- (a) Members.— If a board of commissioners establishes a park or recreation board under section 7302(4)(ii) (relating to creation of recreation board), the board of commissioners shall appoint five or seven individuals. Each individual must be a resident of, or own property in, the township where the park or recreation board operates.
(b) Terms.—
- (1) Initial appointments shall be for staggered terms so that the terms of no more than two members expire annually.
- (2) Subsequent appointments shall be for terms of five years or until successors are appointed.
- (3) A member of a park or recreation board may only be removed by the board of commissioners for malfeasance in office or nonfeasance in office.
- (4) A vacancy on a park or recreation board shall be filled by the board of commissioners for the unexpired term.
- (c) Compensation.— Members of a park or recreation board shall serve without compensation.