The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) is part of the Commonwealth’s Executive Branch, under the control of the Governor’s Office, and works with the City of Chester through the Municipalities Financial Recovery Act (Act 47 of 1987, as amended). The City of Chester entered the Act 47 program in 1995 and the Act 47 Recovery Team has been involved in the City’s day-to-day strategic financial planning for decades.