The board of supervisors may determine the annual salary of
supervisors by ordinance, but no ordinance increasing such salary
shall become effective until the date of commencement of the terms
of supervisors elected at the next regular election, provided that
such election follows the adoption of such ordinance by at least six
months. Supervisors shall receive reimbursement for their actual and
necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties of
office.
The board of supervisors shall elect from among its members
officers of the township who shall have the titles of chairman and
vice chairman, each of whom shall serve at the pleasure of the board
of supervisors. The chairman shall preside at meetings of the board
of supervisors, shall be recognized as head of the township government
for all ceremonial purposes and by the governor for purposes of military
law, but shall have no administrative duties. The vice chairman shall
act as chairman during the absence or disability of the chairman.
All powers of the township shall be vested in the board of supervisors,
except as otherwise provided by law or this charter, and the board
of supervisors shall provide for the exercise thereof and for the
performance of all duties and obligations imposed on the township
by law.
The board of supervisors shall be the judge of the election
and qualifications of its members and of the grounds for forfeiture
of their office and for that purpose shall have power to subpoena
witnesses, administer oaths and require the production of evidence.
A member charged with conduct constituting grounds for forfeiture
of his office shall be entitled to a public hearing on demand, and
notice of such hearing shall be published in one or more newspapers
of general circulation in the township at least two (2) weeks in advance
of the hearing. Decisions made by the board of supervisors under this
section shall be subject to review by the courts.
The board of supervisors may appoint an officer of the township
who shall have the title of township clerk. The township clerk shall
give notice of board of supervisors' meetings to its members
and the public, keep the journal of its proceedings and perform such
other duties as are assigned to him by this charter or by the board
of supervisors.
The board of supervisors may make investigations into the affairs
of the township and the conduct of any township department, office
or agency and for this purpose may subpoena witnesses, administer
oaths, take testimony and require the production of evidence. Any
person who fails or refuses to obey a lawful order issued in the exercise
of these powers by the board of supervisors shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
and punishable by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars ($300.00),
or by imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days, or both.