Pursuant to the powers granted by the Second
Class Township Code, a Board is hereby created to be known as the "West Brandywine
Township Parks and Recreation Board."
[Amended 12-21-2000 by Ord. No. 00-04; 9-19-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-02; 1-20-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-02]
The said Board:
A. Shall
consist of seven members who shall be residents of West Brandywine
Township.
B. Shall
be appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
C. Shall
be appointed for a term of five years, with members to serve five-year
staggered terms as of January 1 of each year.
D. A
vacancy on the said Board shall be filled by the Board of Supervisors
for the remainder of the unexpired term.
E. The
Board shall have the right to make recommendations to the Board of
Supervisors for proposed appointees to the Board to fulfill full or
unexpired terms.
The members of the Parks and Recreation Board
shall serve without compensation, although they may be reimbursed
for expenses necessary to carry out the objectives of the Board when
those expenses are deemed necessary and appropriate and approved by
the Board of Supervisors in advance of such expenditures.
At the first meeting of each year, the said
Board shall elect its own chairman and secretary and create and fill
such offices as it deems proper and necessary. The Board may make
and alter its rules of procedure consistent with the ordinances of
the Township and the laws of the Commonwealth. It shall keep records
of its minutes, transactions, findings and determinations, and such
records shall be public except when prejudicial to a negotiation and
therefore not in the public interest. A majority of the Board shall
constitute a quorum, and action taken at a meeting shall require affirmative
vote of the majority.
The Board shall serve in advisory capacity for
the promotion of parks and recreation and to accomplish this purpose:
A. The Board shall monitor and review the recreational
needs of the Township and shall advise the Board of Supervisors as
to possible location, site and development of park lands within the
Township.
B. The Board shall assist the Board of Supervisors in
the planning of parks and recreation, including locating and coordinating
financing for potential park sites and recreational programs.
C. To review all plans or proposals for subdivisions
submitted to the Township pursuant to the Pennsylvania Municipalities
Planning Code, as amended, Act 170 of 1988, to ensure that said plans comply with all Township ordinances
in regards to proposed parks and recreational needs of said proposed
development.
D. The Board shall not employ any personnel or consultants
without the express written approval of the Board of Supervisors.
E. The Board may make recommendations to the Board of
Supervisors regarding selection, standards and qualifications of personnel
or consultants employed or to be employed by the Township for the
purpose of parks and recreation. Any recommendations of the Board
shall be subject to the approval of the Board of Supervisors and acted
upon by the Board of Supervisors as it sees fit.
F. The Board shall not own real or personal property
or maintain a treasury or bank account without the express written
approval of the Board of Supervisors.
G. The Board shall prepare and submit a yearly budget
to the Board of Supervisors for sums deemed necessary to carry out
the duties and objectives of the Parks and Recreation Board, on or
before October 1 of the preceding year. Funds shall be allocated to
the Board as the Board of Supervisors shall determine in its sole
discretion.
H. The Board shall prepare a yearly report of all activity
by January 1 of each year, for presentation to the Board of Supervisors.
I. The Board shall assist the Board of Supervisors in
searching for financial assistance from all appropriate local, Township,
County, State and Federal and other agencies for the implementation
of parks throughout the Township.
The Board of Supervisors may appropriate from
the general Township funds such funds as may be necessary and available
for the work of the Parks and Recreation Board in the year for which
the appropriation is made.
The Parks and Recreation Board shall serve only
as an advisory Board to the Board of Supervisors and shall not possess
the powers of the Board of Supervisors.
This chapter shall become effective on August
17, 1995, as provided by law.