[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the City
of Coatesville 5-11-1998 by Ord. No. 1072-98. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
A Technology Commission is created for the City
of Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania known as the "Coatesville
Technology Commission."
[Amended 7-13-1998 by Ord. No. 1075-98]
The Commission shall be composed of seven members.
Two of the members will be members of City Council. One of the members
will be a member of the professional staff of the City of Coatesville
as appointed by the City Manager of the City of Coatesville, and four
of the members will be citizens of the City of Coatesville chosen
by City Council. The Commission members shall each serve a three-year
term. The terms of the members shall be staggered in such a manner
that at least one expires annually.
All persons so appointed to the Technology Commission
shall serve their full term, or until their successors are appointed,
unless they voluntarily resign or are removed by the City Council
for dereliction or neglect of duty.
Any vacancy in the Technology Commission occurring
otherwise than by expiration of a term shall be filled in the same
manner as the original appointment and should be for the unexpired
term.
All members of the Technology Commission will
serve without pay.
A.
The Technology
Commission shall appoint from its membership a Chairperson and such
other officers as it may deem necessary for the orderly procedure
of its business and will adopt bylaws, rules and regulations covering
its procedures. The Technology Commission shall hold regular meetings,
including two work sessions and at least one public meeting each quarter.
All public meetings shall be held in accordance with the Sunshine
Act.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 65 P.S. § 271
et seq.
B.
Attendance.
[Added 4-22-2013 by Ord. No. 1404-2013]
(1)
Any
member of the Technology Commission absent from three or more consecutive
regular meetings of the Technology Commission without an approved
leave of absence granted by the City Council after public hearing
and prior written notice thereof shall be removed from the Technology
Commission by the City Council of the City of Coatesville.
(2)
Any
member of the Technology Commission absent from 20% or more of the
regularly scheduled meetings of the Technology Commission within any
one-year period shall be notified in writing by the City Manager acting
on behalf of the City Council of the attendance requirements of this
subsection. Any member of the Technology Commission who is absent
from 20% or more of the regularly scheduled meetings within a one-year
period shall thereafter be removed for cause from such position by
the City Council with prior written notice after public hearing unless
such member resigns in writing or waives the public hearing in writing.
(3)
Any
member of the Technology Commission may be removed for cause as determined
by the City Council after public hearing and prior written notice
thereof.
(4)
The
provisions of this subsection shall not preclude the removal of any
member of the Technology Commission without cause by the City Council
when authorized by state law, City Charter or City ordinance.
The Technology Commission shall have all the
powers conferred upon it pursuant to the Third Class City Code to
act for the good government and interest of the city and shall assist
the city in identifying technological developments which are a benefit
to the city and the citizens of the City of Coatesville and to review
information, conduct investigations and make recommendations and reports
relative to this purpose. However, any report or recommendation provided
by the Technology Commission shall not be binding upon the City Council
but shall be advisory only.
Nothing in the bylaws, rules and regulations
of the Technology Commission shall vest in it any powers, responsibilities
or duties not herein authorized.
