As the state’s primary law enforcement agency, funded primarily through taxes, the Pennsylvania State Police is dedicated to keeping residents and communities safe – all Pennsylvanians and their communities. The State Police offers essential municipal patrol coverage to municipalities across…

Improve Your Proficiency! Join us at the Secretary/Manager Summit for a dynamic two-day event that will help expand your knowledge. Connect with colleagues, gain vital information, and enhance your skills across a range of critical topics: • Financial Security & Accountability…

What makes you proud to call your township home? PSATS is seeking photos for its 2025 calendar of the places, programs, and people that make your township a great place to live, work, and raise a family. From extraordinary local…

The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency is encouraging residents to prepare for emergencies and provided the following tips that township officials can share with their residents:  Preparing for emergencies doesn’t have to be overwhelming. Here are 12 simple steps you can…

Patterned after the State Police Camp Cadet program, the state Department of Health (DOH) conducted several pilot programs that gave high school students with an interest in the EMS profession an opportunity for interactive learning and real-world practice. DOH’s Bureau of Emergency…

Are you ready to be part of the largest municipal training opportunity, networking event, and exhibit show in Pennsylvania? Plan and budget now to attend the PSATS 2025 Educational Conference and Exhibit Show — it’s an investment with year-round returns! And there is…

PSATS is requesting submissions for the development and presentation of a one- or two-day “PSATS Code Enforcement Academy” aimed at municipal code enforcement officers and staff around the Commonwealth. The PSATS Code Enforcement Academy is intended to assist municipalities maintain…

PSATS will soon be releasing workforce data from the 2024 PSATS Salary Survey Plus. However, we need a few more participants to hit the release threshold to ensure that the results are statistically viable and of maximum value to our…

If your municipality is facing potentially controversial land use projects such as solar and wind farms, but you do not have zoning or subdivision and land development ordinances, please be careful before adopting an ordinance that attempts to regulate various…

Statewide policing fee? Statewide zoning coup? A new state bureaucracy funded by issuing fines to local governments?    PSATS Executive Director Dave Sanko is a guest on September’s edition of “Behind the Headlines,” a statewide TV program from the Susquehanna…