Chapter 2.17
RECREATION COMMISSION
Sections:
2.17.020 Membership – Designated.
2.17.030 Membership – Term – Removal.
2.17.040 Organization – Meetings.
2.17.050 Rule adoption and recordkeeping.
2.17.070 Cooperation with city departments – Report to council.
2.17.080 Repealed.
2.17.090 Repealed.
2.17.100 Relation to press, city council, and staff.
2.17.010 Establishment.
A recreation commission is established in and for the city. (Ord. 541 § 1, 2014; Ord. 496 § 1, 2005; Ord. 384 § 1, 1993; Ord. 334 § 1, 1990)
2.17.015 Definitions.
The following words and expressions when used in this chapter shall for the purposes of this chapter have the meanings respectively ascribed to them as follows:
A. “Commission,” as used in this chapter, means the Escalon recreation commission created by this chapter.
B. “Community recreation,” as used in this chapter, means all public leisure resources that contribute to the physical, mental, moral development and the environment of the individual or group. These resources may include, but are not necessarily limited to parks, playgrounds, camps, swimming pools, recreational sports and programs in the physical, intellectual, and social fields. (Ord. 541 § 1, 2014)
2.17.020 Membership – Designated.
The commission shall have five voting members all of whom shall be registered voters in San Joaquin County, California. All five members are required to reside within the Escalon Unified School District, with no less than three members required to reside within Escalon city limits. The voting members shall be appointed by the city council and shall serve without compensation. (Ord. 541 § 1, 2014; Ord. 496 § 1, 2005; Ord. 457 § 1, 2001; Ord. 427 § 1, 1996; Ord. 384 § 1, 1993; Ord. 334 § 1, 1990)
2.17.030 Membership – Term – Removal.
A. The commission members shall be designated to serve for three years. All vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term.
B. A member of the commission may be removed from office by a majority vote of the city council.
C. A member who fails, without permission, to attend three successive meetings of the commission is subject to removal. (Ord. 541 § 1, 2014; Ord. 496 § 1, 2005; Ord. 427 § 1, 1996; Ord. 384 § 1, 1993; Ord. 334 § 1, 1990)
2.17.040 Organization – Meetings.
A. Regular meetings shall be held on the first Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the City of Escalon Council Chambers located at 2060 McHenry Ave., Escalon, California. The recreation commission shall meet at a minimum of at least once a quarter during the months of February, May, August and November.
B. Special meetings may be called at any time by the chair by written notices served upon the members 24 hours before the proposed time of such meetings.
C. All meetings shall be open to the public and shall be held in accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act. Public participation shall be encouraged prior to the commission taking an action on any item.
D. The commission shall select a chair from among its appointed members during the November meeting of each year. The term of this office shall be one year.
E. Agenda for meetings will be prepared by the staff liaison in consultation with the chair. The commission may suggest agenda items to the chair for inclusion on an agenda. The addenda shall be appropriately provided in a section for public comment on matters not on the agenda.
F. Minutes shall be kept and filed with the city clerk. (Ord. 541 § 1, 2014; Ord. 522 § 1, 2008; Ord. 496 § 1, 2005; Ord. 384 § 1, 1993; Ord. 334 § 1, 1990)
2.17.050 Rule adoption and recordkeeping.
A. The commission shall adopt rules for the transaction of business and shall keep a record of its resolutions, transactions, findings and determinations, which record shall be on file in the city clerk’s office and shall be a public record.
B. The office of the city clerk shall furnish services as are needed to make possible the necessary recording and filing of these records. (Ord. 541 § 1, 2014; Ord. 496 § 1, 2005; Ord. 384 § 1, 1993; Ord. 334 § 1, 1990)
2.17.060 Powers and duties.
A. The powers and duties of the commission as an advisory board shall be as follows:
1. Provide input to the recreation department/coordinators regarding recreation activities, sports programs, and facilities that will help meet the needs of the community.
2. Serve as the appeal board for citizens regarding actions and decisions made by the recreation department/coordinators. All personnel-related issues and actions regarding the recreation department/coordinators will remain with the city manager and/or their designee.
3. To make and enforce all rules and regulations necessary to carry out their powers and duties under this chapter and otherwise granted.
4. To cooperate with any other public authority, including the Escalon Unified School District and the County of San Joaquin.
5. The recreation commission shall interpret the community recreation program to public officials and to the general public in terms of needs and results, and toward the end that the program receives adequate moral and financial support from public and private sources.
6. The recreation commission shall review all general policies governing the services of the community recreation department, and shall act in an advisory capacity to the city council on all things relating to leisure resources as defined under “community recreation” in EMC 2.17.015, for the determination of general policies to best carry out the purposes for which the department of community recreation is established.
7. Consider the annual budget of the recreation department prior to enacting activities of recommendation and provide advice with respect thereto to the city manager and to the city council.
8. Provide advice and community perspectives regarding recreation services and programming for the inhabitants of the city and promote and stimulate public interest therein and to the fullest possible extent the cooperation of special authorities and other public and private agencies interested therein.
9. To gather community opinions, needs and perceptions regarding recreational opportunities and needs and to advise the recreation department of this information. Further, to provide information to the community regarding available programs and facilities and encourage their participation and use.
10. Assist in the organizing of recreation programs both by policy and participation within the programs.
B. The city manager shall appoint competent persons who shall act as recreation coordinators at a salary to be fixed by the city council. The coordinators shall carry out the directions of the city manager and shall organize and direct all department activities, programs and recreation facilities owned, operated and maintained by the city. Coordinators shall enforce all of the ordinances and policies of the city regulating department activities, programs and recreation facilities and their use, and may in furtherance of such duty have the power to remove or cause to be removed and excluded from any of the department activities, programs and recreation facilities any persons violating any such ordinances or policies. The coordinator shall have the care and control of all equipment owned or controlled by the city for use in recreation activities and programs, and shall be responsible for the custody of such property.
C. In addition, the city manager may appoint, subject to the approval of the city council, any such assistants which may be necessary to carry out the recreational programs in the city. (Ord. 541 § 1, 2014; Ord. 496 § 1, 2005; Ord. 384 § 1, 1993; Ord. 334 § 1, 1990)
2.17.070 Cooperation with city departments – Report to council.
All officers, departments and department heads of the city shall render cooperation and all reasonable and necessary assistance to the recreation commission. Neither the commission nor any person connected with the commission shall incur any financial liability in the name of the city. The recreation director, on behalf of the commission, shall render periodic reports of its activities to the city council. (Ord. 541 § 1, 2014; Ord. 496 § 1, 2005; Ord. 384 § 1, 1993; Ord. 334 § 1, 1990)
2.17.080 Appropriation – Budget.
Repealed by Ord. 496. (Ord. 384 § 1, 1993; Ord. 334 § 1, 1990)
2.17.090 Fees.
Repealed by Ord. 496. (Ord. 384 § 1, 1993; Ord. 334 § 1, 1990)
2.17.100 Relation to press, city council, and staff.
A. Commissioners shall refer all requests for information made by the press to the city clerk and shall not endeavor to interpret any action of the commission.
B. The position of the commission on all matters which the commission wishes brought before the city council will be done by either the chair or designated commissioner or staff member.
C. The city manager shall appoint a staff liaison to the recreation commission who will coordinate and provide all staff support. The staff liaison will attend all commission meetings and act as secretary to the commission. She/he will bring department-related policy matters for consideration to the commission as well as respond to policy-related inquiries. (Ord. 541 § 1, 2014)