No person shall be allowed in the Recreation Park between the
hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., except for attendance at and going
to and from bona fide City of Newburgh sanctioned activities and City
employees on official business.
[Amended 4-12-2010 by Ord. No. 3-2010]
A. The Multi-Purpose Building shall be under the management of the City
Manager or the City Manager's designee under the general supervision
of the City Manager.
B. The Multi-Purpose Building may be used by all City departments, boards
and agencies and also by non-City groups and organizations, including
but not limited to Club 60, provided that all events and programs
sponsored by non-City groups and organizations must be cosponsored
by and approved by the City Manager or the City Manager's designee.
[Amended 10-10-1989 by Ord. No. 28-89; 10-28-1991 by Ord. No. 44-1991; 4-9-2001 by Ord. No. 8-2001; 4-22-2002 by Ord. No. 10-2002; 6-20-2005 by Ord. No.
5-2005; 4-12-2010 by Ord. No. 3-2010; 6-14-2010 by Ord. No.
10-2010; 5-9-2011 by Ord. No. 12-2011]
A. Written requests for use; fees.
(1) All requests to use the facility, except by City departments, boards or agencies, shall be submitted in writing to the City Manager or the City Manager's designee no fewer than 30 days prior to the date requested and shall be accompanied by the following fees as set forth in Chapter
163, Fees, of this Code:
(a)
A nonrefundable permit application fee.
(c)
A refundable damage fee to be used for any necessary replacement
and/or repair costs of the building and its equipment beyond normal
wear and tear. Within a reasonable time after completion of an event
and/or program, the City Manager or the City Manager's designee shall
provide to the applicant an invoice of hours, supplies and equipment
expended in the cleaning and repair of the building necessitated by
such event and/or program. In the event such invoice demonstrates
costs in excess of the security deposit paid, the applicant shall
pay the total cost of such excess within 30 days of the presentment
of the invoice. In the event such invoice demonstrates costs less
than the security deposit paid, the City shall refund the overage
within 30 days of the presentment of the invoice.
(2) Any organization requesting to pay the usage fees as set forth for
organizations whose membership is more than 50% residents shall, at
the time of their request to use the facility, submit to the City
Manager or the City Manager's designee, in a form acceptable to him/her,
proof that the organization is one in which residents of the City
of Newburgh comprise 50% or more of such organization's membership.
The City Manager or City Manager's designee's written findings on
such issue shall be included in the permit issued by him for use of
the facility. Any person aggrieved by the decision of the City Manager
or the City Manager's designee or this issue may appeal such, in writing,
to the City Manager within 10 days of the issuance of the permit.
All decisions of the City Manager shall be final.
(3) The fees listed in Chapter
163, Fees, for this section shall be refunded if the request for use is denied, but shall not be refunded if the request for use is granted but the facility is not used for the period of time requested.
C. All groups requesting use of the facility, except City departments,
boards or agencies, shall agree to indemnify the City for any liability
to persons or property or damage to the facility resulting from the
group's use of the facility.
D. Any group or organization applying to use the building must present
to the City, before the application is approved, a certificate of
insurance with an insurance company which is authorized to do business
in the State of New York written on an occurrence basis and approval
of the City Manager. The certificate must indicate that the City of
Newburgh is named on the policy as a named insured. The certificate
must also indicate that the policy may not be canceled without at
least 10 days' notice to the City Manager, who shall be specified
as the representative of the City. The required insurance coverage
shall be in the form of a general liability insurance policy for bodily
injury and property damage in the amount of at least $500,000 for
each occurrence and $1,000,000 aggregate for bodily injury and $50,000
each occurrence and $100,000 aggregate for property damage.
E. In the event that several groups request the use of the facility
on the same date, the City Manager or the City Manager's designee
shall decide which group's request shall have priority.
[Added 6-14-2010 by Ord. No. 10-2010; amended 5-9-2011 by Ord. No.
12-2011; 6-18-2012 by Ord. No. 3-2012]
A. Use of the City's Aquatic Center shall be at the rates set forth in Chapter
163, Fees, of this Code.
B. All requests to use the athletic fields, except by City departments, boards or agencies, shall be submitted in writing to the City Manager or the City Manager's designee no less than 30 days prior to the date requested, except that all requests to use the athletic fields between May 1 and August 31 shall be submitted no earlier than February 1 of the current year. All such requests shall be on a form to be provided by the City Manager or the City Manager's designee and shall be accompanied by the fees set forth in Chapter
163, Fees, of this Code.
C. Conditions and rules for use of athletic fields.
(1) The City Manager or the City Manager's designee shall have the sole
authority to cancel or delay a game(s) due to inclement weather and/or
due to unsafe field conditions.
(2) No alcoholic beverages shall be served, distributed, used or processed
on City property.
(3) The City Manager or the City Manager's designee shall determine the
hours during which games can be played Monday through Friday and the
maximum number of games to be played in a single weekday. On Saturdays,
no games shall begin before 9:00 a.m., and games must end no later
than 10:00 p.m. On Sundays, no games shall begin before 12:00 noon,
and games must end no later than 5:00 p.m.