[Res. 2009-R-7, 1/28/2009, § 1]
The Board of Supervisors herein establishes the Financial Planning
Committee which shall consist of not more than nine members who shall
be appointed by the Board of Supervisors to serve three-year terms.
At the outset, three members shall be appointed to three-year terms,
three members shall be appointed to two-year terms and three members
shall be appointed to one-year terms. The terms shall commence January
1, 2009, although the actual appointments may not occur until thereafter.
The Township's Finance Director and Township Treasurer shall be non-voting
members of the Committee.
[Res. 2009-R-7, 1/28/2009, § 2]
The Committee shall be authorized to make recommendations to
the Board of Supervisors related to matters associated with finance,
budgeting, debt service, investments and long-range planning. The
Committee may perform such other functions as requested by the Board
of Supervisors from time to time.
[Res. 2009-R-7, 1/28/2009, § 3]
The Financial Planning Committee shall meet as need be, but
at least quarterly, at a time and date to be published in the public
meeting notices of Township meetings.
[Res. 2009-R-7, 1/28/2009, § 4]
The members of the Committee shall not receive any compensation
for their services, although in the event a member of the Board of
Supervisors is appointed to the Financial Planning Committee, he/she
shall continue to receive the compensation which they are entitled
to as a member of the Board of Supervisors but no additional compensation
shall be paid to a member of the Board of Supervisors or any other
person serving on the Committee. Members shall, however, be reimbursed
for expenses actually and necessarily incurred by him/her in the performance
of his/her duties provided said expenses are approved in advance by
the Township Board of Supervisors.
[Res. 2009-R-7, 1/28/2009, § 5]
The Committee shall elect a chairman, vice-chairman and secretary
at the first meeting of each calendar year. The chairperson shall
be responsible to set the agenda, coordinate requests of documents
and information from the Township staff, oversee the meeting, and
call for motions and recommendations. The vice-chairman shall act
in the stead of the chairman. The secretary shall be responsible for
assisting in the preparation of the minutes of each meeting. In the
event a member of the Board of Supervisors is appointed to serve on
the Committee, a member of the Board of Supervisors may not be elected
chairperson and/or secretary of the Committee.
[Res. 2009-R-7, 1/28/2009, § 6]
The Committee shall keep minutes of its meetings and activities
and shall make oral reports to the Board of Supervisors and the Township
Manager, as necessary. Minutes, at a minimum, shall include those
persons in attendance at the meeting, motions made by the Committee,
votes, as well as recommendations.
[Res. 2009-R-7, 1/28/2009, § 7]
Nothing contained herein shall be construed as an abolishment
of any existing Township agency, board, authority or commission even
though such agency, board, authority or commission may have responsibilities
related to the responsibilities delegated to this Committee. Neither
the Committee nor its members shall have authority to enter into the
contracts without the approval of the Board of Supervisors. Any prior
actions by the Board of Supervisors to establish the Finance Planning
Committee or its predecessor shall be amended and superseded by the
terms and conditions of this resolution.
