[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of Kidder 1-20-2011 by Ord. No. 150. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A Sanitary Sewer Advisory Committee is hereby established by
the Township of Kidder, Carbon County, Pennsylvania.
The purpose of the Sanitary Sewer Advisory Committee shall be
to advise the Board of Supervisors on matters related to and dealing
with the operation and maintenance of the sewer plant and sanitary
sewer system currently maintained by the Board of Supervisors of the
Township of Kidder.
A.
The Sanitary Sewer Advisory Committee shall be composed of five members
of the Township of Kidder who shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
It is acknowledged that two members of the Committee may be appointed
by Vacation Charters Ltd. or its successors. In the event that the
said Vacation Charters Ltd. or its successors do not provide written
notification of its nominees within 30 days of adoption of this chapter
or vacancies of such positions hereunder, the Board of Supervisors
may fill those positions with appointees of their choosing. The remaining
three members shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
A.
Members of the Sanitary Sewer Advisory Committee (henceforth Committee)
shall serve for a term of four years except the initial appointment
shall be so staggered that approximately 1/4 of the membership shall
expire each year and the terms of their successor shall be four years
each.
B.
Membership of two members shall expire December 31, 2011; one member
shall expire December 31, 2012; one member shall expire December 31,
2013; and one member shall expire on December 31, 2014.
C.
Members may resign at any time with written notice to the Board of
Supervisors. Members whose terms will expire may request reappointment
by written request to the Board of Supervisors at least one month
prior to the expiration of their term.
D.
Members may be removed by the Board of Supervisors, with or without
the recommendation of a majority of the other members, for malfeasance
or neglect in the performance of their duties. Failure to attend either
three consecutive regularly scheduled meetings or four regularly scheduled
meetings during a twelve-month period shall constitute neglect.
Members of the Committee shall receive no compensation for their
services, but they may be reimbursed for expenses actually and necessarily
incurred by them in the performance of their duties, provided that
the expenses have the prior approval of the Board of Supervisors.
The Sanitary Sewer Advisory Committee shall have the following
powers:
A.
To identify potential problems or difficulties and recommend plans
and programs to the Board of Supervisors for the operation and maintenance
of the sewer plant and sanitary sewer system.
B.
To make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of Kidder.
C.
To perform any other duties assigned to it by the Board of Supervisors
but not to exercise any powers or perform any duties which by law
are conferred or imposed upon a state agency or the Township entity
itself.
A.
The Chairman of the Committee shall be appointed annually by the
Board of Supervisors; the Committee may select its own Vice Chair
and Secretary.
B.
The Committee shall meet at least quarterly and at other times as
directed by the Board of Supervisors. Said meetings shall be advertised
and open to the public.
C.
The Committee shall keep written records of its meetings and activities
and shall make an annual report to the Board of Supervisors which
shall be made known and available to the public.
The Board of Supervisors may appropriate funds for the expenses
incurred by the Committee in accordance with an annual budget. Appropriations
may be expended for such administrative, clerical, and printing as
may from time to time be required and approved by the Board of Supervisors
and shall be within the limits of the annual budget.
