There is hereby created a Park and Recreation Board in and for the Township
of Mount Joy. The Park and Recreation Board shall consist of five (5) persons
to be appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
The members of the Park and Recreation Board shall be appointed by the
Board of Supervisors for terms of five (5) years or until their successors
are appointed. The members of the Park and Recreation Board first appointed
shall be appointed for such terms that the term of not more than two (2) members
shall expire annually thereafter. All persons appointed to the Park and Recreation
Board shall serve their full terms unless the member shall voluntarily resign
or shall be removed by the Board of Supervisors for dereliction or neglect
of duty. Vacancies occurring on the Park and Recreation Board occurring otherwise
than by expiration of a term of a member shall be filled for the unexpired
term only.
The members of the Park and Recreation Board shall serve without pay.
The members of the Park and Recreation Board shall elect their own Chairman
and Secretary and shall select all other necessary officers to serve for a
period of one (1) year. The Park and Recreation Board shall have the power
to adopt rules and regulations for the conduct of all business within its
jurisdiction. It shall be the duty of the Park and Recreation Board to submit
an annual report to the Board of Supervisors, including an analysis of the
community recreation areas, facilities and leadership, with particular reference
to the extent and adequacy of the program and its effectiveness in view of
the public expenditure involved and public needs to be met.
The Park and Recreation Board, at such times as directed by the Board
of Supervisors, shall annually submit for approval to the Board of Supervisors
a proposed budget for the ensuing year, setting forth all proposed expenditures,
salaries and programs. The Park and Recreation Board shall not in any manner
obligate the township for the payment of any township funds until the same
are appropriated by the Board of Supervisors.
The Park and Recreation Board shall serve as an advisory body to the
Board of Supervisors. The Park and Recreation Board shall perform such studies
as shall be requested by the Board of Supervisors and shall provide recommendations
upon its own motion relating to issues concerning the provision of park and
recreation services within the township.