[Adopted 3-22-1971 by L.L. No. 1-1971]
There is hereby established a Parks and Recreation
Department for the Village of Hastings-on-Hudson.
There is hereby established a Parks and Recreation
Commission for the Village of Hastings-on-Hudson.
The Recreation Commission of the Village of
Hastings-on-Hudson as presently constituted is hereby abolished.
As used herein, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
Includes all dedicated public parks, playgrounds, athletic
fields, recreation centers, open spaces and other areas used for park
and recreation purposes, beautification projects, including all buildings,
structures, equipment and appurtenances, as well as entrances and
approaches thereto, and roads and parking places located in such park
or parks, and such other rights and appurtenances as the Village may
have or utilize for such park purposes, whether the same be under
the care and control of the Village by lease or otherwise, provided
only that the same be used for park and recreation purposes or either
of such purposes.
Refers to leisure activities voluntarily engaged in by residents
of the Village of Hastings-on-Hudson, which are offered under the
auspices of the Parks and Recreation Department.
A.
Appointment. The Parks and Recreation Department shall
be administered by a Superintendent of Parks and Recreation, who shall
be appointed by and be responsible to the Village Manager. The Village
Manager shall make such appointment after consultation with the Parks
and Recreation Commission. He shall be appointed in the manner provided
by the Civil Service Law of the State of New York from a list of eligible
candidates determined by a competitive test.
B.
Duties. The Superintendent of Parks and Recreation
shall be the administrative head of the Department of Parks and Recreation.
He shall perform the duties required of him in accordance with policies
established by the Parks and Recreation Commission and under the administrative
supervision of the Village Manager, and he shall be subject to all
the laws, controls, procedures, rules and regulations applicable to
other Village departments. The Superintendent of Parks and Recreation
shall attend all regular and special meetings of the Commission and
may participate fully in all discussions. He shall have no vote on
said Commission. The Superintendent shall, upon consultation with
and the approval of the Village Manager, and within budgetary limitations,
employ all other persons as he shall deem necessary and proper to
carry out the policies established by the Parks and Recreation Commission.
The provisions of § 209-9A requiring appointment under the Civil Service laws shall not apply to any person employed by the Recreation Commission as of the effective date of this article.
The Department shall operate and maintain all
of the parks and recreation services and facilities assigned to it
from time to time by the Village Board of Trustees. Said operation
and maintenance shall be governed by the policies established by the
Parks and Recreation Commission. The Village Manager, subject to the
approval of the Board of Trustees, may transfer related administrative
functions to the Parks and Recreation Department, or from the Parks
and Recreation Department to other Village departments or offices,
when, in his judgment, such transfer is necessary and proper.
A.
Appointment and organization. The Parks and Recreation
Commission shall consist of seven members who shall be residents of
the Village. Six of such members shall be appointed by the Village
Manager with the advice and consent of the Mayor and Board of Trustees.
The seventh member shall be jointly designated by the Village Manager
and by the Board of Education of Union Free School District No. 4.
[Amended 5-17-2011 by L.L. No. 6-2011]
B.
Term of office. The members of this Commission shall
serve for a term of three years, each term to expire at the end of
the Village's official year. Except that of those first appointed,
three shall be chosen from the present Recreation Commission and shall
serve a term of two years each on the new Parks and Recreation Commission;
two additional members shall be chosen from the present Recreation
Commission and shall serve a term of one year each; the member jointly
designated by the Village Manager and the Board of Education and the
member appointed from the Conservation Commission will each serve
a term of three years. Thereafter, their successors shall be appointed
for the term of three years from and after the expiration of the terms
of their predecessors in office.
C.
Compensation. The members of the Parks and Recreation
Commission shall serve without compensation, but shall be entitled
to reimbursement for any expenditures authorized in the performance
of their duties.
D.
Officers. The members of the Commission shall annually
elect, from its own members, a Chairman and Vice Chairman.
E.
Vacancies. Any vacancy on the Commission shall be
filled for the unexpired term in the same manner in which the original
appointment was made.
[Amended 3-16-2010 by L.L. No. 4-2010]
F.
Powers, duties and responsibilities.
(1)
The Commission shall be responsible for the making
of policies which govern the regulation and use of all Village parks,
recreation programs and related facilities.
(2)
The Commission shall ascertain and evaluate the recreation
needs of all Village residents, and recommend to the Superintendent
of Parks and Recreation, from time to time, the establishment, operation
and expansion or retrenchment of parks and recreation services with
respect to these needs.
(3)
The Commission shall develop and recommend to the
Mayor and Board of Trustees plans for future park and recreation programs
and facilities, capital projects and improvements.
(4)
The Commission shall make recommendations with respect
to the budget for operations and capital projects submitted to it
by the Superintendent and approve the budget prior to his submission
of such budget to the Village Manager.
(5)
The Commission shall recommend long-range plans to
the Board of Trustees, and also recommend operating policies and regulations
for the Department, for the protection, conservation and enhancement
of the natural plant life, wildlife, brooks, ponds and other water
resources, soils and scenic beauty of Village park lands.
(6)
The Commission shall advise on matters having to do
with the regulation and use of the parks and recreation facilities
and submit to the Mayor and Board of Trustees, for its consideration,
resolutions or ordinances regulating the use of such facilities and
fixing the fees and charges to be paid for the use of any such facilities.
(7)
The Commission may appoint such committees from time
to time as it may deem necessary.
G.
Meetings. The Commission shall regularly meet once
each month at a time and place set by said Commission for its regular
meeting, and such meeting shall be open to the public. A quorum shall
consist of four members. The Chairman or any three members of the
Commission may call a special meeting of said Commission for such
purposes as are designated in said call. Notice of said meeting shall
be given, in writing, to all members and to the Superintendent of
Parks and Recreation 72 hours in advance of said special meeting.
The Village Clerk shall be responsible for giving notice of all regular
and special meetings of the Parks and Recreation Commission.
