There is hereby established a Joint Recreation Commission to consist
of the members of the Village of Canton Recreation Commission and the Town
of Canton Recreation Commission. Vacancies in the respective Recreation Commissions
shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments and in accordance
with the provisions of § 243 of the General Municipal Law.
The Joint Recreation Commission hereby formed shall be known and designated
as the "Joint Recreation Commission of Canton, St. Lawrence County, New York."
The Village Clerk of the Village of Canton shall be the custodian of
the funds appropriated and belonging to the Joint Recreation
Commission, and he shall have the power and duty to maintain a separate bank
account in the village depository for Joint Recreation Commission purposes
and to make deposits and withdrawals therefrom upon vouchers audited by the
Commission or a subcommittee thereof. It shall be the duty of said custodian
to make an accounting at the end of each year of the funds of the Joint Recreation
Commission and to forward one copy thereof to the Board of Trustees of the
village and one copy thereof to the Town Board.
The Joint Recreation Commission shall possess all the powers and be
subject to all the responsibilities of local authorities under Article 13
of the General Municipal Law and shall particularly have the power to equip,
operate and maintain playgrounds, parks and recreation centers and may construct,
maintain and operate in connection therewith such facilities as to it may
seem proper in the public interest and, for the purposes of carrying out the
objects hereof, may employ the necessary personnel, equipment and supplies.