[Adopted as Ch. 2, Art. III, Div. 6, of the 1972 Code, as amended through 1990[1]]
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Editor's Note: Subsequent amendments are noted where applicable.
[Amended 6-11-2007 by Ord. No. 765]
The Recreation and Parks Advisory Board of the City of Westminster is hereby created and hereinafter referred to in this Article as the "Board."
[Amended 1-23-2006 by Ord. No. 741; 6-11-2007 by Ord. No. 765]
A. 
The Board shall be solely advisory in nature to the Mayor and Common Council unless otherwise specified by this article.
B. 
The duties of the Board shall be to:
(1) 
Foster continuing planning for recreation and parks activities in the City.
(2) 
Review periodically municipal, county, state and federal cooperation in the field of recreation.
(3) 
Seek a greater degree of coordination in the development of recreational and park opportunities.
(4) 
Work closely with the Department of Recreation and Parks in planning annual budget requests.
(5) 
Assist the Mayor and Common Council in carrying out the development of the recreation and parks areas within the City.
(6) 
Inform the citizens by meetings and through news media of the progress of the Board's work.
C. 
The Director of Recreation and Parks or his/her designee shall serve as an advisor to the Board in matters relating to operation and maintenance of City-owned or City-based facilities which the Director believes to be the proper subject of the Board's study or recommendation.
D. 
The Board shall consider and evaluate and make recommendations on any matter relating to immediate and long-range recreational programs or policies, rules and regulations as it deems appropriate, provided that notice is given to the Mayor and Common Council for its review and approval through sanction of the Board's minutes.
E. 
The Board shall not conduct any public hearing unless specifically authorized to do so by the Mayor and Common Council.
F. 
The Board shall report periodically to the Mayor and Common Council on the progress of its activities and the results of its consideration of any matters referred to it or otherwise taken up by it along with its recommendation, if any.
G. 
The Board shall cooperate and work with appropriate recreational officials of both the City and the county, recognizing the responsibility of these officials in the area of programs and activities in the field of recreation; and the Board's efforts in this area should be in cooperation with all other organizations dedicated to the propagation of recreation.
H. 
The Board shall be charged with the responsibility of evaluating and recommending fees and charges for all those properties, programs and activities supervised or controlled by the Department of Recreation and Parks, and these assessments shall be reviewed no less than annually by the Board.
[Amended 1-23-2006 by Ord. No. 741; 6-11-2007 by Ord. No. 765]
A. 
The Board shall be composed of eight members, namely:
(1) 
One ex officio member consisting of the Director of Recreation and Parks or his/her designee; such ex officio member shall not have the power to vote;
(2) 
Six citizen members who shall be appointed by the Mayor and Common Council; and
(3) 
One Council member appointed by the Mayor and Common Council to serve as a voting member of the Board.
B. 
The Board may be expanded at any time for whatever reason deemed necessary, but the Board may never contain fewer than seven voting members without a revision of this article. Approval of the increase in voting members will be decided by the Mayor and Common Council.
[Amended 3-22-1993 by Ord. No. 565; 6-11-2007 by Ord. No. 765]
A. 
The term of office of the citizen membership shall be for two years and shall run from March 1, except as otherwise provided in Subsection B herein.
B. 
Upon the occurrence of a vacancy by resignation, etc., of a citizen member, the Mayor and Common Council shall appoint a citizen member to fill the unexpired term.
C. 
The Mayor and Common Council may, from time to time, designate a different one of its members to serve on the Board.
D. 
The Mayor and Common Council may, by majority vote of its entire membership, remove a citizen member from the Board.
A. 
The officers of the Board shall consist of a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.
(1) 
The Chairperson shall be elected by the members of the Board and will hold such office at the pleasure of the Mayor and Common Council.
(2) 
The Vice Chairperson shall be elected by the members of the Board and will hold such office at the pleasure of the Mayor and Common Council.
B. 
The Board shall have use of a secretary from the City staff to take minutes and maintain records.
[Amended 6-11-2007 by Ord. No. 765]
A. 
The regular meeting of the Board shall be held on a regular date at a specified time as seen fit by the Board.
B. 
Special meetings shall be called by the Chairperson of the Board or by the Director of Recreation and Parks whenever either deems it necessary.
The Board shall adopt, subject to the approval of the Mayor and Common Council, bylaws and amendments thereto relating to its rules of operation and the conduct of its meetings.
[Amended 1-23-2006 by Ord. No. 741]
The Director of Recreation and Parks shall obtain for the Board all services and supplies as the Board shall direct within the limits of the Board’s appropriate funds and such other services and funds as shall be authorized by the Mayor and Common Council.
The Board shall keep records of its official actions, minutes and reports of the Board. These records shall be retained by the secretary as provided for in § 7-6B.