Local Wiki
Berks County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 5, 2026- Board of Commissioners meets
- Weekly, Thursdays, 10:00 AM (hybrid format via Microsoft Teams).
- Meeting location
- Berks County Services Center, 633 Court Street, Reading, PA 19601.
- County Clerk
- Frederick Sheeler · 610-478-3380 (ext. 5328) · fsheeler@berkspa.gov
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.berkspa.gov/departments/commissioners/meetings — agenda PDFs posted at least 24 hours before each meeting.
- Board of County Commissioners
- Traditional 3-member Board of Commissioners (elected at large, 4-year terms). Chair: Christian Y. Leinbach. Vice-Chair: Michael S. Rivera. Commissioner: Dante Santoni Jr.
Other Local Government Here
Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
Boroughs (28)
- Adamstown
- Bally
- Bechtelsville (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Bernville
- Birdsboro (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Boyertown (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Centerport
- Fleetwood (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Hamburg (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Kenhorst
- Kutztown (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Laureldale (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Leesport
- Lenhartsville
- Lyons
- Mohnton
- Mount Penn (official website, opens in a new tab)
- New Morgan
- Robesonia (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Shillington
- Shoemakersville
- Sinking Spring
- St. Lawrence
- Topton (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Wernersville
- West Reading (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Womelsdorf
- Wyomissing
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
School districts (18)
- Antietam SD
- Boyertown Area SD
- Brandywine Heights Area SD
- Conrad Weiser Area SD
- Daniel Boone Area SD
- Exeter Township SD
- Fleetwood Area SD
- Governor Mifflin SD
- Hamburg Area SD
- Kutztown Area SD
- Muhlenberg SD
- Oley Valley SD
- Reading SD
- Schuylkill Valley SD
- Tulpehocken Area SD
- Twin Valley SD
- Wilson SD
- Wyomissing Area SD
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Special districts · Airport (1)
- Reading Airport Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Education (1)
- Berks County Vocational Technical School Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Housing & Community Development (2)
- Berks County Housing Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Reading Housing Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Industrial Development (2)
- Berks County Industrial Development Authority
- New Morgan Industrial Development Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Multi-Purpose (3)
- Berks County Municipal Authority
- Maxatany Township Municipal (Water) Authority
- New Morgan Borough Utilities Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Parking (1)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Parks & Recreation (1)
- Berks County Convention Center Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Public Transit (2)
- Berks Area Reading Transportation Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Kutztown Transportation Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Sewer (17)
- Antietam Valley Muncipal (Sewer) Authority
- Berks-Montgomery Municipal (Sewer) Authority
- Bethel Township Municipal (Sewer) Authority
- Caernarvon Township Municipal Sewer Authority
- Centerport Borough Municipal Authority
- Centre Township Municipal (Sewer) Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Fleetwood Borough Authority
- Geigertown Area Joint Authority
- Leesport Borough (Sewer) Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
- New Morgan Municipal Authority
- Robeson Township Municipal Authority
- Robesonia Municipal Authority
- Robesonia-Wernersville Municipal (Sewer) Authority
- Shoemakersville Municipal Authority
- South Heidelberg Township Municipal (Sewer) Authority
- Womelsdorf Sewer Authority
- Wyomissing Valley Joint Municipal (Sewer) Valley (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Solid Waste (2)
- Berks County Solid Waste Authority
- Western Berks Refuse Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Water & Sewer (12)
- Bern Township Municipal Authority
- Birdsboro Municipal Authority
- Hamburg Municipal (Water and Sewer) Authority
- Kutztown Municipal (Water and Sewer) Authority
- Lyons Borough Municipal (Water and Sewer)) Authority
- Maidencreek Township (Water and Sewer) Authority
- Muhlenberg Township (Water and Sewer) Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Oley Township Municipal (Water and Sewer) Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Perry Township Municipal (Water and Sewer) Authority
- Union Township Municipal Authority
- Washington Township Municipal (Water and Sewer) Authority
- Wernersville Municipal (Water and Sewer) Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Water Supply (6)
- Caernarvon Township (Water) Authority
- Mount Penn Borough Municipal (Water) Authority
- Reading Area Water Authority
- Shillington Municipal (Water) Authority
- Western Berks Water Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Womelsdorf-Robesonia Joint (Water) Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026