[Ord. 1994-1, 4/27/1994, § 2]
The Board of Supervisors of Douglass Township, pursuant to § 10201 et seq. of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Code, as amended, 53 P.S. § 10201 et seq., hereby creates the Douglass Township Planning Commission.
[Ord. 1994-1, 4/27/1994, § 3]
The Douglass Township Planning Commission shall have not less than three nor more than nine members, the number of members of the Planning Commission shall be established by a duly approved resolution of the Board of Supervisors; the Planning Commission shall meet on dates and times as established by a duly approved resolution of the Board of Supervisors; members of the Planning Commission shall be appointed and shall be removed by the Board of Supervisors in a manner consistent with Article II of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Code, as amended, 53 P.S. § 10201 et seq.
[Ord. 1994-1, 4/27/1994, § 4]
The Douglass Township Planning Commission shall be organized and shall have the power, rights, regulations, responsibilities, and shall conduct business as set forth in Article II of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Code, as amended, 53 P.S. § 10201 et seq.
[Ord. 1971-3, 8/25/1971, § 1; as amended by Ord. 2009-3, 8/31/2009]
By virtue of and in pursuance of the authority vested in it by the Act of Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Douglass, do hereby establish and create and there is hereby established and created a Recreation Board of the Township of Douglass, pursuant to the provisions of § 2204 of the Second Class Township Code, 53 P.S. § 67204.
[Ord. 1971-3, 8/25/1971, § 2]
The Recreation Board shall have the power to equip, operate, supervise, and maintain recreation areas and facilities within the Township of Douglass, and shall be subject to all of the responsibilities in accordance therewith of the Board of Supervisors, according to law.
[Ord. 1971-3, 8/25/1971, § 3]
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Membership. The Recreation Board shall consist of seven electors of the Township of Douglass, appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
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Term of Office. The members of the Recreation Board shall be appointed for terms of five years, or until their successors shall have been appointed, except that of the initial members of the Recreation Board, two members shall serve an initial term of two years, one member shall serve an initial term of three years, two members shall serve an initial term of four years, and two members shall serve an initial term of five years; provided, however, that members shall be subject to removal by the Board of Supervisors for dereliction or neglect of duty.
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Vacancies. Vacancies on the Recreation Board, whether created by resignation, removal, or death, shall be filled by appointment by the Board of Supervisors for the balance of the unexpired term of the resigning, removed, or deceased member.
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Compensation. Members of the Recreation Board shall serve without compensation.
[Ord. 1971-3, 8/25/1971, § 4]
Promptly upon the appointment of the original members and annually on the first Monday of February of each year thereafter, the members of the Recreation Board shall hold an organization meeting to elect a chairman, vice-chairman, secretary, and treasurer. The initial officers shall serve until the organization meeting in February of the following year, and the successors of the initial officers shall serve for a term of one-year.
[Ord. 1971-3, 8/25/1971, § 5]
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Chairman. The chairman shall be the chief executive officer of the Board and shall preside at all meetings thereof. He shall see that orders and resolutions of the Board are carried into effect and shall have general powers and duties of supervision and management of the activities of the Board.
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Vice-chairman. The vice-chairman shall, in the absence or during the disability of the chairman, have all the powers and duties of the chairman and shall preside at all meetings in his absence.
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Secretary. The secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board and shall record the minutes of its meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose. He shall give or cause to be given notice of all meetings of the Board and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board or the chairman under whose supervision he shall be.
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Treasurer. The treasurer shall keep full and accurate accounts of the financial affairs of the Board and shall be responsible for formulating the annual budget of the Board for submission to the Board of Supervisors. He shall receive all bills for expenses incurred by the Board and shall be responsible for approving the same for payment by the Board of Supervisors.
[Ord. 1971-3, 8/25/1971, § 6; as amended by Ord. 2009-3, 8/31/2009]
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The Board shall have the power to and shall adopt rules and regulations for the conduct of its business and the recreational activities subject to its control.
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The Board shall have the power to select, employ, and discharge personnel utilized to carry out the activities subject to the control of the Board of Supervisors.
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The Board shall submit to the Board of Supervisors an annual report, in writing, during the month of January of each year covering the activities of the Board during the preceding 12 months. Such report shall include an analysis of the community recreation areas, facilities, and leadership in the Township, as well as a report on the extent and adequacy of the recreation program and the effectiveness of the recreation program in view of the public expenditure involved and the public needs to be met.
[Ord. 1971-3, 8/25/1971, § 7; as amended by Ord. 2009-3, 8/31/2009]
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The Recreation Board shall submit to the Township Supervisors a budget request for each year's operations of the Recreation Board at such time as to permit the same to be incorporated in the Township budget for such year. The budget request shall be in the nature of a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors, and the Board of Supervisors shall have final responsibility for appropriating and expending monies for all recreational activities subject to the control or supervision of the Recreation Board.
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All expenses incurred in the operation of recreational areas and facilities subject to the supervision of the Recreation Board shall be payable from the general Township funds according to law and shall be made according to the budget for such purposes adopted by the Board of Supervisors.
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All monies received by the Recreation Board in the conduct of recreation activities and otherwise shall be forthwith delivered to the Township Treasurer for deposit in the Township appropriate fund.