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 2012
Charles A. Christy, Council Member, Third Ward
338 Dean Street Tel: (610) 692-1863 cchristy@west-chester.com Term to expire 2014
Susan L. Bayne, Council Member, Fourth Ward
726 South Penn Street Tel: (610) 429-4306 sbayne@west-chester.com Term to expire 2012
Thomas P. Paxson Council Member, Fifth Ward
301 S. Bradford Ave. Tel: (610) 431-0990 tpaxson@west-chester.com Term to expire 2014
James A. Jones, Council Member, Sixth Ward
517 W. Miner Street Tel: (610) 429-9681 jajones@west-chester.com Term to expire 2012
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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