[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of
Concord 10-3-1989 by Ord. No. 170. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
A committee to be known as the "Open Space Committee of Concord Township"
is hereby created and established.
Said Open Space Committee shall consist of five persons, residents of
the Township of Concord, who shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors
of the Township of Concord. The members shall serve for a term of one year
and until a successor shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors of Concord
Township. Vacancies in such Committee occurring otherwise than by expiration
of said term shall be for the unexpired term and shall be filled by the Board
of Supervisors of Concord Township. The members of the Open Space Committee
shall serve without compensation. All persons so appointed shall serve their
full terms unless voluntarily resigned or removed by the Board of Supervisors
of Concord Township.
Said Open Space Committee shall have the authority to identify properties
suitable as open space, conservation and wetland use and passive recreation
use, including hiking/bike trails, and to advise the Board of Supervisors
as to ways and means to expand and implement the Concord Township Plan for
Community Facilities contained in the Concord Township Comprehensive Plan,
February 2, 1988, and the public dedication of land pursuant to the provisions
of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code[1] and Chapter 160, Subdivision and Land Development.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq.
Said Open Space Committee shall elect its own Chairman and Secretary
and select all other necessary officers and may, with the prior approval of
the Board of Supervisors of Concord Township, retain necessary consultants
to assist it in carrying out the duties of the Open Space Committee. Said
Open Space Committee shall have powers to adopt rules and regulations for
the conduct of all business within the jurisdiction of the Committee. Said
Committee shall submit an annual report to the Board of Supervisors of Concord
Township, including an analysis of the open space, conservation, wetland and
passive recreation land in the township, with particular references to the
extent and adequacy thereof.
An annual financial report, identifying receipts from all sources and
all expenditures, shall be submitted by the Open Space Committee to the Board
of Supervisors of Concord Township. The Board of Supervisors of Concord Township
shall have the right to inspect the books, records and accounts of said Open
Space Committee at any time and from time to time.
Said Open Space Committee shall make recommendations to the Board of
Supervisors of Concord Township, if timely and appropriate, for the acquisition
and/or purchase of lands suitable for open space, conservation, wetland use
and passive recreation use, and contracts and agreements for the acquisition
and purchase thereof shall be entered into by the Board of Supervisors of
Concord Township.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Section 7, which immediately followed this section and which set forth the terms of office of members of the former Open Space, Park and Recreation Board, was deleted at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I). The former Open Space, Park and Recreation Board was combined with the Open Space Committee to form the current Open Space Committee.
