[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of Falls Township 7-17-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-14. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
There is hereby created by the Board of Supervisors
of Falls Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, the Falls Township
Historic Preservation Commission (Commission).
The purpose of the Commission is to study, research,
inventory, record, review and recommend by reports, documents, plans,
construction and all other appropriate means regarding historical
structures, buildings and locations within Falls Township, and to
recommend renovations, improvements and preservation of historical
sites, together with programs, events and funding consistent with
the aforementioned purposes.
Each member of the Commission shall either be
a taxpayer, resident or engaged in a business within Falls Township.
Upon the failure of any person to be so qualified, such person may
not thereafter act as a member of the Commission.
[Amended 9-16-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-05]
The Commission shall be composed of five members,
one of whom shall be a member of the Township Board of Supervisors.
The members shall serve under the direction of and at the pleasure
of the Board of Supervisors, which shall select the members by reason
of qualifications and experiences.
A.
The initial appointment of members, other than the
Board of Supervisors member, shall be for a term of office to commence
_______, 2002, on the following staggered basis wherein the term of
membership shall expire on the first Monday of January in the years
indicated as follows:
B.
The Board of Supervisors member shall serve at the
will of the majority consent of the members of the Board of Supervisors.
Except as to the Board of Supervisors member,
upon the expiration of the respective terms of membership of the initial
appointees, including any substitutions of members by reason of vacancy,
each of the subsequent terms of membership commencing on the respective
expiration dates aforesaid shall be for a term of five years.
The members of the Commission shall serve without
financial remuneration, but the Board of Supervisors may annually
appropriate for the conduct of the Commission's business such sum
of money as the Board of Supervisors shall deem necessary.
The Commission shall organize and elect such
officers as it deems necessary, and it shall be charged with execution
of the purposes set forth in this chapter. The Commission shall prescribe
such other rules and procedures for its organization and functions
as shall enable it to discharge its duties.
In order most effectively to accomplish its
objectives, the Commission shall receive the full assistance, advice
and cooperation of the Township Manager and staff and of the other
boards, commissions and agencies of Falls Township. Furthermore, the
Commission shall seek the aid and advice of appropriate county, state
and federal governments, agencies, boards, commissions and authorities
as needed.
The Commission is further hereby directed periodically
to report to and consult with the Board of Supervisors in order to
keep the latter informed of its activities and accomplishments. Such
reporting shall include a written annual report to the Board of Supervisors
from the Commission.
A duly appointed member shall be subject to
removal, with or without cause, upon a majority vote of the Board
of Supervisors at a public meeting. Upon a vacancy of any member position
on the Commission, the Board of Supervisors shall, in a timely manner,
appoint a qualified individual to serve out the unexpired term of
said member.
