There is hereby created and established a joint recreation commission
to be known as "Mid-County Recreation Commission," which said commission
is to consist of 12 members.
Each member of the Mid-County Recreation Commission shall serve
for a term of two years, with appointments to be made in the month
of April of each year. Two members shall be appointed by the School
District, two members by Bellefonte Borough, two members by Spring
Township, two members by Benner Township, two members by Walker Township
and two members by Marion Township. The number of members of the commission
shall be reviewed at the expiration of three years after the effective
date of this agreement to determine if more members shall be needed,
and the number of members of said commission shall be mutually agreed
upon at that time.
All members of the commission shall reside within the area of
Bellefonte Borough, Spring Township, Benner Township, Walker Township
and Marion Township; provided, however, that each member appointed
by his respective municipality shall reside in that particular municipality.
The members shall serve without compensation or pay, although they
may be reimbursed for necessary expenses in the performance of their
duties.
Any vacancies in said commission shall be filled by the municipality
or school district making the original appointment for the unexpired
portion of the term. All appointees shall serve for their full term,
unless they voluntarily resign or unless the township or school district
making the appointment, after a public hearing, removes any member
of the commission for inefficiency, neglect of duty or malfeasance
in office.
The commission shall elect its own Chairman and a Secretary
and a Treasurer, and create and fill such other offices as it may
determine, said officers to serve for a term of one year. The Secretary
and/or Treasurer need not be a member of the commission. They may
be paid for their services. They shall also be bonded with sufficient
bond as determined by the commission, as all monies appropriated by
the commission shall pass through their hands.
The commission may adopt by laws and make and alter rules and
regulations for its procedure consistent with the laws of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania and of the codes governing the parties creating the
commission. The commission shall keep a record of its resolutions
and transactions, which record shall be a public record. It shall
submit a report at least annually to each of the municipalities and
the school district creating the commission, which report shall set
forth the financial receipts and expenditures of the commission, an
analysis of the community recreation areas, facilities and leadership,
the adequacy of the program and its effectiveness and any recommendations
for a recreation program. All financial receipts shall be deposited
in an account in the name of Mid-County Recreation Commission, and
it shall account to all municipalities annually in its report. All
financial records of the commission shall be subject to audit by the
municipalities.
The Mid-County Recreation Commission shall have the responsibility
of preparing and submitting to the parties hereto a comprehensive
plan for recreational activities and the use of such capital facilities
throughout the district as shall be necessary to provide a full and
adequate recreation program for all citizens of the district within
reasonable proximity of all areas of the district; provided, that
nothing contained herein shall be construed as requiring any particular
party or municipality to contribute to the construction of a particular
facility without the approval of its governing body. Copies of any
plans, reports and recommendations relating to use and operation of
recreation facilities and parks or other property owned by the participating
boroughs or townships shall be submitted to the appropriate officer
in such borough or township, and those relating to the school district
to its superintendent.
Unless the parties creating the commission hereafter specifically
agree thereto, the commission shall not have power to purchase or
own any real estate. Any real estate used by the commission in carrying
out its function shall remain the property of the municipality or
school district owning the same or shall be leased from private parties
under a written lease.
1.
The commission shall plan its fiscal affairs on a calendar year basis,
submit its financial reports on a calendar year basis and submit its
requested budget to the parties hereto by the first day of November
for the year following. The Recreation Commission must not spend any
money or obligate themselves beyond that which is appropriated to
it annually by the parties hereto.
2.
The amounts designed in the annual budget of the commission shall
not be binding on the parties hereto until approved by the governing
boards of the parties hereto.
3.
The parties agree that they will, for the year beginning January,
1970, appropriate the sum of money set forth below:
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Borough of Bellefonte
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$150
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Township of Spring
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$150
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Township of Benner
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$100
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Township of Walker
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$50
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Township of Marion
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$25
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Bellefonte School District
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$50
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4.
Thereafter, the parties agree that they will exert their best efforts
to agree on a formula for the allocation among themselves for the
costs of operating the Recreation Commission, which formula may be
based on either assessed valuation, population or such other factors
as may appear proper.
5.
The Recreation Commission may accept any grant, gift, bequest or
donation of services, equipment or money from any individual or group
to be used as specified by the donor, or by the terms of acceptance.
This agreement shall remain in effect and bind all parties thereto
from year to year, except that this agreement may be terminated by
the mutual consent of all parties hereto, and except that this agreement
may be terminated by any municipality or school district party thereto
giving notice in writing of its intention to terminate this agreement,
said notice in writing to be delivered to the other parties hereto
at least three months before the beginning of any calendar year hereafter,
and the agreement shall thereupon be terminated at the beginning of
said year, insofar as the notice-giving party is concerned.
