[Added 11-20-1967]
There is hereby created and established a Department
of Planning and Development, the head of which shall be the Planning
Coordinator.
The Department of Planning and Development shall:
A.Â
Assist the Township Council in regard to the physical
planning and public improvement aspects of all matters related to
the development of the Township.
B.Â
Provide staff assistance to the Planning Board in
all matters under its jurisdiction.
C.Â
Conduct continuous studies and collect statistical
and other data to serve as the basis for planning recommendations.
D.Â
Study the operation and effect of land use controls
and their administration within the Township and report thereon to
the Township Council.
E.Â
Study and analyze the community renewal program and
make recommendations relating thereto to the Township Council and
the Planning Board.
F.Â
Develop programs and activities and make recommendations
to the Township Council for the rehabilitation of housing and the
conservation of neighborhoods.
G.Â
Make such other studies, surveys and reports as the
Township Council may, from time to time, request for organizing, promoting
and administering a comprehensive planning service for the Township.
A.Â
The position of Planning Coordinator in the unclassified
service of the Township is hereby created and established.
B.Â
The Planning Coordinator shall be appointed by the Township Council to serve for a term of five years and shall receive such annual compensation as shall be provided in Chapter 93, Salaries and Compensation, of this Code.
C.Â
Vacancies in the position of Planning Coordinator
shall be filled by the Township Council for the unexpired term only.
To be appointed Planning Coordinator, the candidate
for appointment must possess the following qualifications:
A.Â
Have been a citizen of the United States of America
for at least five years and, if not a resident of the Township at
the time of appointment, shall become a bona fide resident of the
Township within a period of one year following the date of appointment
to the position.
B.Â
Be able to read and write the English language.
C.Â
Never have been convicted of any crime.
D.Â
Be of good health and sound in body and mind.
E.Â
Be of good moral character.
F.Â
Pass a physical examination by the Township Physician
or any other physician designated by the Township Council.
G.Â
Be at least 25 years of age.
H.Â
Be a graduate from a four-year course at a college
of recognized standing or must have completed at least three years
of undergraduate training at a college of recognized standing and
possess two years of practical management experience in the fields
of architecture, construction, economics, engineering, landscape architecture,
law, planning, public administration, real estate, sales or other
related fields.
I.Â
Possess at least one year of practical management
experience in the fields of architecture, construction, economics,
engineering, landscape architecture, law, planning, public administration,
real estate, sales or other related fields.
A.Â
The Planning Coordinator shall serve as Secretary
to the Planning Board and as Secretary to the Zoning Board of Adjustment
without additional compensation and shall attend all meetings of such
Boards.
B.Â
At the request of the Township Council, the Planning
Coordinator shall attend such meetings and conferences of the Township
Council as directed from time to time.