City of Reading

City Hall, 815 Washington St., 
Reading, PA 19601
610-655-6000
8:00 am - 4:00 pm M-F

Website: www.cityofreadingpa.com

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General Information
Current Population  81,207
Assessed Valuation  $1,463,581,700
Municipal Road Miles 138.50
State Road Miles    35.90

Taxes & Fees
Munic Real Estate Millage   (total) 10.90
School Real Estate Millage      (Eff. 7/1/07) 19.75
Real Estate Transfer Tax  (Munic. &  School)  4.0%
Per Capita Tax  
    (Munic. / School)  
$5/$10
LST Tax 
            (Munic. / School) 
$47/$5
Municipal Earned Inc. Tax 1.2%
School Earned Inc. Tax  0.5%
Mercantile/Business Privilege Tax (Mills)
  (Munic. / School) 
 Retail 0.75/.75
  Wh'sale  0.5/.5
  Other   1.5/.75
Mechanical Device Tax  $40
Amusement Tax  5%
Contractor Registration Fee  0

Ordinances
Zoning Ord Yes
Comprehensive Plan Yes
Building Code Yes
Subdivision Ord Yes

 

 

Mayor: Thomas M. McMahon 

Council President: Vaughn D. Spencer       374-5055
Member (Dist. 1): Stephen P. Fuhs
Member (Dist. 2): Marcia Goodman Hinnershitz 
Member (Dist. 3): Dennis M. Sterner
Member (Dist. 4): Stratton P. Marmarou
Member (Dist. 5): Maria Baez
Member (Dist. 6): Jeffrey S. Waltman       372-1389
Auditor: David Citok 375-4735
321 S. 11th St., Reading PA 19601
City Clerk: Linda A Kelleher       655-6204
Finance Dir : Ryan Holtenstein
Engineer: Dept of Pub. Works             610-655-6122
                     Charles Jones
Solicitor: Charles Younger

PLANNING COMMISSION
Chairman: Ermete Raffaelli
Vice Chairman: Edmund Palka
Secretary: Dave Reppert
Asst. Sec: Michael Lauter
Member: Irv Cohn
Member: Wayne Bealer
Member: Fritz Rothermel

ZONING HEARING BOARD
Chairman: Phillip Rabena      779-3050
2116 Queens Court. Reading PA 19606 374-0730
Member: Paul Sewell       587-8513
421 Spring St., Reading, PA 19601
Member: Thaomas Fox
Member: Barry Miller
Member: Dave Valentino       373-0959
1506 Bern St. Reading PA 19604
Alternate: Vacant
Solicitor: Stephen Price       376-1515
520 Walnut St., Reading, PA 19601

MEETING SCHEDULE & LOCATION
Township Building

Council: 2nd & 4th Mondays, 7:00 pm
      (except holidays, then the following Tuesday)
Planning Commission: 2nd Tuesday 7:00 pm
      Penn Room
Zoning Board: 2nd Wednesday, 5:30 pm
Shade Tree Commission: 1st Monday, 6:00 pm
Historical Arch. Board: 3rd Tuesday, 7:30 pm
Stadium Commission: Last Wednesday, 7:30 pm 
                     Stadium RBI Room
Housing Authority:
4th Tuesday
Library Committee: 3rd Monday, 4:00 pm
Parking Authority: 4th Wednesday, 5:00 pm

TAX COLLECTORS
Tax Admin Mgr: Cindy Weidel 
Earned Income: City Tax Office

OTHER
Police Chief: William Heim 655-6241
Fire Chief: William H. Rehr 655-6137
Fire Marshall: Todd Ieager 655-6041
Zoning Officer: Cynthia Sopka655-6326
Building Inspector: Steve Franco 655-6122
Dir Human Resources: Christine Wheelan 610-655-6014
Dir Comm’ty Dev: Adam Mukerji 655-6211
Dept. Public.Works: Charles Jones 655-6236
Emergency Mgt Dir.: Jeffery L. Squibb 655-6418
Envir/Recyc. Officer: Frank Denbowski 655-6278
Sewage Enforce: Deb Hoage 655-6258
Recreation: Mike Zuber 655-6201

BOARD OF HEALTH
Chairman: Joe Webb
Member: Dr. James Wong
Member: Dr. Eve Kimball
Member: Kathleen Reardon
Alternate: Jim Reber

SHADE TREE COMMISSION
Administrator: Kyle Zeiber
Member: Jack Krueger
Member: David Moodhart
Member: William Walker
Member: Roxann Curran
Member: Robert Reimer
Member: Vacant
Member: John Denick

BOARD OF HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURAL REVIES
Chairman: Christopher Miller
Member: Miguel Herrera
Member: Betty Jean Wagner
Member: Susanne Gresh
Member: Frank Gillyard
Member: Peter Sutliff
Member: Allan Webster
Member: George M. Meiser, IX
Member: Cynthia LaSota
Member: Laura James
Member: William Guthier

MUNICIPAL STADIUM COMMITTEE
Member: Gregory Geiger
Member: Steve Harrity
Member: Kevin DeVera
Member: Brian Doerrman
Member: Robert Hechner
Member: Thomas Chapman

HOUSING AUTHORITY
Chairman: Rev. Steve Belinski
Member: Marcelino Colon, Jr.
Member: Mary Beth Hennigan
Member: Lillie Mathis
Member: Nelson A. DeLeon

LIBRARY COMMITTEE
President: Paul J. Hoh
Secretary: Vacant
Treasurer: Ron Hatt
Member: Herb Karasin
Member: William Maslo
Member: Gus Giddens
Member: Saundra Krafczek
Member: Emily Richardson
Member: Clemson N. Page, Jr.
Member: Sunilda Tejada
Member: Frank Schnee

PARKING AUTHORITY
Chairman: George Cook
Member: Jack Lantrip
Member: John Darlington
Member: Donna Reed
Member: Soydan Akyol

SEWER/WATER AUTHORITY
Reading Area Water Authority
Exec Dir: Antony J . Consentino 655-6253
Joint Municipal Authority of Wyomissing Valley

SCHOOL DISTRICT 
Reading


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