[Adopted 4-1-1969 by Ord.
No. 29 (Ch. 1, Part 3A, of the 1986 Code of Ordinances);
amended in its entirety at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
A Planning Commission, also referred to as the "Planning Agency" or the "Agency," consisting of seven members is hereby created and established for the Township of Douglass, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, pursuant to the provisions of Article
II, Section 201 et seq., of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, as established by the Act of July 31, 1968, P.L. 805, No. 247, as amended and reenacted (53 P.S. § 10201 et seq.).
The term of each of the members of the Agency shall be for four
years, or until his successor is appointed and qualified, except that
the terms of the members first appointed pursuant to this article
shall be so fixed that no more than two shall be so reappointed or
replaced during any calendar year.
The Planning Agency shall have all the powers and duties conferred and imposed upon it as set forth in Article
II of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, established by the Act of July 31, 1968, P.L. 805, No. 247, as amended and reenacted (53 P.S. § 10201 et seq.).
[Adopted 2-5-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-01]
There is hereby established the Douglass Township Emergency
Services Board, whose membership shall consist of representation from
local volunteer emergency service agencies, Municipal Public Safety
Departments, Building and Zoning Code Officials, the Fire Marshal,
a representative from the Douglass Township Board of Supervisors and
citizens from the Township.
The Douglass Township Emergency Services Board shall establish
appropriate procedures to ensure the prompt and organized delivery
of emergency services throughout the Township and shall, when it deems
necessary, recommend policy-making decisions to the Board of Supervisors
regarding improvement of emergency services to better facilitate the
protection of persons and property located within the Township.
The Douglass Township Emergency Services Board shall have the
authority to adopt rules, regulations, bylaws, plans of action and
procedures governing emergency services within the Township. Such
rules, regulations, bylaws, plans of action and procedures shall not
be effective until they have been reviewed and approved by the Board
of Supervisors.
Membership in the Douglass Township Emergency Services Board
shall consist of a representative from each of the following groups,
organizations, or agencies, as may from time to time be authorized
by resolution of the Board of Supervisors:
A. Board of Supervisors. One member appointed from the Douglass Township
Board of Supervisors. The appointed Douglass Township Board of Supervisor
shall serve as a Board member of the Gilbertsville Area Community
Ambulance Service or current recognized emergency medical service
provider and have voting power on that respective board;
B. Police services. One member of the Douglass Township Police Department
as appointed by the Chief of Police;
C. Fire services. One member of the recognized Fire and Rescue Department(s)
in the Township as appointed by its Chief;
D. Emergency medical services. One member from each emergency medical
service provider that holds primary response coverage in the Township
as appointed by its President;
E. Building/zoning services. One member to be selected from the Douglass
Township Building Code Official, Zoning Officer, Code Enforcement
Officer or Building Inspector as appointed by the Township;
F. Emergency management coordinator. The appointed Douglass Township
Emergency Management Coordinator or the Assistant Emergency Management
Coordinator;
G. Fire marshal. The appointed Douglass Township Fire Marshal;
H. Private citizens. One resident from each of the four Douglass Township
voting districts, two of which will be appointed by the Douglass Township
Board of Supervisors to serve on the Gilbertsville Area Community
Ambulance Service Board or current recognized emergency medical service
provider.
Members of the Douglass Township Emergency Services Board shall
serve for a one-year term of office for their respective position
or, in the event that the member is an elected official, until a successor
has been duly elected and taken office.
The Chairman, Vice Chair and Secretary of the Emergency Services
Board shall be selected by vote of the membership annually at the
first meeting of the year.