Welcome
to New Hope Borough!
The events
and meeting agenda are updated monthly, so please visit
this site often for the latest New Hope Borough news. If there
is something you would like to see on this site that is currently
unavailable,
please contact
us.
About our
Borough Government
New Hope has an elected 7-member Borough Council which plays a central
role in borough government. Council sets policy, enacts legislation,
adopts budgets, controls expenditures, appoints commissions or boards,
and hires employees. Council members are elected to four year terms,
with either 3 or 4 members up for election every 2 years.
Council
elects a president and vice-president from its ranks. The president,
in coordination with council, appoints committee chairpersons
who are responsible for overall policy implementation.
Current Council Members with Committee Chairs & Memberships:
- Sharyn Keiser, Council President; Chairperson, Police Department Committee; Chairperson, Revitalization and Parks Committee; Member, Finance & Budget Committee
- Claire Shaw, Council Vice President; Member, Revitalization & Parks Committee; Member, Police Department Committee; Chairperson, Finance & Budget Committee
- Ed
Duffy, Council Chairperson Pro Tem; Chairperson, Land Use & Historic Preservation Committee; Member, Revitalization & Parks Committee
- Geraldine Delevich, Chairperson, Community Affairs Committee
- Randall
Flager
- Rey
Velasco, Member, Community Affairs Committee; Member, Land Use & Historic Preservation Committee; Member, Public Works Committee
- Richard Hirschfield, Member, Police Committee; Chairperson, Public Works Committee; Member, Finance & Budget Committee
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Borough Council
meets on the 2nd Wednesday (7:30 P.M.) of each month at the New Hope
Solebury High School cafeteria, located at 182 West Bridge Street. Meeting dates and times are subject to change. For up-to-date public meeting information, consult the "Events and Meetings" section of this web site. The public is encouraged to attend
meetings.
The New Hope Mayor, Laurence D. Keller, has several roles:
he works with the Police Chief to set police policy and work rules
and is
responsible
for
emergency proclamations. He attends borough council meetings and
generally votes when there is a tie. The mayor also represents the borough
in local functions and events and may perform weddings.
For
a list of Borough Personnel and contact information, go to Personnel.
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