The board of supervisors may from time to time establish, by
ordinance, various boards and commissions to act in an advisory capacity
or to perform special functions. In all instances when such boards
and commissions are constituted in the name of the township or directed
to act on behalf of the township, the members thereof shall be appointed
by the chairman of the board of supervisors, with the advice and consent
of a majority of all the members of the board of supervisors. Except
as may otherwise be provided by statute or by this charter, the chairman
of the board of supervisors shall have authority to suspend or remove
any member of such boards and commissions acting in the name or on
behalf of the township.
There shall be a legal officer of the township, appointed by
the board of supervisors, who shall serve as chief legal adviser to
the board of supervisors, the manager and all township departments,
offices and agencies; shall represent the township in all legal proceedings;
and shall perform any other duties prescribed by this charter or by
ordinance.
The board of supervisors shall initiate planning for the township
in accordance with the "Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code,"
Act 247 of 1968, as amended.