Local Wiki

Delaware County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 5, 2026

Board of Commissioners meets: Preliminary Agenda Meetings Tuesdays, 1:00 PM; Regular Public (full council) Meetings Wednesdays — 6:00 PM January-May, 1:00 PM June-December.
Meeting location: Government Center Building, 201 W. Front Street, Media, PA 19063 (1st Floor for public meetings; room number varies by session).
County Clerk: Robert A. Auclair, Esq. · 610-891-4148 · auclairr@co.delaware.pa.us
Agendas posted at: https://www.delcopa.gov/meetings
County Council: Home Rule county since a January 1976 charter replaced the traditional Board of Commissioners with a 5-member elected County Council (no separate executive). Chair: Richard R. Womack (elected at the Jan. 2026 organizational meeting). Vice Chair: Christine A. Reuther. Members: Dr. Monica Taylor, Elaine Paul Schaefer, Joanne Phillips.

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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.

City: Chester, Pennsylvania

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 (27)

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 (15)

Chester-Upland SD
Chichester SD
Garnet Valley SD
Haverford Township SD
Interboro SD
Marple Newtown SD
Penn-Delco SD
Radnor Township SD
Ridley SD
Rose Tree Media SD
Southeast Delco SD
Springfield SD
Upper Darby SD
Wallingford-Swarthmore SD
William Penn SD

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only

Special districts · Education (4)

Chester Upland School Authority
Delaware County Vocational Technical School Authority
Ridley School District Authority
Swarthmore Borough Authority

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Flood Control (2)

Lower Chichester Township Municipal Authority
Waterfront Municipal Authority

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Hospital (1)

Delaware County Authority

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Housing & Community Development (2)

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)

Chester Economic Development Authority
Delaware County Industrial Development Authority

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Multi-Purpose (1)

Brookhaven Borough Sewer Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)

Special districts · Other Single Purpose (3)

Delaware County Interactive Gaming Revenue Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
Delaware Valley Regional Finance Authority
Media Business Authority

Special districts · Sewer (14)

Bethel Township -Delaware County Sewer Authority
Central Delaware County (Sewer) Authority
Chadds Ford Township Sewer Authority
Chester City Stormwater Authority
Darby Creek Joint (Sewer) Authority
Delaware County Regional Water Quality Control Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
Middletown Township Delaware County Sewer Authority
Muckinipates (Sewer) Authority
Newtown Township Delware County Municipal Authority
Radnor-Haverford-Marple Sewer Authority
Southern Delaware County (Sewer) Authority
Southwest Delaware County Municipal (Sewer) Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
Tinicum Township Sewage Authority
Upper Providence Township Sewer Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)

Special districts · Solid Waste (1)

Delaware County Solid Waste Authority

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Water Supply (1)

Chester Water Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)