There is hereby created and established in the
Borough of Trafford a Recreation Board to be known as the "Borough
of Trafford Recreation Board."
[Amended 2-19-2008 by Ord. No. 721]
The Borough of Trafford Recreation Board shall
consist of seven members, all of whom shall be residents of the Borough
of Trafford.
All members of the Borough of Trafford Recreation
Board shall serve on said Board without compensation; however, said
members shall be reimbursed for authorized necessary and reasonable
expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, upon presentation
to the Borough Council of a verified statement of such necessary and
reasonable expenses.
[Amended 2-19-2008 by Ord. No. 721]
A. The members of the Borough of Trafford Recreation
Board shall be appointed by the Council of the Borough of Trafford.
The terms of each of the members of the Recreation Board shall be
for three years or until a successor is appointed and qualified, except
that the terms of the members first appointed pursuant to this chapter
pursuant to this section shall be as follows:
(1) Two of the initial members of the Recreation Board
shall be appointed for terms of one year.
(2) Three of the initial members of the Recreation Board
shall be appointed for terms of two years.
(3) Two of the initial members of the Recreation Board
shall be appointed for terms of three years.
B. The initial term of the Recreation Board member shall
have been deemed to commence beginning the first Monday in January
2008. Following the expiration of the initial term, all subsequent
terms shall be for three-year durations beginning on the first Monday
in January such that at least one term expires annually.
C. To the extent that a vacancy occurs due to resignation,
death or otherwise, then Borough Council shall appoint a qualified
resident to the unexpired term.
D. To the extent that the Council does not immediately
fill an expired term, then the individual whose term has expired shall
continue to serve until a replacement is appointed by the Borough
Council. Once filled, the new member shall serve for the remainder
of the three-year term.
E. The Recreation Board may offer recommendations to
the Council concerning the appointment, removal, or replacement of
any member; however, nothing contained herein shall be deemed to preclude
the Borough Council from reorganizing or recomposing any or all of
the Recreation Board Members at any time as the Recreation Board serves
at the pleasure of the Borough Council.
The Borough of Trafford Recreation Board shall
keep accurate accounting records of all sums received by it, either
from the Borough Council or otherwise, and of all expenditures made
by the Recreation Board. The Recreation Board shall, on or before
the first day of October of each and every year, submit to the Borough
Council of the Borough of Trafford a statement of the receipts and
expenditures of funds by the Recreation Board for the preceding twelve-month
period. In addition, the Recreation Board shall, on or before the
first day of October of each and every year, submit to the Borough
Council a proposed budget for the Recreation Board for the next succeeding
fiscal year.