Members of Boards and Commissions.
Philadelphia Home Rule Charter § 3-207
in effect§ 3-207. Members of Boards and Commissions.
Except as expressly otherwise provided and subject to the limitations contained in this charter, the Mayor shall appoint the members of all boards and commissions.
ANNOTATION
Sources: The Administrative Code of 1929, Act of April 9, 1929, P.L. 177, Section 207, as amended.
Purposes: Consistent with the strong-mayor form of government plan, the Mayor will, as a rule, appoint the members of all boards and commissions. Council's former participation in the administrative process of government through its power to appoint members of boards and commissions has been removed.
Source: City of Philadelphia, The Philadelphia Code and Home Rule Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/philadelphia/latest/philadelphia_pa/0-0-0-264013Fetched: 10/27/2026
