[Adopted 3-21-2022 by Ord. No. 449-22]
A.
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.
B.
There is hereby created and established the Stormwater Management
Advisory Committee ("SMAC").
C.
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:
(1)
All committee members shall be appointed by the Township Board of
Supervisors.
(2)
Committee members' terms of office shall expire on December 31 of
a given term.
(3)
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.
A.
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.
B.
The Secretary shall keep minutes of all meetings of the Council and
provide a copy to the Township Secretary.
C.
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.
A.
The SMAC shall have the following power and responsibilities:
(1)
Shall evaluate issues, answer questions, and make recommendations
as directed by the Board of Supervisors.
(2)
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:
(a)
Debt and bond obligation;
(b)
Revenue and taxation, including fees;
(c)
Expenses and cost containment;
(d)
Optimization of Township assets;
(e)
Project control;
(f)
Service delivery assessments and decisions regarding allocation
of resources;
(g)
Identification of savings opportunities and revenue enhancements;
(h)
Benchmarking critical comparative metrics with neighboring townships;
(i)
Stormwater infrastructure mapping;
(j)
Stormwater engineering improvements;
(k)
Forecasting future stormwater impacts;
(l)
Easttown Municipal Authority involvement;
(m)
Stormwater code amendments;
(n)
Stormwater education;
(o)
Prospective projects identified by the Board of Supervisors;
(p)
Preliminary engineering associated with projects;
(q)
Construction schedules of projects; and
(r)
Costs, benefits, and sensitivity of prospective projects.
B.
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.
C.
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.
D.
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.
[Amended 10-16-2023 by Ord. No. 458-23]
E.
The SMAC is prohibited from incurring expenses, making payments,
entering contracts, leases or obligations without the expressed consent
of the Board of Supervisors.
F.
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.
G.
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.
