County to seek budget extension in meeting today

The Chester County Commission will meet at 7 p.m. today, Thursday, June 27, 2024, in a special called meeting at the Chester County Courthouse.
The board is set to address a continuing budget notice for the upcoming budget. They will also review and may amend the Private Act of 2009 Chapter 11, passed April 23, 2009, which concerns the position of Accounting and Budget Director for Chester County. Section Two of the act reads “The budget committee of the county legislative body of Chester County, subject to the approval of the full county legislative body, may dismiss an accounting and budget director,” while Section Five indicates “This act shall have no effect unless it is approved by a two-thirds vote of the legislative body of Chester County.”
Other items include approval of budget amendments, approval of a resolution from the Chester County Board of Education, approval of a new policy regarding Chester County charitable contributions, approval of new Chester County Officials certification training program policy, and approval of the bid for the concrete foundation on the new Chester County Agri-Center.