[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Trafford 4-12-1994 as Ord. No. 645 (Ch. 43 of the 1989 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Parks and playgrounds — See Ch. 141.
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.
A. 
The Borough of Trafford Recreation Board shall be authorized and directed to equip, operate and maintain the recreational places now existing or hereafter established by the Council within the Borough of Trafford in accordance with the appropriations and direction made to the Recreation Board by the Council of the Borough of Trafford.
B. 
The Recreation Board shall not be authorized to enter into contracts, make purchases or conduct transactions in excess of $1,500. All such contracts in excess of $1,500 shall be referred to the Borough Council for action. No member or members of the Recreation Board shall evade the provisions of this section by purchasing or contracting for services or personal property piecemeal for the purpose of obtaining prices below the limitation herein established when, in the exercise of reasonable discretion and prudence, said transactions should be conducted as a single transaction in excess of the limitation established herein.
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.