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Philadelphia County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 5, 2026
Board of Commissioners meets
Stated Council sessions Thursdays, 10:00 AM.
Meeting location
Room 400, City Hall, Philadelphia, PA.
Commissioner, Department of Records
James Leonard · 215-686-2261 · james.leonard@phila.gov
Agendas posted at
https://phila.legistar.com/ — Legislative Information Center (phlcouncil.com itself does not post agenda documents directly).
Mayor & City Council
Philadelphia is a consolidated city-county government — NOT a Board of County Commissioners. Mayor: Cherelle L. Parker (took office Jan. 1, 2024). Legislative body: 17-member City Council (10 district + 7 at-large). Council President: Kenyatta Johnson (District 2); Majority Leader Katherine Gilmore Richardson; Minority Leader Kendra Brooks. Members: Mark Squilla (D1), Jamie Gauthier (D3), Curtis Jones Jr. (D4), Jeffery "Jay" Young Jr. (D5), Michael Driscoll (D6), Quetcy Lozada (D7), Cindy Bass (D8), Anthony Phillips (D9), Brian J. O'Neill (D10), plus at-large members Isaiah Thomas, Nicolas O'Rourke, Jim Harrity, Nina Ahmad, Rue Landau.

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.

  • Philadelphia City SD · School District

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

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

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