East Bradford Township
The land consisting of East Bradford Township was part of the original land grant from King Charles II to William Penn in 1681. Bradford Township was established in 1705 and was named for Bradford, England. East Bradford Township was established in 1731, when Bradford Township was divided into East and West Bradford Townships. In 1856, twelve hundred acres in the southern part of the township was added to Birmingham Township. Since that date East Bradford Township has stayed at its current size of 9855.8 acres or 15.4 square miles.
The Township Municipal Campus consists of 7.4 acres at the intersection of Copeland School Road and Frank Road. At that location is the Municipal Building, Public Works Garage and the Copeland School. The Copeland School, built in 1905, was used as a public school until the East Bradford Elementary School was built in 1959. The Township purchased the school and land surrounding the building in 1965 with the intent of creating the municipal campus. Copeland School was used as a meeting place until 1988 when the Township built the current municipal building and hired a full time staff for the everyday administration of the Township. Copeland School has been refurbished for use as a community room for use by groups that have township residents as members. The Public Works Garage was built in the late 1970's, with an additional storage building built in 1994, to help store the equipment for the growing public works department. A salt storage building was built in 1997 to hold the increasing amount of salt necessary for the township roads during winter storms.
In 1933 Pennsylvania enacted the Second Class Township Code which sets forth the general and corporate powers of the township and the manner in which the supervisors will exercise these powers. Second Class Townships are prohibited from exercising any powers not specifically authorized in the Code. Second Class Township's have populations of less then three hundred people per square mile, which classifies East Bradford Township as a Second Class Township.
The voting public elects three supervisors and three auditors, each to a six year term of office and one tax collector to a four year term of office, all must be residents of the township.
The Board of Supervisors must meet the first Monday in January (unless that date is a legal holiday, then they meet the first Tuesday) to organize the Township. At this meeting they must organize as a board by electing one of their members as chairman and another as vice-chairman. The Board will also appoint a treasurer and a secretary. At this meeting they also appoint new members and fill vacancies to the different boards and commissions of the Township.
Starting in 2000 the township hired a certified public accountant to do the yearly audit of the township financial records. Prior to this the elected auditors of the township did the annual audit. The elected auditors will continue to hold their position within the
The Township Municipal Campus consists of 7.4 acres at the intersection of Copeland School Road and Frank Road. At that location is the Municipal Building, Public Works Garage and the Copeland School. The Copeland School, built in 1905, was used as a public school until the East Bradford Elementary School was built in 1959. The Township purchased the school and land surrounding the building in 1965 with the intent of creating the municipal campus. Copeland School was used as a meeting place until 1988 when the Township built the current municipal building and hired a full time staff for the everyday administration of the Township. Copeland School has been refurbished for use as a community room for use by groups that have township residents as members. The Public Works Garage was built in the late 1970's, with an additional storage building built in 1994, to help store the equipment for the growing public works department. A salt storage building was built in 1997 to hold the increasing amount of salt necessary for the township roads during winter storms.
In 1933 Pennsylvania enacted the Second Class Township Code which sets forth the general and corporate powers of the township and the manner in which the supervisors will exercise these powers. Second Class Townships are prohibited from exercising any powers not specifically authorized in the Code. Second Class Township's have populations of less then three hundred people per square mile, which classifies East Bradford Township as a Second Class Township.
The voting public elects three supervisors and three auditors, each to a six year term of office and one tax collector to a four year term of office, all must be residents of the township.
The Board of Supervisors must meet the first Monday in January (unless that date is a legal holiday, then they meet the first Tuesday) to organize the Township. At this meeting they must organize as a board by electing one of their members as chairman and another as vice-chairman. The Board will also appoint a treasurer and a secretary. At this meeting they also appoint new members and fill vacancies to the different boards and commissions of the Township.
Starting in 2000 the township hired a certified public accountant to do the yearly audit of the township financial records. Prior to this the elected auditors of the township did the annual audit. The elected auditors will continue to hold their position within the
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