[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Elk
5-1-2003 by Ord. No. O-7-2003. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Parks and recreation areas — See Ch. 76.
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.
A.
The Recreation Committee shall be composed of five members
and two alternate members, who shall be citizens and residents of the Township
of Elk. Such members and alternate members shall be appointed by the Township
Committee to serve three-year terms; provided, however, that the initial appointments
shall be made in the following manner: one member for initial one-year term,
two members for initial two-year terms, two members for initial three-year
terms, one alternate for an initial one-year term, and one alternate for an
initial two-year term. After the conclusion of the initial terms as herein
provided, all terms shall be for three years. The Township Committee shall
designate the alternate members as "Alternate No. 1" and "Alternate No. 2."
At meetings of the Recreation Committee, alternate members shall be permitted
to participate in discussion of the proceedings, but shall not be permitted
to vote except in the absence or disqualification of one or more regular members,
in which event, alternate members shall be permitted to vote in lieu of such
absent or disqualified regular members in the order of numerical designation
of such alternate members.
B.
In addition to the aforementioned members, the Township
Committee shall appoint a member of the Township Committee to serve as a liaison
to the Recreation Committee each year, who shall be permitted to participate
in discussions of the proceedings of the Committee, but who shall not be permitted
to vote. Such member of the Township Committee shall serve a one-year term.
C.
All appointments shall expire on December 31. Initial
appointments as above provided shall be made for the balance of the one-,
two- or three-year term designated, ending on December 31 of such year.
D.
Vacancies shall be filled by the Township Committee for
the unexpired term only. The members shall serve until their respective successors
are appointed and found qualified.
A.
The Township Committee shall cooperate with the Recreation
Committee to coordinate and provide equipment for recreational activities,
as well as to coordinate the development, operation and maintenance of parks,
public places, playgrounds, and recreational areas, in the Township of Elk,
in order to provide for the maximum benefit and planned development for the
residents of the Township of Elk.
B.
The Township Committee may, from time to time, by resolution,
place activities, parks, public places, playgrounds and recreational areas
under the jurisdiction of the Recreation Committee for development, operation
or maintenance thereof or for such purposes as may be specified in any such
resolution. The township shall continue to be responsible for the care, custody
and policing of any such parks, public places, playgrounds and recreational
areas, which, from time to time, maybe be placed under the jurisdiction of
the Recreation Committee, unless such responsibilities or any others shall
be specifically assigned in any such resolution.
C.
The Recreation Committee herein established shall not
be deemed to be a park or recreation commission pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:12-1
et seq., but such Recreation Committee shall have only those powers and duties
as may be set forth herein or as may be more particularly provided by resolution
of the Township Committee.
D.
There shall be no appropriation of public funds to the
Recreation Committee, except as may be provided by the Township Committee
for designated purposes consistent with the intent of this chapter. The Recreation
Committee shall recommend to the Township Committee proposals, from time to
time, as may be consistent herewith.
E.
The Township Committee shall obtain liability insurance
coverage covering the approved activities under the jurisdiction of the Recreation
Committee, the participants in those activities, the Township of Elk and individual
members of the Recreation Committee.
F.
Neither the Recreation Committee nor any member or members
thereof shall have any power or right, express or implied, to bind or obligate
the Township of Elk or the Township Committee, directly or indirectly.
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.
A.
Any recognized recreational group who feels or believes
it is aggrieved by any of the actions of the Park Director shall have the
right to appeal any of the Park Director's actions and/or recommendations
in the first instance to the Recreation Committee. Said appeal shall be filed
not later than 10 days from the date of any action or recommendation taken
by the Park Director and shall be in writing to the Recreation Committee Chairman.
B.
The Recreation Committee Chairman shall thereafter set
the matter down for a hearing and consider the testimony of witnesses and
other evidence to be presented, and at the conclusion of which the Recreation
Committee shall render a decision as soon as is practicable.
C.
Any party may appeal the action of the Recreation Committee
to the Township Recreation Liaison within five days of the Recreation Committee's
decision, in writing to the Township Recreation Liaison.
D.
Any party may appeal in the final instance the decision
of the Township Recreation Liaison to the Township Committee, within five
days of the Recreation Liaisons decision in writing to the Township Clerk.
