[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Stanhope 6-27-1973 by Ord. No. 1973-9. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Parks and playgrounds — See Ch. 105.
There shall be a Board of Recreation Commissioners
established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:12.
[Amended 7-27-1987 by Ord. No. 1987-13; 4-23-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-04]
A.
The Board of Recreation Commissioners shall be comprised
of five members and two alternate members, who shall be designated
as Alternate No. 1 and Alternate No. 2. All members shall be residents
of the Borough and appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent
of the Council.
B.
Members first appointed to the Board shall serve for
terms of one, two, three, four and five years. Appointments thereafter
shall be for terms of five years each. The length of the terms of
the alternate members shall be the same as the length of the terms
of the regular members of the Board of Recreation Commissioners. If
two alternates are appointed, their terms shall be staggered by the
appointment of one of the alternates for an initial term that is a
year less than a regular term.
C.
Whenever a vacancy occurs among the Commissioners,
the Mayor shall appoint a replacement with the advice and consent
of the Council for the unexpired term only.
D.
Commissioners shall serve without compensation.
A.
In order to provide the funds necessary, in whole
or in part, to improve, maintain and police the playgrounds or recreation
places under its control, the Board of Recreation Commissioners may
arrange and provide for the giving of exhibitions, plays, concerts,
games and contests and may use and employ such playgrounds or recreation
places for the purpose of giving thereon exhibitions, plays, concerts,
games and contests.
B.
The Board may charge and collect a reasonable admission
fee for each person entering such playground or recreation place as
a spectator during the time or times when the same is being used or
employed for such purposes but shall not use or employ any such playground
or recreation place for such purpose for a greater period than a ratio
of one hour to every two hours in each day during which the playground
or recreation places are utilized or not more than 16 hours in any
one calendar week. When any such playground or recreation place is
used for such purpose, no admission fee shall be charged or collected
from children under 12 years of age.
C.
The Board of Recreation Commissioners may charge and
collect a reasonable service fee from persons using, as participants,
special areas and facilities, excluding bathing at the municipal beach,
which require special maintenance and the use of which is restricted
to relatively few people in order to assist in the meeting of the
operating costs thereof in whole or in part.
A.
The Board of Recreation Commissioners shall have full
control over all lands, playgrounds and recreation places acquired
or leased under the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:12-1 to 40:12-9 and
may adopt suitable rules, regulations and bylaws for the use thereof
and the conduct of all persons while on or using the same. Any person
who violates such rules, regulations or bylaws shall be deemed and
adjudged to be a disorderly person.
B.
The custodians, supervisors and assistants appointed
by the Board, while on duty and for the purpose of preserving order
and the observance of the rules, regulations and bylaws of the Board,
shall have all the power and authority of police officers of the respective
municipalities in and for which they are severally appointed.
C.
The Board may appoint a Secretary or Clerk and such
number of custodians, supervisors and assistants for the several playgrounds
and recreation places under its control as they deem necessary, and
said Board may fix and determine their salaries.
The Borough Council shall annually fix, determine
and appropriate a sum it deems sufficient for the care, custody, policing
and maintenance of the playgrounds and recreation places and for the
expenses of the Board of Commissioners, which sum shall be raised
by taxation in the same manner as other taxes.
[Added 7-26-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016-07]
All Recreation Commission members, applicants to become Recreation
Commission members, Recreation Commission volunteers and applicants
to become Recreation Commission volunteers shall be required to submit
to a background investigation conducted by the Borough of Stanhope.
All initial investigations shall include such information as shall
be required to conduct the investigation. The results of the background
investigations shall be provided to the Borough Clerk for any further
action that may be required. The cost of the background investigation
shall be paid by the Borough.
