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An advisory council, to be known as the "Salisbury Township Environmental Advisory Council" ("Council"), is hereby created and shall continue to function until this Part 14 is repealed.
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1. 
Council members shall be appointed in accordance with the following procedures:
A. 
All Council members shall be appointed by the Board.
B. 
Council members' terms of office shall expire on the first Monday in January following the last year of their term of office.
C. 
Duly appointed Council members shall serve a term of three years, except that initial appointments shall be so staggered that the terms of approximately 1/3 of the Council members shall expire each year.
D. 
Whenever possible, one Council member shall also be a member of the Township Planning Commission.
E. 
All members are to comply with the Pennsylvania Ethics Law, Act 170 of 1978, as amended, and the conflicts of interest policies of the Township.
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Council members shall receive no compensation for their services but may be reimbursed for the expenses actually and necessarily incurred by them in the performance of their duties, with the approval of the Board.
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The Council shall be advisory to, and shall coordinate its activities with, the Board, the Township Planning Commission, the Township Park and Recreation Board, and other local governmental boards and agencies.
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The members of the Council shall designate the Chairman, Vice Chairman and Secretary of the Council.
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1. 
The Council shall have the following powers:
A. 
Identify environmental issues affecting the Township, the areas surrounding the Township, and the Township's residents.
B. 
Recommend plans and programs to the appropriate agencies for promotion and conservation of natural resources and for the protection and improvement of the quality of the environment within the Township and the areas surrounding the Township.
C. 
Make recommendations as to the possible use of open land areas within the Township.
D. 
Promote a community environmental program.
E. 
Keep an index of all open areas, publicly or privately owned, including but not limited to flood-prone areas, swamps, and unique natural areas.
F. 
Advise the appropriate local governmental agencies on the acquisition of real property within the Township.
G. 
Undertake such environmental tasks as requested by the Board and/or propose environmental issues that the Council considers to be significant to be undertaken within the community.
H. 
The Council shall operate in accordance with the bylaws of the Council as approved and amended from time to time by the Board.
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The Council shall keep records of its meetings and activities and shall make an annual report to the Board which shall be made publicly available. Minutes of each meeting of the Council shall be forwarded to the Board.
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The Board may, from time to time, appropriate funds for expenses to be incurred by the Council.