County receives budget presentation award

Only three others in Pennsylvania earned same recognition Chester County Chief Operating Officer Mark Rupsis (left) and Chester County Director of Finance Julie Bookheimer display the Government Finance Officers Association Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for 2013. Chester County has received the Government Finance Officers Association Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the fiscal...

County bids quasi-farewell to longtime administrator

Human services director retires but will stay on until replacement is found Although Ruth E. Kranz-Carl has retired as head of the county’s Department of Human Services, she will work part time until her replacement is found. A retirement send-off for a longtime county administrator on Thursday came off jokingly a bit half-baked. That’s because Ruth E. Kranz-Carl, who has spent more than three...

County poised to hike taxes for 1st time in 5 years

Increase is needed to maintain valued services, commissioners said By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times County Commissioners Ryan Costello (from left), Terence Farrell and Kathi Cozzone will vote on the proposed 2013 budget on Dec. 13. The Chester County Commissioners held a meeting Tuesday night to elicit comment on the preliminary 2013 budget. Even though the  blueprint contains...