[Adopted 11-12-1991 by Ord. No. 9-91-0181 as Ch. 12, Art. III, of the 1991 Code]
A.
There is hereby established an advisory Parks and
Recreation Commission for the Town. The Commission shall be composed
of nine members and shall have the powers and duties specified in
this article.
B.
The advisory Parks and Recreation Commission shall
consist of nine members as follows: five members at large, two senior
citizen members, and two student representatives appointed by the
Town Manager. The members shall be qualified electors of the Town,
with the exception of the student members, and shall serve at the
pleasure of the Town Manager. The nine members of the advisory Parks
and Recreation Commission shall be appointed as follows: the five
members at large and the two senior citizen members shall be appointed
for three-year terms with an option to be reconsidered by the Town
Manager for additional three-year terms. The two student representatives
shall be selected from the junior class from four names nominated
by the Principal of Coventry High School and shall serve two-year
terms, after which time they may be considered by the Town Manager
to fill an unexpired term or a vacancy on the Commission. Upon the
expiration of their terms, newly appointed student representatives
would be chosen from the junior class.
The nine members of the advisory Parks and Recreation
Commission appointed pursuant to this article shall serve without
compensation. No member of the Commission shall be employed in the
parks and recreation system of the Town during his term on the Commission.
The advisory Parks and Recreation Commission
shall elect its Chairman from its members, and his term of office
shall be for two years. The Commission may, at its discretion, likewise
elect a Vice Chairman. The Commission shall also elect a Secretary
in the same manner as the Chairman.
Regular meetings of the advisory Parks and Recreation
Commission shall be held on the first Thursday of each month. Special
meetings shall be held as often as the Commission shall determine
necessary. A quorum for the transaction of business at all regular
and special meetings shall be five members with full voting powers.
The advisory Parks and Recreation Commission
may use properties, buildings and equipment of the Town or of the
School Department, provided that the Town and the School Department
consent to such use. For purposes of this article, such consent on
the part of the Town may be given by the Town Manager, and on the
part of the School Department by the Superintendent of Schools.
The advisory Parks and Recreation Commission
shall adopt rules for the transaction of its business, and shall keep
a record of all resolutions, transactions, findings, determinations
and recommendations, and all of the records shall become public record.
A.
It shall be the duty of the advisory Parks and Recreation
Commission, working in cooperation and conjunction with the Director
of Parks and Recreation, to formulate a parks and recreation program
for the residents of the Town, and to meet from time to time with
the Director of Parks and Recreation to adjust and amend such programs
to ensure that the program will be of maximum benefit to the community.
B.
In the formulation of such parks and recreation program,
the advisory Parks and Recreation Commission shall hold meetings as
it deems necessary, and shall invite suggestions and comments from
such civic and fraternal organizations within the Town as have an
active interest in the parks and recreational needs of the community.
