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Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed
former Art. I, Recreation Board, adopted 2-2-1948, as amended 2-11-1976
by Ord. No. 76-9.
A Recreation Advisory Committee (RAC) is hereby established
to provide input, suggestions, recommendations, and strategic planning
for matters that affect the policies, use, planning, programming,
and capital needs of the Borough's various recreation facilities.
The powers and duties are:
A.
To select from its membership a chairman and such other officers
as considered necessary and to adopt bylaws under which it will operate.
B.
To plan and recommend, by regular and special reports, to the Council
such action as may be necessary to create and develop an adequate
and complete system of parks, playgrounds and recreation centers and
facilities, to advise the Borough Manager, or his designee, the Recreation
Department Superintendant, concerning the supervision, organization,
and management of parks and playgrounds and sports and activities
thereon, recreation and social centers, play fields, and similar facilities
in order that the best and most satisfactory provision for supervision
of community sports of all kinds, community events, music, games,
plays, celebrations and similar activities will be properly developed,
to coordinate with individuals, firms or organizations interested
in public recreation and to recommend such clean and wholesome recreation
and amusement for the citizens of the Borough as it shall deem advisable.
C.
To cooperate with any other public agencies and to aid and assist
in coordinating recreation activities and to otherwise promote recreation
throughout the community.
D.
To carry out the directions of the Council and the Borough Manager
and, subject to the directions of the Council and the Borough Manager,
to make recommendations to the Recreation Department Superintendant
in organizing and directing the use of all playgrounds and recreation
centers owned, operated or maintained by the Borough.
E.
The Recreation Advisory Committee shall render annually to the Council
a full report of its work. This may be in concert with the annual
report of the Recreation Department.
The Recreation Advisory Committee shall be composed of five
members-at-large. They shall be appointed by the Council as members,
shall serve without compensation, and shall be appointed for two-year
terms to coincide with the formation of Council. Vacancies shall be
filled by Council for unexpired terms. In addition, up to two members
of Council may also serve as voting members of the Recreation Advisory
Committee.
Regular meetings of the Recreation Advisory Committee shall
be held, as needed, once per month, at a time and place to be designated
by the Committee. Other meetings may be scheduled as needed. Special
meetings may be held at other times upon a call by the Borough Manager,
or his designee, the Recreation Department Superintendant, or by the
chairman of the Recreation Advisory Committee.
