Chester County commissioners approve ordinance creating local Human Relations Commission, 2-1
After hours of public comment and questions about cost and authority, the Chester County Board of Commissioners voted to adopt Ordinance 2025-03 to establish a county Human Relations Commission to receive, investigate and adjudicate discrimination complaints; the vote passed 2-1.
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Chester County commissioners voted to adopt Ordinance 2025-03 on Sept. 24, 2025, creating the Chester County Human Relations Commission to receive, investigate and adjudicate complaints of discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations. The measure passed on a 2-1 vote: Commissioners Josh Maxwell and Marion Moskowitz voted in favor; Commissioner Eric Rowe voted against it.
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