Section 11701.442 - Service district advisory committee(a)Establishment.--Each service district shall establish a service district advisory committee.(b)Composition.--The district advisory committee shall be composed of three persons who are at least 18 years of age, including two resident property owners of the district and one owner of a business within the district, if any, who may or may not be a resident of the district.(c)Appointment by governing body.--At least 30 days prior to the date of disincorporation, the governing body of the former municipality shall appoint three members of the district advisory committee. The governing body shall designate that one appointee serve a term of one year, one appointee serve a term of two years and one appointee serve a term of three years.(d)Vacancy.--At the expiration of the term of a member of the district advisory committee, the remaining members of the committee shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy. In the event that the remaining members of the committee are unable to agree on a person to fill the vacancy or there is more than one vacancy, the administrator shall select a person or persons to fill the vacancy. All persons appointed to fill a vacancy on the district advisory committee shall have a term of three years beginning on the date of appointment.(e)Advise administrator.--The district advisory committee shall, at least once every three months, meet with the administrator and may make recommendations to the administrator for revisions to the essential services plan, including revisions to the levels of services provided to the residents and property owners of the district and methodology of rate calculation. The administrator shall consider all recommendations of the district advisory committee.(f)Advise county on land-use issues.--The district advisory committee may provide recommendations on behalf of the residents and property owners of the district to any county official regarding any land-use-related matter.(g)Advise department on incorporation.--The district advisory committee may provide recommendations to the department at any time that the residents of the district and the department consider the feasibility of incorporating as a viable municipality or merger or consolidation with an existing municipality.(h)Recommended amendment of governing standards.--(1) Amendments to the governing standards may be recommended by a majority vote of the district advisory committee or by a petition signed by registered electors of the municipality comprising at least 10% of the number of electors voting for the office of Governor in the last gubernatorial general election.(2) Upon receipt of a recommendation made under this subsection, the administrator shall include the recommended amendments to the governing standard as a proposed plan amendment under section 444, unless the administrator finds that the recommended amendment of the governing standards is unlawful, unconstitutional or would substantially impede the administration of the essential services plan.(i)Restrictions.--The district advisory committee shall have no authority to act as a municipal governing body.(j)Open meetings.--The district advisory committee shall be an agency for purposes of the open meeting provisions of 65 Pa.C.S. Ch. 7 (relating to open meetings). 1987, July 10, P.L. 246, No. 47, § 442, added 2014, Oct. 31, P.L. 2983, No. 199, § 24, effective in 60 days [Dec. 30, 2014].