[Amended 2-28-1996 by Ord. No. 420S; 3-27-1996
by Ord. No. 420T; 5-22-1996 by Ord. No. 420W]
A. A commission to be known as the “Hatfield Township
Shade Tree Commission” is hereby established. The Tree Commission
shall be composed of 10 residents of the Township who shall be appointed
by the Township Commissioners for such terms as shall permit no more
than two terms to expire in any one calendar year; of the 10 persons,
five shall be a citizen representative from each designated Township
ward and five shall be a citizen representative selected at large.
Members of the Tree Commission shall serve without compensation.
B. Officers. The Hatfield Township Shade Tree Commission
shall elect its own Chairman, Vice Chairman and Secretary to serve
for a period of one year or until their successors are appointed.
[Amended 2-28-1996 by Ord. No. 420S; 3-27-1996
by Ord. No. 420T]
A. The five members appointed from each designated Township
ward shall be appointed for an initial term of one member for one
year, one member for two years, one member for three years, one member
for four years and one member for five years, and after the initial
appointment term a five-year term for each reappointed member will
follow thereafter. The five members appointed at large shall be appointed
for an initial term of one member for one year, one member for two
years, one member for three years, one member for four years and one
member for five years, and after the initial appointment term a five-year
term for each reappointed member will follow thereafter. All initial
terms shall commence from the date of appointment and shall continue
until December 31 of the year the term expires.
B. On the expiration of the term of any Shade Tree Commissioner,
a successor shall be appointed by the Hatfield Township Board of Commissioners
to serve for a term of five years.
C. Vacancies in the office of Shade Tree Commissioner
shall be filled by the Hatfield Township Board of Commissioners for
the unexpired term.
The Tree Commission, at such times as directed
by the Hatfield Township Board of Commissioners, shall annually submit
for approval to the Hatfield Board of Commissioners a proposed budget
for the ensuing year, setting forth all proposed expenditures and
salaries for its annual tree planting and maintenance events. The
Tree Commission shall not in any manner obligate Hatfield Township
for the payment of any municipal funds until the same is appropriated
and payment is authorized and approved by the Hatfield Township Board
of Commissioners. Funds appropriated by the Board of Commissioners
and budgeted to the Tree Commission shall be disbursed after authorization
and approval by the Hatfield Township Board of Commissioners by the
fiscal disbursing officer of the Township, upon vouchers issued by
the Tree Commission and within the budget appropriation made. Funds
received by the Tree Commission from sources other than budget appropriations
shall be deposited by the Township to the credit of and for such Board
and shall be disbursed as the above budget funds are disbursed, except
that funds received by gift, bequest or otherwise shall be disbursed
in accordance with the terms of such gift or bequest per the terms
of the acceptance thereof.
The Shade Tree Commission shall meet at least
quarterly at such times and on such dates as the Commission may establish.
One joint meeting with the Hatfield Township Parks and Recreation
Board shall be held each calendar year for the purpose of discussing
and coordinating program activities. All meetings shall be public
meetings held in the Township building. Meetings shall be advertised
in conformity with the law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.