Opportunity for public comment is made available during the monthly council meeting. If you are interested in addressing council, plan on arriving early to sign up. The Borough of Pottstown is divided into 7 wards. An elected member of council represents each ward. Council members serve a four-year term.
All council members are residents of their ward in the borough.
Pottstown's Borough Hall is located at 100 East High Street in Pottstown. School board members in Pennsylvania are elected officials. This 5-4 rotation eliminates having nine new members on a school board and ensures continuity. A school board is a legislative body of citizens called school directors, who are elected locally by their fellow citizens and who serve as agents of the state Legislature. Each board consists of nine members who serve four-year terms of office, without pay.