Pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3009 et seq., of the
First Class Township Code, there is hereby created two boards in and
for the Township which shall be known as the "Crescent Township Parks"
and one of which shall be known as the "Crescent Township Recreation
Board."
Each of the said Boards shall consist of no more than seven
persons or fewer than five persons, all of whom shall be residents
of the Township. The members of the said Boards shall serve for terms
of five years each or until their successors are appointed, provided
that the members first appointed by the Board shall be appointed for
initial terms as follows: one member for one year, one or two member(s)
for two years, one member for three years, one or two member(s) for
four years, and one member for five years. The present Crescent Township
Park and Recreation Board and its members shall continue as the initial
Crescent Township Recreation Board and its members. Vacancies shall
be filled in the same manner as original appointments and for the
unexpired term.
The members of the said Boards shall serve without pay. Each
of the said Boards shall elect a chairman, a secretary and such other
officers and committee chairmen as it may deem necessary. Said officers
and committee chairmen shall serve as such for a period of one year.
Each of the said Boards shall adopt rules and regulations for the
conduct of all business within its jurisdiction.
Each of the said Boards shall hold regular meetings at such
times and places as it may designate, and shall furnish full and complete
reports to the Board of its activities from time to time, or as may
be designated by the Board.
Funds that may be hereafter appropriated by the Board and budgeted
to the Parks and Recreation Boards shall be disbursed by the authorized
disbursing officers of the Township. Funds received by the Parks and
Recreation Boards from sources other than budget appropriations shall
be turned over to and deposited by the Township to the credit and
for the use of the said Parks and Recreation Boards and disbursed
as the budget funds are disbursed, except that funds received by gifts,
bequests, or otherwise shall be disbursed in accordance with the terms
of such gift or bequest, or the terms of acceptance thereof.
[Ord. No. 486,
passed 3-10-2004]
The Parks Board shall also perform the duties of and shall have
all the powers conferred upon a Shade Tree Commission, as prescribed
and provided by the First Class Township Code.