Chapter 2.48
PARK BOARD AND COMMISSIONERS
Sections:
2.48.020 Creation—Eligibility.
2.48.030 Terms of commissioners—Filling vacancies.
2.48.040 Officers—Meetings—Quorum.
2.48.010 Definitions.
Words used shall have the following meanings:
A. "Board" means board of park commissioners.
B. "Park" means an area of land, with or without water, developed and used for public recreational purposes, including landscaped tracts, picnic grounds, playgrounds, athletic fields, recreation centers, camps, foot, bicycle and bridle paths, motor vehicle drives, wildlife sanctuaries, museums, zoological and botanical gardens, facilities for bathing, boating, hunting and fishing, as well as other recreational facilities for the use and benefit of the public.
(Ord. 99 § 1, 1973)
2.48.020 Creation—Eligibility.
There is created a board of park commissioners, consisting of seven members, who shall be appointed by the mayor, with the consent of the city council, from citizens of recognized fitness for such positions who reside in this city. No commissioner shall receive any compensation for his services. (Ord. 658 § 1, 1999: Ord. 104 § 2, 1973: Ord. 99 § 2, 1973)
2.48.030 Terms of commissioners—Filling vacancies.
The first commissioners appointed shall determine by lot whose term shall expire in one, two, three, four and five years respectively, and their terms shall begin after their appointment has been approved by the city council, and upon taking the usual oath of qualification. The terms of office, except for the first, shall begin on the 10th day of March, 1973, and at the expiration of each commissioner’s term, the mayor shall appoint, with the consent of the council, one member for a five-year term. Members of the board may be removed at any time by the mayor, with the consent of the council, and the vacancies for the remainder of unexpired terms shall be filled in the same manner in which original appointments are made. (Ord. 104 § 3, 1973: Ord. 99 § 3, 1973)
2.48.040 Officers—Meetings—Quorum.
Immediately after their appointment, members of the board shall meet and organize by electing from the members of the board a president, a secretary, and such other officers as may be necessary. It shall be the duty of the president to preside at all meetings of the board and of the secretary to keep minutes of all proceedings of all meetings of the board. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Any action taken by a majority of those present when those present constitute a quorum, at any regular or special meeting of the board of park commissioners, shall be deemed and taken as the action of the board of park commissioners. A meeting of the board shall be held at least once a month. (Ord. 658 § 2, 1999: Ord. 99 § 4, 1973)
2.48.050 Powers and duties.
A. The board shall advise the mayor, the city council and department, if any, or officials administering parks, regarding the general supervision and control of all parks and recreational facilities and programs of the city. The board shall have the power to advise regarding the establishment of a park and/or recreation department, hereinafter called the "department," and to advise regarding the employment of necessary personnel, and to advise regarding the conduct of any form of recreational or cultural activity that will employ the leisure time of the people in a constructive and wholesome manner, and shall advise regarding control and supervision of all parks belonging to the city, and advise regarding planning, promotion, management and acquisition, construction, development, maintenance and operation, including restrictions on, and compensation to be paid for, concessions or privileges in parks and/or playgrounds, whether within or without the city limits, or parks, squares, parkways and boulevards, play and recreation grounds, and/or other municipally owned recreational facilities, including community buildings, and improvement and ornamentation of the same, make recommendations regarding entering into written contracts with the United States, the state, and any county, city or town, park district, school district, or any such public organizations for the purpose of conducting a recreational program or exercising any other power granted by this ordinance.
B. The board shall submit to the city council each year, on or before September 15th, an estimate of the amount of money required by the department to carry on its activities for the ensuing year, together with recommendations for the development of the program and facilities as it may deem advisable, for the information and guidance of the city council in preparing the budget for the tax levy, for the operation and maintenance of the city parks and the recreational program and necessary facilities and the acquisition of land, structures, or facilities needed therefor. The board shall have power to recommend rules and regulations for the government, management, supervision, and control of city parks and recreational facilities and programs.
(Ord. 99 § 5, 1973)