page_title: Upper Moreland Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
section_title: Government
hierarchical_section_title: Upper Moreland Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania / Government
caption_attribution_description: The municipal building in Upper Moreland Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
context_page_description: Upper Moreland Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 24,015 at the 2010 census. Upper Moreland Township is primarily a residential community with distinctive neighborhoods that are complemented by several thriving business, industrial, and commercial districts.
context_section_description: Upper Moreland's governmental structure and powers are derived from the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Upper Moreland's seven member governing body, the Board of Commissioners, is composed of representatives elected from each of the Township's seven wards to serve a four-year term. The daily operations of the municipality are administered by the Township Manager, Assistant Township Manager, Chief of Police, and Directors of Emergency Services, Code Enforcement, Public Works, Parks and Recreation, and Finance. These positions, as well as the Township Solicitor and Township Engineer, are appointed by the Board of Commissioners. The only other elected official is the Township Treasurer.
  Township Commissioners:
  Ward 1 - Nicholas Scull
  
  Ward 2 - Kevin C. Spearing, President 
  
  Ward 3 - Charles Whiting, Vice President 
  
  Ward 4 - Joseph A. Lavalle
  
  Ward 5 - Clifton (Kip) McFatridge
  
  Ward 6 - R. Samuel Valenza
  
  Ward 7 - Cheryl Lockard
  Township Treasurer: Joseph J. Olszak
caption: Upper Moreland Township municipal building
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