PERTINENT FACTS ABOUT THE CITY OF ALLENTOWN GENERAL
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The City of Allentown, Pennsylvania's third-largest city with 125,845 residents according to the 2020 U.S. Census, operates under a Home Rule Charter adopted by voters on April 23, 1996, which took effect January 1997. City government consists of an elected Mayor serving a four-year term as chief executive, a seven-member part-time City Council elected at large for staggered four-year terms, and a City Controller with a four-year term; the Council holds regular public meetings at least twice monthly. The city maintains 2,000 acres of parkland and is home to the 10,000-seat PPL Arena, home of the Lehigh Valley Phantoms hockey team. Major employers in the region include ADP, Air Products and Chemicals, PPL, and Mack Trucks, with additional industries encompassing healthcare services, apparel, and fabricated metal products. Allentown is strategically positioned within 300 miles of major eastern seaboard metropolitan areas and served by Interstate 78, U.S. Routes 22, 222, and 309, plus regional rail freight services from Norfolk Southern Railway and R.J. Corman Railroad Group.
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This document describes Allentown's governmental structure as a Pennsylvania third-class city with a strong Mayor-Council system. The mayor serves four-year terms and leads city operations, while seven elected City Council members collectively make decisions on city laws. A separately elected City Controller, also serving four-year terms, oversees municipal finances. The 1996 Home Rule charter, approved by voters, establishes the powers and duties of elected officials and establishes provisions for citizen-initiated legislation through initiative and referendum processes. Allentown is located in Lehigh County within Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district.
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