[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of
the Town of Monroe 7-13-1978 (Ch. 23 of the 1976 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
There is hereby created the Monroe Parks and
Recreation Commission.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See also Ch. IV, § 14
of the Town Charter.
All records of the Parks and Recreation Commission
shall be maintained and kept in the office of the Parks and Recreation
Department in the Town Hall; provided, however, that the minutes of
each meeting, regular or special, shall be filed in the office of
the Town Clerk.
A.
The Monroe Parks and Recreation Commission shall be
empowered to advise and make policy as hereinafter specified relating
to park and recreation activity within the Town of Monroe. Said policies
shall be subject to the approval of the legislative body of the Town
of Monroe and shall be carried out and administered by the office
of the First Selectman and the Director of Parks and Recreation of
the Town of Monroe.[1]
B.
The Parks and Recreation Commission, in accordance
with Chapter IV, § 14 of the Monroe Town Charter, shall
perform the following advisory and policy-making duties, subject to
the approval of the legislative body of the Town of Monroe:
(1)
Planning and execution of development for acquired
recreational properties, facilities or open spaces.
(2)
Establishing policies and programs for the recreational
needs of the Town.
(3)
Establishing policies and regulations for the administration
of Town parks and programs.
(4)
Developing long-range plans to meet recognized recreational
needs and formally submitting such plans to the Town Council annually.
The powers of the Parks and Recreation Commission
shall be exercised by the Commission consisting of nine members, who
shall be electors of the Town of Monroe and who shall be appointed
for a term of four years by the First Selectman in accordance with
the Town Charter. Each appointee shall serve for such term or until
a successor has been duly appointed or qualified. Such members shall
receive no compensation but shall be reimbursed for the amount of
actual expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties.
A.
The members of the Parks and Recreation Commission
shall elect from within the membership a Chairman at their organizational
meeting and thereafter at their regular meeting in the month of January
of each year. In addition, said Commission shall elect in like manner
a Secretary and a Treasurer, which offices may be combined and which
person or persons need not be a member of the Commission.
B.
All officers shall serve without compensation and
shall be electors of the Town of Monroe. All said officers shall serve
until the next election meeting and until a successor is duly elected
and qualified. Election shall be by majority vote of the members of
the Commission. Vacancies in offices shall be filled for the unexpired
term by the Commission at a regular or specially called meeting.
C.
Minutes of each meeting of the Commission, whether
regular or special and including public hearings, shall be kept and
placed on file in the office of the Monroe Town Clerk.
The Parks and Recreation Commission shall periodically
report, upon request, relating to its programs and activities, to
the legislative body of the Town of Monroe.
Removal of members and filling of vacancies
shall be as provided in Chapter IV, § 3 of the Town Charter.
Duration of this Commission shall be perpetual,
subject to repeal or modification of this chapter or the Town Charter
of the Town of Monroe.
Any and all employees of the Town of Monroe
Parks and Recreation Department shall be subject to the provisions
of the Monroe Town Charter and policies adopted by the Parks and Recreation
Commission, as approved by the legislative body of the Town of Monroe.
