[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Town of Rock Hall 10-6-1977
by Ord. No. 26. (The provisions of this chapter are derived
from Chapter 18 of the former Code of Ordinances of the Town of Rock Hall,
adopted 10-18-1977 as Ord. No. 26.) Amendments
noted where applicable.]
The Mayor and Council hereby create a Board of Parks and Recreation,
hereinafter referred to as the "Board," to preside for the establishment,
maintenance and operation of facilities and to administer a comprehensive
program of parks and recreation.
[Amended 8-10-1979 by Ord. No. 79-6]
A.
The membership of the Board shall be not fewer than seven
nor more than 13. The members shall be appointed by the Mayor and Council,
one of whom shall be a Councilmember. The members shall be selected, as far
as it is practicable, with due regard to representation of all segments of
the town's population and to all geographic portions of the town's
area. The term of office of all members of the Board shall be four years from
the first day of January of the year of the appointments or until their successors
are appointed. The original 12 members of the Board, other than the Councilmember,
when first appointed, shall be divided into three classes, four of the members
being in each of the three classes. The initial terms of those in the first
class shall be four years; of those in the second class, three years; and
of those in the third class, two years.
B.
Vacancies on the Board, except those at the expiration
of a term, shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments
and for the unexpired term.
Officers of the Board shall be a Chairman, a Vice Chairman, a Secretary
and a Treasurer, all of whom shall be elected from among the Board's
membership at the organization meeting in January. The officers' terms
shall be for two years or until a successor shall be elected and qualified.
Their duties shall be as set forth in the Constitution and Bylaws for the
Rock Hall Board of Parks and Recreation.
The Board, subject to the approval of the Mayor and Council, may from
time to time employ such personnel as may be considered necessary to properly
administer the function of the Board of Parks and Recreation.
The Board shall be responsible for planning, organizing, directing and
administering a comprehensive program of parks and recreation and shall:
A.
Be responsible for the training and supervision of all
Board personnel and for periodic evaluation of workers and maintenance of
proper working conditions.
B.
Determine the form of staff organization and the number
of workers of each type that are needed to provide the approved program and
prepare their assignments, responsibilities, relationship and working hours.
C.
Plan and supervise properly all parks and recreation
programs.
D.
See that personnel and equipment are provided for maintaining
properties, keeping buildings, pools and other structures clean and in good
condition, marking game courts and fields, surfacing play areas, repairing
and replacing broken equipment and performing other functions needed to keep
recreation and parks properties attractive, safe and serviceable.
E.
Prepare rules and regulations, subject to the approval
of the Mayor and Council, to assure fair and satisfactory use of parks and
recreational facilities and properties.
F.
Submit to the Mayor and Council an annual report of the
Board's activities, together with recommendations for further activities
and development of the town parks and recreation program and submit any other
reports or documents pertaining to the duties of the Board as may from time
to time be requested by the Mayor and Council.
G.
Recommend from time to time to the Mayor and Council
the acquisition of land for parks and/or recreational facilities.
H.
Perform any other duties as may from time to time be
required by the Mayor and Council.
The members of the Board shall be under the direction of the Mayor and
Council and shall be subject to removal by the Mayor and Council.
[Amended 8-10-1979 by Ord. No. 79-6]
The members of the Board may be compensated in an amount to be fixed
from time to time by the Mayor and Council. They shall be reimbursed for necessary
and proper expenses incurred while performing their duties thereon.
The Board may, subject to the approval of the Mayor and Council, join
or cooperate with the federal government, the State of Maryland, Kent County
and any other governmental agency or citizen group in providing and establishing
parks and maintaining recreation activities and programs.
All existing parks in the Town of Rock Hall and all current recreational
programs shall come under the jurisdiction of the Board in accordance with
the provisions of this chapter.
The Board is authorized to adopt reasonable rules and regulations governing
the use of all public parks and playgrounds within the town, the hours of
opening and closing same and the conduct of persons using same. Such rules
and regulations shall be properly posted throughout the public parks and playgrounds
in conspicuous places, and it shall be the duty of the Board to direct the
attention of all persons to said regulations.
[Amended 8-10-1979 by Ord. No. 79-6]
Any person violating any of the rules and regulations adopted and posted
by the Board shall, upon arrest and conviction thereof, be fined not more
than $100 or be imprisoned for a term not to exceed 30 days, or both.
