[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of Harborcreek 3-10-1982 by Ord.
No. 82-92; amended in its entirety 2-13-2002 by Ord. No. 82-92-1. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
The name of the organization shall be the "Harborcreek Township
Parks and Recreation Board."
The purpose of this organization is:
A.
To promote and coordinate recreational opportunities in the municipality
in accordance with the laws and agreements governing public recreation
in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
B.
To recommend a public recreation program making use of the physical
properties in the Township of Harborcreek.
C.
To provide an adequate and balanced recreational program to meet
the various needs and interests of every citizen.
D.
To solicit the aid of existing organizations to accomplish this purpose.
The Parks Board shall consist of seven voting members, all of
who shall serve without pay, and shall be appointed by the Harborcreek
Board of Supervisors. Any resident of Harborcreek Township known to
be interested in public parks, public recreation and the proper use
of leisure time of the people of this community shall be eligible
for appointment to the Board. This amendment allowing for two additional
members who will serve four and five years, respectively, from the
first Monday of each year. Thereafter, the term of office shall be
five year or until their successors are appointed. Vacancies in such
Board occurring otherwise that by expiration of term shall be for
the unexpired term and shall be filled in the same manner as original
appointments.
A.
The object of the Parks Board shall be to recommend policy to the
Harborcreek Township Board of Supervisors on matters pertaining to
acquisition, development, management, maintenance and use of parks
and recreation facilities, with the goal being to enhance the quality
of life for the residents of Harborcreek Township.
B.
The Harborcreek Township Board of Supervisors shall appoint a Superintendent
of Parks who shall supervise the daily operations of the park system
and shall act as liaison to the Parks Board for the Harborcreek Township
Board of Supervisors. The Superintendent of Parks is empowered to
form any advisory committee, which will aid in the administration
of the business and affairs of the Board.
A.
Hereinafter the following parcels of land are hereby designated and
set apart for public parks and recreation areas:
(1)
All that certain piece or parcel of land situated in the Township
of Harborcreek, Erie County, Pennsylvania, being known as Whitford
Park, Rolling Ridge Park, Slade Road Field, Shades Beach, Community
Park, Shorewood Park, Six Mile Park and Roadside Park.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
B.
The Board of Supervisors may, from time to time as they deem appropriate
by resolution, designate additional parcels of land to be set aside
for public parks and recreation areas, which parcels shall then be
governed by this chapter and its amendments thereto.
A.
The members of the Parks Board shall meet in the main meeting room
of the Harborcreek Municipal Building on the third Monday of each
month at 7:00 p.m., general parliamentary rules, as given in Robert's
Rules of Order, shall be observed in conducting meetings of the Board.
Election of officers to take place at the January meeting by electing
a Chairperson, Vice Chairperson and Secretary for a period of one
year. Thereafter it is recommended that officers be elected on a rotational
basis with each member agreeing to serve in officer positions throughout
their term, allowing each member the opportunity to represent the
Parks Board and make their individual contribution to the Board. The
Chairperson, or Vice Chairperson in the Chair's absence, shall serve
to preside at meetings of the Board and to represent the Board at
ceremonial functions. For all other actions, the Chairperson must
have the approval of the Board to act. The Recreation Board shall
have no authority to enter into any contract or incur any obligation
binding upon the Township, other than current obligations or contracts
to be fully executed within the then current fiscal year and all within
the budget appropriations made by the governing body of the Township.
B.
Members of the Parks Board understand that attendance is important
for the proper functioning of the Parks Board. Accordingly, the Parks
Board shall make a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors that
any member who misses three consecutive meetings shall be removed
and replaced. The Board of Supervisors shall exercise appropriate
discretion when deciding to remove a member of the Parks Board.
The minutes shall record the presence or absence of each member
of the Board and the vote (including the abstention or other failure
to vote) of each member upon each question before the Board.
A.
Order of business. The order of business at meetings of the Board
shall be as follows:
B.
Meeting agendas. Agenda for each meeting shall be prepared by the
Superintendent of Parks and Recreation in conjunction with the Chairperson
and delivered to the members of the Board in advance of each meeting
as to be fairly considered by the Board.
The funds appropriated by the Board of Supervisors and budgeted
for park expenditures shall be disbursed by the Secretary/Treasurer
of the Township and within budget appropriated.
If any actions, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion
of its application to any person or circumstance if for any reason
held invalid or unconstitutional by any court, such holding shall
not be construed to affect the validity of any of the remaining provisions
or applications thereof of this chapter, for such portion shall be
deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision from the remaining
provisions.
All ordinances or parts of any ordinance inconsistent herewith
are hereby repealed.
