[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of West Vincent 1-26-2009 by Ord.
No. 146. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Pursuant to Section 2204 of the Second Class Township Code,[1] the West Vincent Township Park and Recreation Commission
(which shall hereinafter be referred to as the "Commission") is hereby
established by the Township of West Vincent Board of Supervisors.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 67204.
[Amended 2-16-2016 by Ord. No. 168; 12-18-2017 by Ord. No. 180]
The Commission shall consist of seven members, appointed by
the Board of Supervisors for terms of five years or until their successors
are appointed, except that the initial members of the Commission shall
be appointed for terms of length such that not more than two members'
terms expire the same year. The members of the Commission shall serve
without compensation. The Chairman of the Commission shall promptly
notify the Board of Supervisors of any vacancies on the Commission,
and such vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term by said Board
of Supervisors.
All of the members of the Commission shall be residents of the
Township of West Vincent, Chester County, Pennsylvania, at the time
of appointment and for the term of the appointment.
Any member of the Commission, once qualified and appointed,
may be removed from office for malfeasance, misfeasance or nonfeasance
in office or for other just cause by a majority vote of the Board
of Supervisors taken after the member has received 15 days' advance
notice of the intent to take such a vote. A hearing shall be held
in connection with the vote if the member shall request it in writing.
Any appointment to fill a vacancy created by removal shall be only
for the unexpired term.
The Commission shall elect its own Chairman, a Vice Chairman
and a Secretary, and create and fill such other offices as it may
determine. Officers shall serve annual terms and may succeed themselves.
The Commission may make and alter bylaws and rules and regulations
to govern its procedures, provided that such are consistent with the
ordinances of the Township of West Vincent and the laws of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.
The Commission shall serve solely in an advisory capacity to:
advise the Township Board of Supervisors on how to maintain, equip
and operate parks and other recreational facilities; advise and provide
recommendation to the Township Board of Supervisors on the development
of a program of recreation activities and services designed to meet
the various leisure-time interests of all Township residents; evaluate
programs, facilities, services and relationships periodically to assure
that the Township's goals and objectives are being achieved;
review and advise the Board of Supervisors of proposed recreation
plans and facilities in connection with proposed land development
activities and plans; and advise and assist in the development and
acquisition of adequate financial support for park and recreation
facilities and programs.
The Board of Supervisors may appropriate funds on an annual
basis to support activities of the Commission. Any expenditures recommended
by the Commission shall be on forms provided by the Township and shall
conform to the Township budget as well as to appropriate Township
ordinances and resolutions and state and federal laws governing purchasing
and expenditures.
The Commission shall keep a full record of its business and
shall, no less than annually and no later than March 1 of the succeeding
year, make a written report of its activities to the Township of West
Vincent Board of Supervisors. Interim reports may be made as often
as may be necessary or as requested by the Board of Supervisors.
