The Board of Commissioners of South Whitehall Township hereby
confirm the establishment of the "Park and Recreation Board."
The Park and Recreation Board shall consist of seven residents
of South Whitehall Township, all appointed by the South Whitehall
Township Board of Commissioners. The members of said Park and Recreation
Board shall serve without compensation for terms of five years or
until their successors are appointed. The terms of such members shall
be staggered so that no more than two members are appointed in any
year. Initial term appointments may be a length of either two, three,
four or five years as determined to be necessary to ensure that requirement
of staggered terms is completed; however, all appointments after the
initial appointments have cycled through shall be for a term of five
years. Each term shall commence on January 1 and terminate on December
31. Vacancies in the Park and Recreation Board occurring otherwise
than by expiration of term shall be for the unexpired term and shall
be filled in the same manner as original appointments.
The members of the Park and Recreation Board shall elect their
own Chairperson and Secretary and select all other necessary officers
to serve for a period of one year. The Park and Recreation Board shall
have power to adopt rules and regulations for the conduct of all business
before the Park and Recreation Board, unless otherwise provided in
the article as it may be amended from time to time. The Park and Recreation
Board shall hold regular meetings at such times and places as it shall
designate. The Park and Recreation Board shall reorganize on an annual
basis at the first regular meeting scheduled to be held during each
calendar year.
Wherever possible, the Park and Recreation Board shall encourage
the county, other Townships and school districts, or any of them,
to develop a cooperative plan of recreation service in order to fulfill
the purpose of providing needed recreation facilities for all of the
citizens of the cooperating governmental units and school districts.