[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Springettsbury 12-11-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-18 as Ch. 1, Part 4, of the 2003 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Springettsbury Township Historic Preservation Committee is hereby established by the Board of Supervisors.
[Amended 1-9-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-01]
The Historic Preservation Committee shall consist of not less than seven members and not more than nine members, appointed on an annual basis by the Board of Supervisors, who shall serve without compensation. The Chairman of the Historic Preservation Committee shall promptly notify the Board of Supervisors of any vacancies in the Committee, and such vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term by said Board of Supervisors.
All of the members of the Historic Preservation Committee shall be residents of Springettsbury Township, York County, Pennsylvania, at the time of appointment and for the term of the appointment.
Any member of the Historic Preservation Committee, once qualified and appointed, may be removed from office for malfeasance, misfeasance or nonfeasance in office or for other just cause by a majority vote of the Board of Supervisors aforesaid 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 Committee shall elect its own Chairman and Vice Chairman and create and fill such other offices as it may determine. Officers shall serve annual terms and may succeed themselves. The Committee may make and alter bylaws and rules and regulations to govern its procedures consistent with the ordinances of Springettsbury Township and the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The Committee shall act in an advisory manner to review and make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors on policies and procedures relating to historic preservation and documentation of sites, structures and activities that have occurred in Springettsbury Township.
The Board of Supervisors may appropriate funds on an annual basis to support activities of the Committee. Expenditures recommended by the Committee shall be on forms provided by the Township and shall conform to the Township budget, as well as appropriate Township ordinances and resolutions and state and federal laws governing purchasing and expenditures.
The Committee shall keep a full record of its business and shall annually make a written report by April 1 of each year of its activities to said Board of Supervisors. Interim reports may be made as often as may be necessary or as requested by the Board of Supervisors.