City Council Meetings
The City of Chester is a Third Class City, approved by the citizens on April 20, 1980 as a Home Rule Charter Community. Under the Home Rule form of government, the city council has been given all the legislative power to create ordinances, rules and regulations so the city can provide for the health, safety and well-being of its citizens. The Chester City Council consists of four elected members and the presiding officer, the mayor.
The terms of the Mayor and members are four years. Council members are elected at large to serve the entire City. Under the Administrative Code of the City, each council member serves as a department head for one of the five municipal departments.
Regular Meetings
Regular meetings of the Chester City Council will be held in City Council Chambers, Municipal Building, One Fourth Street, 2nd Floor, Chester, PA 19013, at 10:00 AM, prevailing time, on the following dates for the year 2023, except where designated by an asterisk(*) which meetings will be held at 7:00 PM, prevailing time, said dates and times are subject to change due to COVID-19 restrictions and/or state mandates.
Deliberative Meetings
The City Council of the City of Chester will be holding their Deliberative Only Meetings in City Council Chambers, One Fourth Street, 2nd Floor, Chester, Pennsylvania 19013 at 2:00 PM, prevailing local time, on the following dates for the year 2023, said dates and times are subject to change due to COVID-19 restrictions and/or state mandates.
| January 11, 2023 | July 12, 2023 |
| January 25, 2023 | July 26, 2023 |
| February 08, 2023 | August 09, 2023 |
| February 22, 2023 | August 23, 2023 |
| *March 08, 2023 | *September 13, 2023 |
| March 22, 2023 | September 27, 2023 |
| April 12, 2023 | October 11, 2023 |
| April 26, 2023 | October 25, 2023 |
| May 10, 2023 | November 08, 2023 |
| May 24, 2023 | November 22, 2023 |
| *June 15, 2023 | *December 13, 2023 |
| June 28, 2023 | December 20, 2023 |
| December 27, 2023 |
| January 09, 2023 | July 10, 2023 |
| January 23, 2023 | July 24, 2023 |
| February 06, 2023 | August 07, 2023 |
| February 21, 2023 | August 21, 2023 |
| March 06, 2023 | September 11, 2023 |
| March 20, 2023 | September 25, 2023 |
| April 10, 2023 | October 10, 2023 |
| April 24, 2023 | October 23, 2023 |
| May 08, 2023 | November 06, 2023 |
| May 22, 2023 | November 20, 2023 |
| June 12, 2023 | December 11, 2023 |
| June 26, 2023 | December 18, 2023 |
| December 26, 2023 |
Aggregated Pension Board Meeting Schedule – 2023
The regular meetings of the Chester Aggregated Pension Board will be held in City Council Chambers, One Fourth Street, 2nd Floor, Chester, PA 19013, 2:30 PM prevailing local time, on the following dates for the year 2023, said dates and times are subject to change due to COVID-19 restrictions and/or state mandates.
| January 23, 2023 |
| April 24, 2023 |
| July 24, 2023 |
| October 23, 2023 |
Board of Revision of Taxes Meeting Schedule – 2020
Regular meetings of the Chester City Council sitting as the Board of Revision of Taxes will be held in City Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, One Fourth Street, Chester, PA 19013, 10:30 AM, prevailing local time, on the following dates for the year 2020:
| January 22, 2020 | July 22, 2020 |
| February 26, 2020 | August 26, 2020 |
| March 25, 2020 | September 30, 2020 |
| April 22, 2020 | October 28, 2020 |
| May 27, 2020 | November 25, 2020 |
| June 24, 2020 | December 23, 2020 |