West Chester is governed by Borough Council which consists of seven members representing each of the voting wards in the Borough. Council directs the activities of the Borough through the appointed Borough Manager, who in turn supervises all departments except the Police Department (the Mayor directs the activities of the Police Department through the Chief of Police). In order to provide continuity, the representatives from the even-numbered wards are elected at the same time, and representatives from the odd-numbered wards, plus the Mayor, are elected two years later. All serve four year terms, and are eligible for reelection once. On the first Monday of January in each even numbered year, Borough Council conducts a reorganization meeting where they elect a President and Vice President of Council.

Carolyn T. Comitta, Mayor
115 S. Brandywine Street Tel: (610) 692-6521 ccomitta@west-chester.com Term to expire 2014
Holly V. Brown, Council Member, First Ward
122 E. Biddle Street Tel: (610) 696-7254 hbrown@west-chester.com Term to expire 2014
Cassandra L. Jones, Council Member, Second Ward
121 S. Worthington Street Tel: (610) 429-4351 cljones@west-chester.com Term to expire 2016
Charles A. Christy, Council Member, Third Ward
338 Dean Street Tel: (610) 692-1863 cchristy@west-chester.com Term to expire 2014
Jordan C. Norley, Council Member, Fourth Ward
739 S. Matlack Street Tel: (610) 389-0973 jnorley@west-chester.com Term to expire 2016
Thomas P. Paxson Council Member, Fifth Ward
301 S. Bradford Ave. Tel: (610) 431-0990 tpaxson@west-chester.com Term to expire 2014
Stephen A. Shinn, Council Member, Sixth Ward
2 West Gay Street Tel: (302) 388-7811 Sshinn@west-chester.com Term to expire 2016
John A. Manion, Council Member, Seventh Ward
208 W. Virginia Ave. Tel: (610) 738-4016 jmanion@west-chester.com Term to expire 2014

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