Pursuant to and under the provisions of the Pennsylvania Municipalities
Planning Code, the Act of July 31, 1968 (P.L. 805, No. 247), amended June
23, 1982 (P.L. 613, No. 173), reenacted and amended December 21, 1988 (P.L.
1329, No. 170), the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Tobyhanna, Monroe
County, Pennsylvania, hereby creates and reestablishes the Township of Tobyhanna
Planning Commission and hereby confers the powers and duties set forth herein
unto the Township of Tobyhanna Planning Commission.
The Commission shall elect its own Chairman and Vice Chairman and create
and fill such other offices as it may determine. Officers shall serve annual
terms and may succeed themselves. The Commission may make and alter the laws
and rules and regulations to govern its procedures consistent with the ordinances
of the municipality and the laws of the commonwealth. The Commission shall
keep a full record of its business and shall annually make a written report
by March 1 of each year of its activities to the Board of Supervisors. Interim
reports may be made as often as may be necessary, or as requested by the Board
of Supervisors.
The Township Appointing Authority may employ administrative and technical
services to aid in carrying out the provisions of this chapter, either as
consultants on particular matters or as regular employees of the municipality.
The Monroe County Planning Commission, with the consent of its governing body,
may perform planning services for the township or Planning Commission if the
Board of Supervisors requests such assistance and enters into agreements or
contracts for such work.
The Planning Commission may, with the consent of the Board of Supervisors,
accept and utilize any funds, personnel or other assistance made available
by the county, the commonwealth or the federal government, or any of their
agencies, or from private sources. The Board of Supervisors may enter into
agreements or contracts regarding the acceptance or utilization of the funds
or assistance in accordance with the governmental procedures of the municipality.
Any member of the Planning Commission, once qualified and appointed,
may be removed from office for malfeasance, misfeasance or nonfeasance in
office or for other just cause by a majority vote of the Board of Supervisors
taken after the member has received 15 days' advance notice of the intent
to take such a vote. A hearing shall be held in connection with the vote if
the member shall request it in writing. Any appointment to fill a vacancy
created by removal shall be only for the unexpired term.