[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of
West Whiteland 6-15-1987 by Ord. No. 137
(Ch. 1, Part 6, of the 1983 Code of Ordinances). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Sewers and sewage disposal — See Ch. 253.
All members of the former West Whiteland Municipal Authority shall continue in office until the end of the term for which they were appointed and their successors shall be appointed as provided by § 35-2 of this chapter.
The West Whiteland Township Municipal Service Commission shall consist
of seven members. Additional members shall be appointed by the Board under
the provisions of this section. All new members of the Municipal Service Commission
shall be residents of the Township. At least five members of the Municipal
Service Commission shall be citizen members. The remaining two members may
be officers or employees of the Township. As new members or additional members
are appointed, they shall be appointed for terms of four years except that
appointment of additional members shall be made so that no more than two shall
be reappointed or replaced during any future calendar year. The Chairman of
the Municipal Service Commission shall properly notify the Board of vacancies
in the Commission and such vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term.
All members of the Municipal Service Commission shall serve without compensation
but may be reimbursed for necessary and reasonable expenses. Officers or employees
of the Township, however, shall not by reason of membership on the Municipal
Service Commission forfeit the right to exercise the powers, perform the duties
or receive the compensation of the municipal offices held by them during such
membership.
The Board of Supervisors may remove any member, or members, of the Municipal
Service Commission for malfeasance or nonfeasance in office, or for other
just cause by a majority vote of the Board, 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.
The Township Municipal Service Commission shall elect its own Chairman,
Vice Chairman, Secretary, and create and fill such other offices as it may
determine. The Commission may make and alter rules for its procedure consistent
with the ordinances of the Township and the laws of the commonwealth.
The Board shall appropriate from Township funds such money as may be
necessary and may be available for the work of the Municipal Service Commission
in the year in which the appropriation is made. The Municipal Service Commission
may appoint such employees and staff as it may deem necessary for its work
and may contract with planners, surveyors and other consultants for such technical
services as it may require upon authorization of the Board of Supervisors.
These and other expenditures as may be necessary and proper shall be within
the amount appropriated for the purpose by the Board of Township Supervisors
or placed at the Commission's disposal from other sources. The Commission
shall present an annual budget to the Township Manager no later than September
15 of each year.
A.
The Municipal Services Commission's purpose is to serve
as advisor and recommending body to the Board of Supervisors with regard to
design, purchase, or construction of improvements pertaining to sewage and
water systems and such other purposes as may be designated from time to time
by the Board of Supervisors of West Whiteland Township.
B.
The Municipal Service Commission shall have the power
and shall be required to:
(1)
Keep a record of its resolutions, transactions, findings
and determinations, which records shall be a public record. The Municipal
Service Commission shall annually make a written report of its activities
to the Board by March 1 of each year.
(2)
Prepare revisions to the comprehensive sewer and water
plans for the development of the Township and present these revisions for
the consideration of the Board of Supervisors.
(3)
Hold public meetings on a regularly scheduled basis and
public hearings as required.
(4)
Require from other departments and agencies of the municipality
such available information as relates to its work.
(5)
In the performance of its functions, enter upon any land
to make examinations and surveys either after permission has been obtained
from the owner or after public notices.
(6)
Review and comment on all Township ordinances or amendments
to Township ordinances pertaining to matters directly affecting areas of responsibility
of the Municipal Service Commission as designated by the Board of Supervisors.
C.
In the performance of its powers and duties, any act
or recommendation of the Municipal Service Commission which involves engineering
consideration shall be subject to the approval of the Township Engineer.
The Municipal Service 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 may enter into agreements
or contracts regarding the acceptance or utilization of the funds or assistance
in accordance with the governmental procedures of the Township.
