Pursuant to the First Class Township Code, a
Parks and Recreation Board is hereby established for the Township
of Lower Pottsgrove.
The Parks and Recreation Board shall consist
of five members, who shall be appointed by the Board of Commissioners
for terms of five years in such order that at least one, but no more
than two, members' terms shall expire annually. The aforesaid appointments
for a specific term notwithstanding, a Board member may stay in office
until a successor is appointed by the Board of Commissioners, except
that the members first appointed shall be appointed so that the terms
of not more than two members expire annually. All persons appointed
shall serve their full terms unless voluntarily resigned or removed
by the Board of Commissioners for malfeasance or nonfeasance of duty.
Parks and Recreation Board members shall hold no other elected or
appointed office in the Township, nor be an employee of the Township.
Vacancies occurring other than by expiration
of term shall be filled by appointment by the Board of Commissioners
for the unexpired term and shall be filled in the same manner as original
appointments.
The members of the Parks and Recreation Board
shall serve without pay but may be reimbursed by the Township for
reasonable expenses incurred in performing their duties, at the sole
discretion of the Board of Commissioners.
The Parks and Recreation Board shall make and
alter rules and regulations for its organization and procedures, provided
that said rules and regulations shall be consistent with the ordinances
of the Township of Lower Pottsgrove, the laws of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania and shall be approved by the Board of Commissioners.
The Parks and Recreation Board, at such times
as directed by the Board of Commissioners, shall annually review the
proposed budgets for parks and recreation for the ensuing year, as
prepared by Township staff, to be submitted to and approved by the
Board of Commissioners.
Meetings of the Parks and Recreation Board shall
be held at such times and at such places as shall be determined by
the rules and regulations of the Board but no less frequently than
on a quarterly basis.
All powers and duties which are now or may hereafter
be provided by statute of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or by the
ordinances of Lower Pottsgrove Township relating to the development
and operation of parks and recreation systems and public parks and
playgrounds shall be and remain vested in the Board of Commissioners,
except as otherwise herein provided.