[Amended 3-5-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-4]
There is hereby created a Park and Recreation Board in and for West
Hanover Township. The Board shall consist of five persons to be appointed
by the Board of Supervisors for such terms as shall permit no more than two
terms to expire in any one calendar year.
The members of the Board shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors
for terms of five years, in such order that at least one member's term shall
expire annually. The aforesaid appointments for a specified term notwithstanding,
a Board member may stay in office until a successor qualifies or is appointed,
or the Board of Supervisors may remove any member of the Board, at the pleasure
of the Board of Supervisors.
The members of the Board shall serve without pay, and vacancies in such
Board, occurring otherwise than by expiration of a term, shall be filled by
the Board of Supervisors for the unexpired term in the same manner as original
appointment.
The Park and Recreation Board shall elect its own Chairman and Secretary
and any other officers deemed necessary, to serve for a period of one year.
The Board shall also have power to adopt rules and regulations for the conduct
of all business within their jurisdiction.
The Park and Recreation Board shall advise the Township Manager and
Board of Supervisors on how to maintain and equip parks; develop, maintain
and operate park and recreation facilities; develop a program of recreation
activities and services designed to meet the various leisure time interests
of all residents; evaluate programs, facilities, services and relationships
periodically to assure that the township's goals and objectives are being
achieved; and advise and assist in the development and acquisition of adequate
financial support for park and recreation facilities and programs. It shall
also be the duty of the Park and Recreation Board to submit an annual report
to the Board of Supervisors which provides an analysis and summary of township
recreation areas, facilities, leadership and programs, and to render assistance
to the Township Manager and/or the Board of Supervisors in implementing the
township's recreational programs and park and recreation master plan.
The initial appointments and terms of members to the Park and Recreation
Board shall be made in the following manner and for the following periods
of service:
A. One member shall be appointed to a term which shall expire
December 31, 1996.
B. One member shall be appointed to a term which shall expire
December 31, 1995.
C. Two members shall be appointed to a term which shall
expire December 31, 1994.
D. Two members shall be appointed to a term which shall
expire December 31, 1993.
E. One member shall be appointed to a term which shall expire
December 31, 1992.