[Ord. 1125, 4/6/2015; as amended by Ord. 1155, 5/15/2017]
The Community Relations, Planning, and Development Committee shall have as its general purpose the development of policies and proposals concerning the preservation and improvement of the vitality and quality of life of the Borough of Emmaus. The Committee shall be responsible for developing and maintaining relationships between the Borough and the business community, nonprofit organizations, school organizations, and any other entities affecting the Borough. Interfacing with the Emmaus Planning Commission, the Committee will be responsible for the creation and implementation of long-range planning for the community as a whole. The committee shall also serve as the Council liaison to review plans referred by the Emmaus Planning Commission as well as those from neighboring communities, in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan. The Committee shall work with the Borough Manager, department heads, and representatives from the community in order to prioritize special projects and grants, reporting to the Council those projects which meet its established criteria. The Committee shall also act as a liaison in assisting with recruiting, retaining, and assisting Borough businesses and economic organizations in applying for state and federal funding to assist their business operations. The committee shall periodically meet with economic development and business groups throughout the Borough of Emmaus, as well as members of the Emmaus Planning Commission, to review the Comprehensive Plan of the Borough of Emmaus and to plan for future development of the Borough. The committee shall assist and oversee grants applications and grant management for development projects, including, but not limited to, tree grants, CDBG grants, third-party grants, facade grants, streetscape grants, and other development grants. The committee shall oversee and serve as the Borough Council liaison for events, including, but not limited to, Flag Day, Memorial Day Parade, Halloween Parade, races, and any events on Borough properties not otherwise in conflict with §
1-405 of this part. The committee shall also have oversight of the Shade Tree Commission as well as the community-wide functions of the Arts Commission. The Committee shall work with department heads and businesses, and shall serve as the Council liaison for municipal development projects as well as large construction and development projects in the community.
[Ord. 1125, 4/6/2015]
The Committee shall provide oversight and guidance for the preparation,
presentation, revisions and completion of the annual budget estimate
of revenues and expenditures for each ensuing year and for compliance
with mandatory submission to the Department of Community and Economic
Development in accordance with procedures established by the Borough
Code of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This Committee shall also
recommend the rate of tax or taxes required to be levied to meet the
proposed expenditures and shall hear all appeals from taxes levied
where jurisdiction is not otherwise assigned by statute and make appropriate
recommendation to Council. The Committee shall also schedule special
Council meetings and workshops to present and amend the proposed budget
to Borough Council, in conjunction with the Borough Manager and Department
Managers. This Committee shall also review all bills on the bill list
submitted to Council for approval and have oversight of spending in
compliance with budgeted categories.
[Ord. 1125, 4/6/2015]
As per the adoption of the Employee Safety Committee By-Laws
and Mission Statement in Resolution 2014-21, the Committee shall have
oversight of employee safety programs. The Committee shall work to
increase safety and safety awareness among departments in the Borough.
The Committee shall strive to reduce workers' compensation claims
and costs. The Committee shall include both representatives of management
and nonmanagement employees, representing each department in the Borough.
Borough Council may appoint one Council member to the Employee Safety
Committee. The Borough Council shall appoint all members of the Committee.
[Ord. 675, 11/17/1986]
The administration of the health laws and ordinances in the
Borough of Emmaus shall be enforced by a Board of Health, a Health
Officer and a Code Enforcement Officer.
[Ord. 675, 11/17/1986]
A Board of Health is hereby established in and for the Borough
of Emmaus. It shall be composed of five members, at least one of whom
shall be a practicing physician for at least two years. The members
of the Board shall be appointed by Borough Council for a term of five
years, staggered in such a way that the term of one member shall expire
at the end of each year. The aforesaid appointments for a specified
term notwithstanding, a Board member may stay in office until a successor
qualifies or is appointed, or the Borough Council may remove any member
of the Board, at the pleasure of the Borough Council. The members
of the Board of Health shall serve without compensation. They shall
severally take and subscribe to the oath of office prescribed by law
and shall annually organize by electing a president who must be, and
a secretary who need not be, a member of the Board. Members of the
Board of Health need not give bond in order to assume office.
[Ord. 675, 11/17/1986]
The Board of Health shall have the power and its duty shall
be to supervise the enforcement of the health laws of the Commonwealth
as well as regulations of the State Department of Health and all health
ordinances in the Borough of Emmaus in accordance with 53 P.S. § 48106.
In addition, the Board of Health shall function as a Board of Appeals
for all appeals of the decisions of the Health Officer.
The Board of Health shall recommend such rules and regulations
not inconsistent with law and the authority conferred upon boroughs
as shall be deemed necessary for the preservation of the public health.
Such rules and regulations shall not become effective until they have
been approved by Borough Council and enacted as ordinances of the
Borough.
[Ord. 675, 11/17/1986]
The secretary of the Board of Health shall perform the duties
outlined in 53 P.S. § 48104 and shall receive such compensation
as may be provided from time to time by the Board of Health subject
to the appropriations of the Borough Council.
[Ord. 675, 11/17/1986]
The Board of Health with the approval of Borough Council shall
appoint a Health Officer who shall be certified by the State Department
of Health in accordance with the regulations of the Department in
accordance with 53 P.S. § 48101 and 28 Pa. Code § 11.1.
Such Health Officer shall have the powers and perform the duties provided
by 53 P.S. § 48105. All official actions shall be performed
in the name and under the signature of the Health Officer.
[Ord. 735, 7/16/1990, § 1]
The Board of Health shall ensure that all establishments serving
food and drink for consumption by the public comply with the provisions
of 25 Pa. Code, Chapter 151 and all sections contained therein, establishing
rules and regulations pertaining to food establishments. 25 Pa. Code,
Chapter 151, is incorporated herein by reference as prescribing the
rules and regulations governing enforcement of this section by the
Board of Health or any duly appointed Health Officer.
[Ord. 1076, 3/21/2011]
The Pennsylvania Retail Food Facility Safety Act, 3 Pa.C.S.A.,
Chapter 57, Subchapter A, §§ 5701-5714, and Subchapter
B, §§ 5721-5737, and Chapter 65, §§ 6502-6504,
6508, 6510, and § 8101 of Title 3, as amended, dealing with
the Food Employee Certification Act, are adopted and approved for
enforcement as part of this chapter of the Codified Ordinances for
the Borough of Emmaus, and that all future amendments, revisions and
updates involving the new Food Code regulations be adopted and made
part of the Codified Ordinances as they become adopted and published
by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.