[Ord. 17-1956, 6/4/1956, § 1]
There is hereby created a Commission known as the "Newtown Township
Planning Commission."
[Ord. 17-1956, 6/4/1956, § 2; as amended by Ord.
51-1971, 7/12/1971, §§ 1, 2; and by Ord. 1984-O-128,
5/5/1984, §§ 1, 2]
1. The Commission shall be composed of nine members to be appointed
by the Township Supervisors with the power to organize, appoint and
operate in accordance with the provisions of the enabling legislation.
Board members shall serve for terms of four years or until a member's
successor is appointed and qualified, except that the terms of the
two new members shall be so fixed that the first new member's term
shall expire on July 1, 1987, and the second member's term shall expire
on July 1, 1988.
2. At least five members of the Commission shall at all times be residents
of the Township who shall not be officers or employees thereof. Any
member may simultaneously serve on the Regional Zoning Hearing Board.
[Ord. 17-1956, 6/4/1956, § 3]
The Commission shall appoint from its membership a chairman
and such other officers as it may deem necessary for the ordinary
procedure of its business, and, may adopt by-laws, rules and regulations
governing its procedure not inconsistent with the provisions of the
ordinances of the Township and the Laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
It shall keep a record of its resolutions, transactions, findings
and determinations, which record shall be a public record.
[Ord. 17-1956, 6/4/1956, § 4]
Funds appropriated by the Board of Supervisors and budgeted
for work of the Commission shall be disbursed by the official disbursing
officer of the Township, upon vouchers issued by the Commission and
within the budgeted appropriations made.
[Ord. 17-1956, 6/4/1956, § 5]
The Commission shall make full and complete reports to the Supervisors
of the Township at such time as may be designated or requested by
the Supervisors. The fiscal year of the Commission shall conform to
that of the Township.
[Ord. 17-1956, 6/4/1956, § 6]
Such powers as are now or may hereafter be provided by the statutes
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or by ordinances of the Township
relating to the creation of the Commission and the carrying out of
its powers and duties, are hereby vested in the Commission to be exercised
by it, subject to any and all restrictions contained in such powers
and ordinances.
[Ord. 99-O-4; 4/14/1999, § 1]
1. The Council ("Council") of the Borough of Newtown ("Borough") and
the Board of Supervisors ("Board") of Newtown Township ("Township")
believe that the preservation of historical sites, papers, documents
and relics pertaining to the greater Newtown area are of significant
value and deem it advisable to cooperate with one another in the creation
of a joint advisory board.
2. The Council and Board hereby ratify and confirm the creation of a
Joint Historic Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to the applicable
sections of the Borough Code, Second Class Township Code and other
applicable Pennsylvania law, which Joint Historic Commission was originally
created by virtue of a resolution adopted by Council on August 14,
1984 and thereafter by the Board on August 20, 1984.
The Commission shall present its books annually on or before
February 15 to the auditors of the Borough and the Township.
The Joint Historic Commission, by its Chair or by other members,
shall make such reports, in addition to the annual report due each
February 15, to Council and Board as a majority of the Commission
members shall deem advisable.