[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township
of Lower Allen 5-11-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-07. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
The new title of the oversight committee shall be the "Lower
Allen Township Pension Committee."
A.Â
The Pension Committee shall be appointed by the Board of Commissioners
and made up of the following persons:
(1)Â
Commissioner, appointed by the Board of Commissioners.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
(2)Â
Manager or Assistant Manager.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
(3)Â
Public Safety Director/Chief of Police.
(4)Â
Finance Director.
(5)Â
President of the Lower Allen Township Police Officers Association.
(6)Â
Nonunion employee at large.
(7)Â
Lower Allen Township resident.
C.Â
Changes in Committee membership shall be made by ordinance or resolution
of the Board of Commissioners of Lower Allen Township.
A.Â
All members of the Pension Committee, with the exception of the nonunion employee and the resident, shall serve on the Committee as long as they hold the position described in § 38-2A.
B.Â
The nonunion employee and Township resident shall serve two-year
terms, with the initial term ending on December 31 in the year following
the year in which they were appointed.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Meetings of the Pension Committee shall be held annually and
as otherwise called by the Manager/Assistant Manager.
The provisions of this chapter, as far as they are the same
as those of ordinances in force immediately prior to the enactment
of this chapter, are intended as a continuation of such ordinances
and not as new enactments. The provisions of this chapter shall not
affect any act done or liability incurred, nor shall it affect any
such suit or prosecution pending or to be instituted to enforce any
right or penalty or to punish any offense under the authority of any
ordinance repealed by this chapter.
The provisions of this chapter are severable, and if any of
its provisions shall be held to be unconstitutional, illegal, or invalid,
such decision shall not affect the validity of any of the remaining
provisions of this chapter. It is hereby declared as a legislative
intent that this chapter would have been adopted had such unconstitutional,
illegal or invalid provision not been included herein.
This chapter shall take effect immediately.