[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Haddam as
indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 10-7-1895]
The Selectmen and their successors in office
are hereby empowered and instructed to expend the sum of $150 annually
for the care and decoration of the Field Park in this Town as per
the will of David Dudley Field.
[Adopted 9-25-1991, effective 11-9-1991]
The purpose of this article is to establish
a Recreation Authority, pursuant to C.G.S. §§ 7-130a
through 7-130w, inclusive, to sponsor, administer, and conduct recreational
programs and activities for the benefit of the Towns of Haddam and
Killingworth, jointly.
There is hereby established a joint municipal
authority to be known as the "Haddam-Killingworth Recreation Authority"
(hereinafter referred to as the "Authority").
A.
Commission. The Authority shall be governed by a Commission
composed of seven Commissioners. Initially four such Commissioners
shall be appointed by the Town of Haddam and three such Commissioners
shall be appointed by the Town of Killingworth.
B.
Qualification. Each Commissioner shall be an elector
of the town which appointed such Commissioner and shall be a member
of the Park and Recreation Commission or similar body of that town.
C.
Initial appointments and terms. The initial Commissioners
shall be appointed by the Town Meeting of each respective town and
for terms commencing with said appointment and ending June 30, 1992.
D.
Subsequent appointment and term. Upon the expiration
of the initial terms hereunder, each Commissioner shall be appointed
to serve for a term of one year, commencing on the first day of July.
Each Commissioner shall serve until such Commissioner’s successor
has been duly appointed and qualified. Each Commissioner shall be
selected by the Board of Selectmen and appointed by the Town Meeting
of the appointing town.
E.
Vacancies. The town with power to appoint a Commissioner
shall fill any vacancy for the unexpired portion of the term of such
Commissioner without undue delay. The failure of any person appointed
to serve as a Commissioner to accept or assume such office shall constitute
a vacancy.
F.
Resignation. Any Commissioner may resign such office
at any time by giving written notice of resignation to the Town Clerk
of the town from which such Commissioner was appointed and to the
Authority. Such resignation shall take effect at the time specified,
at the time of receipt thereof. An acceptance of such resignation
shall not be necessary to make it effective.
G.
Principal office. Until changed by a duly adopted
resolution of the Authority, the principal office of the Authority
shall be located at:
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Haddam-Killingworth Regional High School
95 Little City Road
Higganum, CT 06441[1]
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H.
Reapportionment. Each year prior to the appointment
of Commissioners hereunder, the membership of the Commission shall
be apportioned between the two towns based upon the average daily
membership in Regional School District #17 established as of the preceding
May 1.
A.
General powers. Consistent with the purposes set forth
herein, the Authority shall have the following powers as authorized
in C.G.S. § 7-130d:
(1)
To
provide, sponsor, administer, conduct, regulate, acquire, own and
maintain public recreational facilities, programs and activities for
the joint use, enjoyment and benefit of the Towns of Haddam and Killingworth;
(2)
To
fix and make reasonable charge for the use of facilities established
and maintained hereunder and for participation in programs and activities
sponsored, administered or conducted hereunder;
(3)
To
expend funds as appropriated for its use by the Towns of Haddam and
Killingworth; and
(4)
To
make contracts and agreements, including the power to employ a Director
and such other agents and employees as the Authority may deem necessary
and appropriate to carry out its purposes.
B.
No bonding power. The Authority is specifically precluded
from issuing bonds or any other evidence of indebtedness or from incurring
any indebtedness other than short-term accounts payable in the ordinary
course of business.
C.
Real estate. The Authority may make no real property
acquisitions or disposition in any form, including gifts, except short-term
leases, without the approval of both participating towns.
D.
Authority subject to land use regulation. The activities
of the Authority in one or the other town shall be subject to the
rules and regulations of the Planning and Zoning Commission or any
other land use regulatory authority of such town in the same manner
as any other person undertaking land use in said town.
E.
Budget. The Commission shall be responsible for the
preparation of an annual budget and shall determine each town’s
share of such budget based upon Regional School District #17 average
daily membership. Each of said towns shall include such assessment
as an appropriation for such purpose in its annual operating budget,
subject to the approval of the Boards of Selectmen and the Boards
of Finance of Haddam and of Killingworth.
(1)
The budget approved by the Authority shall be presented
to the respective Haddam and Killingworth Boards of Selectmen and
Boards of Finance at times set by each such Board.
(2)
A representative of the Authority will be present
at each of the public hearings and annual budget meetings held in
each town.
(3)
Each town’s share of the budget shall be determined
based upon actual average daily membership figures established by
the Regional School District #17 Board of Education after May 1.
(4)
If the Board of Selectmen or the Board of Finance
of either town, or the Haddam or Killingworth Annual Budget Meeting,
reduces the funds budgeted for the Authority, a proportional reduction
shall be made by the other town.
F.
Records and reports. The Authority shall maintain
accurate records of receipts and expenditures and records of the conduct
of its affairs and shall submit to each town’s Board of Selectmen
an annual report of the Authority’s activities during the preceding
year. The Authority shall also submit such reports, at such time or
times, as either of said Boards may prescribe.
The Commission shall elect, from among its members,
a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman, and shall also elect a Secretary,
a Treasurer, and such other officers as it may deem necessary or appropriate,
who need not be members of the Commission. The Commission shall adopt
bylaws, not inconsistent with this chapter or state statutes, governing
the conduct of its meetings and business.
Following adoption by the Town Meetings of both
towns or by the Town Meeting last to adopt the same, this chapter
shall become effective 15 days after publication thereof in a newspaper
or newspapers having a circulation in each town.
