There is hereby created a Park and Recreation Board in and for the Township
of Elizabeth. The Park and Recreation Board shall consist of five persons
to be appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
The members of the Park and Recreation Board shall be appointed by the
Board of Supervisors for terms of five years or until their successors are
appointed. The members of the Park and Recreation Board first appointed shall
be appointed for such terms that the term of not more than two members shall
expire annually thereafter. All persons appointed to the Park and Recreation
Board shall serve their full terms unless the member shall voluntarily resign
or shall be removed by the Board of Supervisors for dereliction or neglect
of duty. Vacancies on the Park and Recreation Board occurring otherwise than
by expiration of a term of a member shall be filled for the unexpired term
only.
The members of the Park and Recreation Board shall serve without pay.
The members of the Park and Recreation Board shall elect their own Chairman
and Secretary and shall select all other necessary officers to serve for a
period of one year. The Park and Recreation Board shall have the power to
adopt rules and regulations for the conduct of all business within its jurisdiction.
It shall be the duty of the Park and Recreation Board to submit an annual
report to the Board of Supervisors, including an analysis of the community
recreation areas, facilities and leadership, with particular reference to
the extent and adequacy of the program and its effectiveness in view of the
public expenditure involved and public needs to be met.
The Park and Recreation Board, at such times as directed by the Board
of Supervisors, shall annually submit for approval to the Board of Supervisors
a proposed budget for the ensuing year, setting forth all proposed expenditures,
salaries and programs. The Park and Recreation Board shall not in any manner
obligate the Township for the payment of any Township funds until the same
is appropriated by the Board of Supervisors.
The Park and Recreation Board shall serve as an advisory body to the
Board of Supervisors. The Park and Recreation Board shall perform such studies
as shall be requested by the Board of Supervisors, and shall provide recommendations
upon its own motion relating to issues concerning the provision of park and
recreation services within the Township.