There is hereby established in the Township of Elk a Recreation Committee,
which shall have the duties and powers hereinafter more particularly set forth,
and the members of which shall be appointed by the Township Committee in accordance
with the provisions of this chapter.
The primary purpose of the Recreation Committee shall be to:
A. Assist in providing equipment as needed to programs concerned
with the recreation of the residents of the Township of Elk.
B. Provide recommendations for the orderly development of
parks or other public lands in the Township of Elk.
C. Cooperate with Gloucester County Parks and Recreation
in coordinating and advising on activities to be held on county-owned recreational
land should such aid be requested by Gloucester County Parks and Recreation.
D. Suggest improvements needed for orderly development and
to undertake such improvements as it is authorized to carry out pursuant to
this chapter or hereafter by resolution of the Township Committee.
E. Operate and maintain such parks or other public lands
over which it is given jurisdiction in any resolution of the Township Committee
and shall do so pursuant to any standards set forth in any such resolution.
F. Handle other specific programs, which may be assigned
or authorized by the Township Committee, by resolution from time to time,
in accordance with the general purposes of the Recreation Committee and the
provisions of this chapter and subject to the limitations contained herein.
The Recreation Committee shall not act in any manner which would cause
a forfeiture of any lands of the Township of Elk. The Township Committee reserves
the right at any time to limit the jurisdiction, purposes or programs of the
Recreation Committee by resolution of the Township Committee.
The Recreation Committee may organize as it sees fit, choosing a Chairman
and such other officers from among its members as it may deem advisable, adopt
rules and bylaws for the proper administration of its functions and formulate
committees for the administration and handling of its programs.
The Park Director appointed by the Township Committee shall serve as
a nonvoting member of the Recreation Committee.