[Adopted as Ch. 2, Art. III, Div. 6, of the 1972 Code,
as amended through 1990[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: Subsequent amendments are noted
where applicable.
[Amended 6-11-2007 by Ord. No. 765]
The Recreation and Parks Advisory Board of the
City of Westminster is hereby created and hereinafter referred to
in this Article as the "Board."
[Amended 1-23-2006 by Ord. No. 741; 6-11-2007 by Ord. No.
765]
A.
The Board shall be solely advisory in nature to the
Mayor and Common Council unless otherwise specified by this article.
B.
The duties of the Board shall be to:
(1)
Foster continuing planning for recreation and parks
activities in the City.
(2)
Review periodically municipal, county, state and federal
cooperation in the field of recreation.
(3)
Seek a greater degree of coordination in the development
of recreational and park opportunities.
(4)
Work closely with the Department of Recreation and
Parks in planning annual budget requests.
(5)
Assist the Mayor and Common Council in carrying out
the development of the recreation and parks areas within the City.
(6)
Inform the citizens by meetings and through news media
of the progress of the Board's work.
C.
The Director of Recreation and Parks or his/her designee
shall serve as an advisor to the Board in matters relating to operation
and maintenance of City-owned or City-based facilities which the Director
believes to be the proper subject of the Board's study or recommendation.
D.
The Board shall consider and evaluate and make recommendations
on any matter relating to immediate and long-range recreational programs
or policies, rules and regulations as it deems appropriate, provided
that notice is given to the Mayor and Common Council for its review
and approval through sanction of the Board's minutes.
E.
The Board shall not conduct any public hearing unless
specifically authorized to do so by the Mayor and Common Council.
F.
The Board shall report periodically to the Mayor and
Common Council on the progress of its activities and the results of
its consideration of any matters referred to it or otherwise taken
up by it along with its recommendation, if any.
G.
The Board shall cooperate and work with appropriate
recreational officials of both the City and the county, recognizing
the responsibility of these officials in the area of programs and
activities in the field of recreation; and the Board's efforts in
this area should be in cooperation with all other organizations dedicated
to the propagation of recreation.
H.
The Board shall be charged with the responsibility
of evaluating and recommending fees and charges for all those properties,
programs and activities supervised or controlled by the Department
of Recreation and Parks, and these assessments shall be reviewed no
less than annually by the Board.
[Amended 1-23-2006 by Ord. No. 741; 6-11-2007 by Ord. No.
765]
A.
The Board shall be composed of eight members, namely:
(1)
One ex officio member consisting of the Director of
Recreation and Parks or his/her designee; such ex officio member shall
not have the power to vote;
(2)
Six citizen members who shall be appointed by the
Mayor and Common Council; and
(3)
One Council member appointed by the Mayor and Common
Council to serve as a voting member of the Board.
B.
The Board may be expanded at any time for whatever
reason deemed necessary, but the Board may never contain fewer than
seven voting members without a revision of this article. Approval
of the increase in voting members will be decided by the Mayor and
Common Council.
[Amended 3-22-1993 by Ord. No. 565; 6-11-2007 by Ord. No. 765]
A.
The term of office of the citizen membership shall be for two years and shall run from March 1, except as otherwise provided in Subsection B herein.
B.
Upon the occurrence of a vacancy by resignation, etc.,
of a citizen member, the Mayor and Common Council shall appoint a
citizen member to fill the unexpired term.
C.
The Mayor and Common Council may, from time to time,
designate a different one of its members to serve on the Board.
D.
The Mayor and Common Council may, by majority vote
of its entire membership, remove a citizen member from the Board.
The members of the Board shall serve without
compensation for their services on the Board.
[Amended 6-11-2007 by Ord. No. 765]
A quorum at any meeting of the Board shall be
four voting members.
The Board shall adopt, subject to the approval
of the Mayor and Common Council, bylaws and amendments thereto relating
to its rules of operation and the conduct of its meetings.
[Amended 1-23-2006 by Ord. No. 741]
The Director of Recreation and Parks shall obtain
for the Board all services and supplies as the Board shall direct
within the limits of the Board’s appropriate funds and such
other services and funds as shall be authorized by the Mayor and Common
Council.
The Board shall keep records of its official actions, minutes and reports of the Board. These records shall be retained by the secretary as provided for in § 7-6B.
