The Keep York County Beautiful Board shall have the following powers and duties:
(A) To adopt bylaws for the management and regulation of its business and affairs, not inconsistent with state statutes and county codes and ordinances;
(B) To elect officers and to prescribe the duties and responsibilities for such officers;
(C) To establish committees and subcommittees, including standing committees as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes and objectives of the Keep York County Beautiful Board, provided, however, that a member of the Keep York County Beautiful Board shall serve as the committee chairperson of each such committee or subcommittee; provided, further that the Board shall not delegate or devolve any power, duty, or responsibility conferred upon the Board under the general law or the provisions of this subchapter to any committee or subcommittee of the Board;
(D) To recruit members of the general public to serve on committees, subcommittees and task forces; to set goals and establish action plans; to notify members of committees, subcommittees and task forces of meeting dates, and prepare an agenda for each such meeting; to submit project plans and funding sources to the Board for approval; to submit periodic committee, subcommittee or activity reports to the Board; and submit annual reports to the York County Council; to accept donations from public or private sources and, with the consent of the York County Council, to accept grants for the administration and implementation of plans, programs and projects, consistent with applicable state statutes, laws, county codes, ordinances and county policies;
(E) To plan, develop and implement projects, programs and policies for:
(1) Beautification and community improvement in York County;
(2) Litter prevention;
(3) Waste reduction through diverse programs;
(4) Education to encourage positive behavior towards community improvement;
(5) Improving the environment and quality of life of communities through personal responsibility;
(6) Broad-based community alliances to achieve sustainable community improvement;
(7) The encouragement of action by volunteers;
(8) The filing annually of a detailed report of its operations and expenditures for the previous fiscal year with the York County Council;
(9) The establishment and implementation of policies, programs and projects as may be advisable in order to effectuate and implement purposes, objectives and goals of this subchapter in accordance with the general law, the provisions of this subchapter, and the ordinances and policies of York County, subject, however, to the availability of funds; provided, further, that the Board shall not make or enter into any contract or agreement involving or requiring an expenditure of funds in excess of funds appropriated by the York County Council through the budget of the York County Solid Waste Collection and Recycling Division of the York County Public Works Department or from grants and gifts from private or public sources for the exercise of its functions.
(Ord. 710, passed 2-1-10)