[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough of Rutherford
Council 12-20-1977 by Ord. No. 2221-77. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Mayor and Council of the Borough of Rutherford,
deeming it necessary for the proper and efficient conduct of the affairs
of the municipality, and particularly to create a system of recreation
programs designed to amuse, entertain and improve the physical fitness
and to bring into closer harmony and relationship the community of
Rutherford as a whole, the neighborhoods making up that community
and the families abiding therein, do, pursuant to the Revised Statutes
of the State of New Jersey, hereby establish and create a Recreation
Department.
The Recreation Department shall consist of the
Superintendent of Recreation, other existing recreational employees
and such other assistants and employees as may be determined by the
Mayor and Council.
The Mayor and Council, through the Recreation
Department, shall have full and complete authority and power to expend
moneys raised for and the operation of Harold Wall Field, Tamblyn
Field and Memorial Park and all recreation programs thereon.
Said Recreation Department, in conjunction with
and under the supervision of the Mayor and Council and the Borough
Administrator, shall supervise methods and arrangements for the proper
maintenance and care of the lands and improvements of Harold Wall
Field, Tamblyn Field, Memorial Park and all structures thereon now
or hereafter owned by the borough and all recreational programs; shall
formulate rules and regulations for the public use and said areas
and all recreational programs; shall submit annually the requested
budget indicating what sums may be necessary for the performance of
the above functions and duties; and in all respects operate through
and under the direction of the Mayor and Council and Borough Administrator
in accordance with the administrative procedures and regulations of
the Code of the Borough of Rutherford.
[Added 8-28-2012 by Ord. No. 3267-12]
The dispute resolution procedures of the Recreation Department
are set forth in Appendix A of this Code, copies of which are on file
with the Recreation Department and the Borough Clerk. These procedures
shall control over any more general procedures applicable to the Recreation
Department, and over any inconsistent provisions of the Rutherford
Code, to the extent permitted by law.
[Added 12-11-2012 by Ord. No.
3276-12]
Effective immediately, all gym monitors shall be subject to
the same background check as other Rutherford employees, including
the information required on Rutherford employment application forms
and any civil/criminal database searches permitted or required by
law.
