municipality's history, serving six terms as head of the city from 1971 to 1977 and again from 1982 to his retirement in 1993.