Board of Commissioners

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Meetings

  • 6:30pm
  • 2nd and 4th Mondays in September through May
  • Once per month - June through August
  • Radnorshire Room of the Township Building
    301 Iven Avenue
    Wayne, PA 19087

The Organization Meeting is held every year on the 1st Monday in January at 7:30pm.

The meetings are televised live on Comcast Cable Channel 5 and Verizon FiOS Channel 30 and can be replayed on the Township YouTube Channel.

Agendas & Minutes

Agendas are available prior to the meetings. Minutes are available following approval.

Overview

As provided by the Home Rule Charter, the voters of Radnor give legislative and executive authority to a Board of Commissioners. The Board is Radnor's governing body. It consists of 7 members, each representing one of the 7 wards comprising the Township.

Ward boundaries are redrawn every 10 years (following the decennial U.S. census) to provide each voter in the township equal representation. A commissioner is elected for a 4-year term by the voters of the ward and is compensated $2,100 per year in accordance with the Home Rule Charter.

View the Board of Commissioners Standing Committees

Responsibilities

The board's chief responsibilities include supervising township operations, establishing an annual budget, levying taxes, and passing necessary policy and regulatory ordinances. The board also appoints principal officials to run the day-to-day affairs of the township, and it appoints members to advisory boards, commissions, and authorities.

To ensure citizens an active role in local government, the charter mandates that the Board of Commissioners routinely conduct public meetings and provide voters with the right to remove elected officials by recall election and to initiate and repeal ordinances through initiative and referendum petitions.

Board Members

Select a Board Member to learn more!

Abel, Jake

Jake Abel
  • Departments:Board%20of%20Commissioners
  • Title:Ward 6
  • Phone:(610) 688-5600 ext. 1026
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Jake Abel is a senior consultant at IHS Markit (formerly Jane’s) focusing on national security, defense and risk issues. Jake has served in the national security field for over 15 years. After graduating from Aurora University (Aurora, Illinois) with a B.A. in Political Science, Jake began his career as a Foreign Policy assistant with the Office of the Speaker in Washington, DC. He later became a Professional Staff Member with the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) where he conducted oversight of counter-terrorism programs and the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis. Jake then served as an Intelligence Officer with the Defense Intelligence Agency where he analyzed and briefed senior government officials on global terrorism threats. Jake received his M.A. in National Security Studies from the U.S. Naval War College.

Jake has lived in Radnor since 2011. He and his wife, Kristie, have four sons – Noah, Elijah, Benjamin and Adam.

Jake is active in the community, serving on the Board of Advisors at the Upper Mainline YMCA as well as previously appointed to the Radnor Township Shade Tree Commission. He is an avid baseball fan and volunteers as a little league baseball coach.

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