Government Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
1 government
1.1 voting districts
1.2 current officials
1.2.1 township
1.2.1.1 mayor
1.2.1.2 township treasurer
1.2.1.3 township commissioners
1.2.2 lehigh county
1.2.2.1 county executive
1.2.2.2 county commissioners
1.2.3 pennsylvania
1.2.3.1 senate
1.2.3.2 state house
1.2.4 federal
1.2.4.1 senate
1.2.4.2 house
1.2.5 sources
government
whitehall township operates first class township. on november 5, 1974, township adopted home rule charter (here) form of government became effective january 5, 1976.
as part of governmental arrangement, township has separate executive , legislative branches. legislative branch consists of township board of commissioners of 7 (7) members, each serving 4-year terms. 4 of seats have terms overlap remaining 3 seat terms (e.g. 4 of current terms end in 2007, while remaining 3 terms end in 2009). seated members elect president , vice president conduct board meetings.
the executive branch consists of mayor, serves 4-year term. mayor may appoint deputy mayor @ his/her discretion, approval board of commissioners. deputy mayor not automatically become mayor should standing mayor leave office reason—a replacement appointed board of commissioners.
whitehall township maintains elected treasurer serves 4-year term.
voting districts
the township broken twelve (12) voting districts, each 1 polling place. below list of each district, link district map, area covered , current polling location district.
map source: lehigh county, pa web site
current officials
township
mayor
edward hozza,jr. (d; term 2016-2019 $87,433.07 {2016}, $89,618.90 {2017},$91,859.37 {2018}, $94,155.85 {2019} e code 360
township treasurer
diane m. hunsicker term 2014-2017 (d); township compensation $35,919.30 {2014}, $36,278.49 {2015) $37,004.06 {2016) $$37,374.10 {2017);this not include compensation whitehall coplay school district
township commissioners
phillips m. armstrong, president term 2016-2019(d; $4,125);
dennis c. hower, vice president term 2016-2019 (d;$4,125);
thomas slonaker, secretary term 2014-2017 (d;$4,125);
linda k. snyder term 2014-2017(d;$4,125);
jeffrey l. dutt term 2016-2019(r; $4,125);
phillip j. ginder term 2016-2019(d;$4,125);
joseph j. marx jr. term 2014-2017 (d:$4,125);
lehigh county
county executive
tom muller (d; $75,000); 2014-2018
county commissioners
1st county district
thomas c. creighton iii (r; $5,500); 2013
whitehall districts: 2, 4–12 (plus others outside whitehall)
4th county district
daniel k. mccarthy, vice chair (d; $5,500); 2013
whitehall districts: 1, 3 (plus others outside whitehall)
as of 2014 whitehall entirely in 1st county district
pennsylvania
senate
18th state senatorial district: lisa boscola (d; $85,536); 2013-2018 (district map)
state house
133rd state legislative district
daniel mcneill (d; $85,338.65); 2015-2016
whitehall districts: 2–6, 8–9 (plus others outside whitehall)
183rd state legislative district
julie harhart (r; $85,338.65); 2015-2016
whitehall districts: 1, 7, 10–12 (plus others outside whitehall)
federal
senate
senior senator: bob casey, jr. (d; $174,000); 2018
junior senator: pat toomey (r; $174,000); 2016
house
15th district of pennsylvania charlie dent (r; $174,000); 2012 (district map)
sources
league of women voters of lehigh valley
lehigh county web site
^ § 1-7. compensation of commissioners . ecode360.com. retrieved 15 may 2012.
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