[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township
of Robinson 6-6-1960 by Ord. No. 287-1960 (Ch. 1, Part 3A, of the 1989
Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 4-6-1964 by Ord. No. 287A-1964; 7-3-1967 by Ord. No.
287B-1967]
Pursuant to the Acts of the General Assembly which apply to
townships of the first class, a board to be known as the Parks and
Recreation Board is hereby created, consisting of seven members. From
the effective date of this chapter, all of the said members of said
Parks and Recreation Board shall be appointed by the Commissioners
of the Township of Robinson.
[Amended 7-3-1967 by Ord. No. 287B-1967]
A.
The expiration dates of the terms of office of the present Board
members of the existing Parks and Recreation Board shall be as follows:
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[Here followed the names and terms of office of the Board Members.]
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B.
Annually thereafter a member or members of the said board shall be
appointed for a term of five years, and any appointment to fill a
vacancy shall be only for the unexpired term. The members of the Parks
and Recreation Board shall be citizens of the Township of Robinson
and shall be removable for cause by the Commissioners of the Township
of Robinson upon written charges and after public hearing.
The Board of Township Commissioners shall appoint members to
said board as vacancies occur by reason of expiration or for any other
reason.
The Parks and Recreation Board is hereby empowered with the
authority to make and alter rules and regulations for its own organization
and procedures consistent with the ordinances of the Township of Robinson
and the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The members of the Parks and Recreation Board shall serve without
compensation and shall make an annual report to the Commissioners
of their actions.
[Amended 7-3-1967 by Ord. No. 287B-1967; 2-13-1989 by Ord. No.
3-1989]
A.
The Township Manager may, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions
of this chapter, employ play leaders, recreation directors, supervisors,
superintendents, or any other officers or employees as he deems proper,
whose salaries and wages and other necessary expenses shall be provided
for through proper appropriation by the Board of Commissioners.
B.
The Parks and Recreation Board shall, at the request of the Township
Manager, provide recommendations as may be required to hire employees
and to establish wages and salaries.
[Amended 7-3-1967 by Ord. No. 287B-1967; 2-13-1989 by Ord. No.
3-1989]
Any donations made to and received by the Parks and Recreation
Board shall be deposited in a separate account or fund as established
by the Township Treasurer, and expenditures of the same shall be made
only after the same are approved by the Commissioners of the Township
of Robinson.
[Added 4-6-1964 by Ord. No. 287A-1964]
The Parks and Recreation Board shall appoint from its membership
a Chairman and such other officers as it may deem necessary for the
orderly procedure of its business and may adopt bylaws, rules and
regulations covering its procedure not inconsistent with the provisions
of the state laws. The Parks and Recreation Board shall, from time
to time, make rules governing the operation and conduct of the recreational
facilities operated by the Board. The Board shall hold regular meetings
at such times and places as it may designate.
[Added 4-6-1964 by Ord. No. 287A-1964]
The Parks and Recreation Board may accept any grant, gift, bequest
or donation of services, equipment, real estate or money from any
individual or group, to be used as specified by the donor or by the
terms of acceptance. The Parks and Recreation Board shall have no
authority to enter into any contract or incur any obligation binding
upon the Township other than current obligations or contracts to be
fully executed within the then current fiscal year and all within
the budget appropriations made by the Board of Commissioners of Robinson
Township.
[Added 4-6-1964 by Ord. No. 287A-1964]
Such powers as are now or may hereafter be provided by statute
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or by ordinances of the Township
relating to the development and operation of recreation systems, public
parks, and playgrounds are hereby vested in the Parks and Recreation
Board, to be exercised by it subject to any and all restrictions contained
in such powers and ordinances.
[Added 4-6-1964 by Ord. No. 287A-1964]
Any member of the Parks and Recreation Board failing to attend
three consecutive meetings of the said Parks and Recreation Board
without just or good cause, the said Board member's office may be
declared vacant by the Board of Commissioners of the Township of Robinson.
The vacancy shall be declared by the Board of Township Commissioners
either after the Board member is given a hearing by the Board of Township
Commissioners to determine whether or not a just and good cause existed
for his failure to attend the meetings of the Parks and Recreation
Board or without a hearing if the Board of Township Commissioners
in exercising its discretion is of the opinion that a hearing to determine
the existence of a just and good cause would serve no useful purpose.
If the Commissioners of the Township of Robinson elect to give the
member a hearing, the member cited shall be given 10 days' written
notice of the date, place, purpose and the dates of the meetings of
the Parks and Recreation Board which the member failed to attend at
his last known address prior to the hearing scheduled by the Commissioners.
