[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of Forks 3-4-1999 by Ord. No. 250. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 12-20-2018 by Ord. No. 357]
A Township Planning Commission consisting of seven members and
two alternates is hereby created and established for Forks Township,
Northampton County, Pennsylvania, pursuant to the provisions of 53
P.S. § 10201 of the Municipalities Planning Code.
[Amended 12-20-2018 by Ord. No. 357]
The Planning Commission shall be comprised of seven members
who shall be appointed for terms of office of four years, to be established
on a series of overlapping terms with one or two terms expiring each
year. The Planning Commission shall also include two alternate members
that shall participate and vote in the absence of a quorum of the
initial seven members. The two alternates shall be appointed to terms
of office of four years, provided however that at the time of the
initial appointment of the alternate members, one member shall be
appointed for a term of two years in order to create overlapping terms.
The Planning Commission shall have all the powers and duties
conferred and imposed upon it as set forth in the Pennsylvania Municipalities
Planning Code, 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq.
