[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of West Manheim 12-18-2012 by Ord. No. 3-2012. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Parks and recreation areas — See Ch. 172.
This chapter is intended to create and establish a Park and
Recreation Board for the Township of West Manheim. This Board will
advise the Board of Supervisors on all matters pertaining to parks,
open space, and recreation lands and programs and the operation and
maintenance of such lands in West Manheim Township.
It is the mission of the Park and Recreation Board to advise
the Board of Supervisors in order to foster a meaningful and satisfying
program of leisure and recreational activities and events for the
residents of this Township in a manner that will preserve the Township's
natural and historic resources for the enjoyment of future generations;
and to develop and provide educational and recreational activities,
programs, partnerships and special events to further enhance the quality
of life for residents of the Township.
A.
There is hereby created and established in West Manheim Township,
County of York, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, an advisory board to
be known as the "West Manheim Township Park and Recreation Board,"
consisting of a minimum of seven members and a maximum of nine members,
who shall serve without compensation.
B.
The members shall be appointed by the Township Board of Supervisors,
each for a term of five years, which term shall expire on December
31, except that the terms of the members first appointed shall be
staggered so that two vacancies shall occur on December 31, 2013,
two on December 31, 2014, one on December 31, 2015, and two on December
31, 2016.
C.
Each vacancy caused by reasons other than by expiration of the term
shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment and
shall be for the remaining, unexpired term of the member. Each member
shall serve until December 31 of the year in which the member's
term is scheduled to expire or until a new appointment has been made
in accordance with the requirements of this section. The Chairman
of the Park and Recreation Board shall promptly notify the Board of
Supervisors of any vacancies in the Board and may nominate candidates
for the open position. Any such vacancy may be filled by the Board
of Supervisors for the unexpired term.
D.
The Board of Supervisors shall designate one or more members of the
Board of Supervisors to serve as nonvoting liaisons to the Park and
Recreation Board.
A.
The Park and Recreation Board shall meet at a convenient time as soon as possible after the first Monday in January of each year and at such time shall organize as a Board by electing a Chairperson, a Vice Chairperson, and a Secretary, who shall serve for a period of one year. The Park and Recreation Board shall have the power to adopt rules and regulations for the conduct of its business not inconsistent with the provisions of state and local laws and as provided for in § 36-6 below.
C.
All actions of the Park and Recreation Board shall require concurrence
of a majority of voting members of the Board.
A.
The Park and Recreation Board Secretary shall keep minutes of all
meetings for review and approval by the Board members. Copies of the
approved minutes shall be provided to the Township Secretary on a
timely basis for distribution to the Board of Supervisors.
B.
The Park and Recreation Board shall submit an annual report to the
Board of Supervisors no later than March 1 of each year. The report
shall include a listing of the significant activities of the Board
during the prior year and comments and recommendations with respect
to the management and operation of recreation programs and park and
open space places within West Manheim Township, including an analysis
of park, recreation and open space areas and programs, as well as
maintenance and operations.
C.
The Board shall not have authority to enter into any contracts or
to incur any obligations binding upon West Manheim Township.
A.
The Park and Recreation Board, in cooperation with other advisory
bodies designated from time-to-time by the Board of Supervisors, shall
advise and make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors with respect
to the planning, design, management, operations, improvement and activities
of park, recreation and open space lands and programs in West Manheim
Township.
B.
The Park and Recreation Board may adopt bylaws with the approval
of the Board of Supervisors.
C.
The Park and Recreation Board shall promote activities and programs
that enhance the use and enjoyment of the park, recreation and open
space lands in the Township.
D.
The Park and Recreation Board shall participate in the initiation,
review and recommending development of recreation areas and park facilities
to the Board of Supervisors for approval and funding.
E.
The Park and Recreation Board shall recommend to the Board of Supervisors,
by September 1, a budget for equipping, operating and maintaining
recreation places and facilities in the Township.
F.
The Park and Recreation Board shall not have the power to amend,
adopt, alter, repeal or change any rules and regulations that govern
the use of the park(s) by the public that have been adopted by the
Board. Only the Board of Supervisors shall have the power to adopt
rules and regulations for the operation of the parks and recreation
places in the Township.
