The Board of Supervisors has the authority to create advisory bodies
from time to time to aid it in the execution of its corporate powers
and has determined the need to engage various skills and capabilities
of the Township citizenry to advise it on the best approaches and
practices in addressing current and future needs.
The SMAC shall be comprised of five members, who must be residents
of Easttown Township and possess skills including, but not limited
to: accounting, finance, banking, engineering, hydrology, meteorology,
geology, landscape architecture, architecture, environmental science,
political science, and law. Committee members shall be appointed in
accordance with the following procedures:
Duly appointed committee members shall serve a term of three years,
except as originally established herein, so that initial appointments
shall variously expire on an annual basis.
The SMAC shall annually elect a Chairman, Vice Chairman, and Secretary
at its annual organization meeting (i.e., the first regular meeting
each calendar year). All officers shall be elected for a period of
one year, being coterminous with the calendar year.
The SMAC is at all times subject to the Pennsylvania Sunshine Act,
the Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law and the Pennsylvania Public Official
and Employee Ethics Act, as an agency of the Township. Members of
the SMAC shall not release Township information without clearance
from the Township Right-to-Know Officer.
Shall evaluate and make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors
that improve the effectiveness of the operations of stormwater management
of the Township. The SMAC may advise the Board of Supervisors on the
following:
The SMAC is strictly advisory in nature. It will make observations,
analyses, and recommendations. Approval and implementation of any
of the SMAC's recommendations shall be solely the responsibility of
the Board of Supervisors. As a follow-on to the advisory nature of
the SMAC, the SMAC has no audit, compliance, certification or verification
authority and thus, no corresponding responsibilities or accountabilities
in these areas.
The SMAC is charged to make reports on any findings or recommendations
it may have. The SMAC's recommendations are advisory only and not
binding on the Board of Supervisors.
The SMAC shall make an annual report to the Board of Supervisors.
Each calendar year, the SMAC and the Township Board of Supervisors
shall mutually establish agreed-to goals and focuses for the SMAC,
and annual reports shall identify the goals and focuses from the prior
year, and progress made. The annual report shall include a summary
of the activities of the SMAC, with particular reference to the extent
and adequacy of the program and its effectiveness in use of public
expenditures, as well as achievement of Township objectives in service
of its citizenry.
The SMAC is prohibited from incurring expenses, making payments,
entering contracts, leases or obligations without the expressed consent
of the Board of Supervisors.
Township staff shall facilitate SMAC document and material requests,
subject to limitations for certain personnel and legal-related matters
or other material confidential by law.
The SMAC may be aided from time to time by experts or advisors in
their particular area of study. No expert, advisor or consultant shall
be contracted without the express consent of the Board of Supervisors
or the staff.