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Chester County Government is headquartered in West Chester, Pennsylvania (approximately thirty miles west of Philadelphia) and is administered by a three-person Board of Commissioners, who are elected for four-year terms. The Board manages a large and diverse organization whose mission is to provide quality services in an efficient, cost effective manner. The Commissioners have selective policy-making authority to provide certain local services and facilities on a county-wide basis. Accordingly, the commissioners are responsible for the management of the fiscal and administrative functions of the county.

{Map of Pennsylvania, showing the location of Chester County within the state.}

Other County elected officials include the District Attorney, Clerk of Courts, Controller, Prothonotary, Recorder of Deeds, Register of Wills, Sheriff and Treasurer. Currently, statutory elected County offices include a Coroner and two Jury Commissioners.

The judicial branch of Chester County government consists of the Court of Common Pleas and 19 Magisterial District Courts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Borough of West Chester, PA  The County Seat of Chester County   {Gay Street, West Chester, PA}                       West Chester Map via Google Maps:   View Larger Map

For more information, visit the Borough of West Chester Web Site