[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Tuxedo as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Adopted 3-8-1995 by L.L. No. 3-1995[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law was originally
adopted as Chapter 69 but was renumbered to fit the format of the
Code.
This article shall be cited and may be referred
to hereinafter as the "Department of Parks and Recreation Law of the
Town of Tuxedo."
The Town Board and various municipal government
experts consider the single department head the best form of administering
Town recreation and parks programs in order to administer and make
decisions with dispatch, better coordinate with all other Town agencies
and be directly responsible to the elected Town Board and, therefore,
to all of the community. A Department of Parks and Recreation should
be created with a single department head assisted by an advisory Board
to advise him on overall long-term planning and programs.
The existing Recreation Department of the Town
of Tuxedo is hereby abolished. The Department of Parks and Recreation
of the Town of Tuxedo be and hereby is created as a separate department
of Town government of the Town of Tuxedo, Orange County, New York.
A.
The executive head of the department shall be called
the Director of Parks and Recreation, who shall be appointed by the
Town Board of the Town of Tuxedo for a term of office which shall
run from the date of his appointment until the first day of January
1996, and thereafter for terms of one year. The Director shall be
an officer of the Town of Tuxedo and shall report directly to the
Town Board.
B.
The salary of the Director and all employees of the
Department of Parks and Recreation shall be fixed by the Town Board
in the annual budget of the Town.
The Director of Parks and Recreation shall be
responsible to the Town Board and shall have the following duties:
A.
Exercise those powers and duties necessary for the
general supervision of the Department of Parks and Recreation.
B.
Plan, organize, direct and review administrative procedures
necessary to the operation of the Department of Parks and Recreation.
C.
Supervise and review the work of the departmental
subordinates and report periodically to the Town Board concerning
the operation, financial condition and future needs of his department
and further recommend to the Town Board requests for employment of
such play leaders, playground directors, supervisors, clerical or
secretarial help or such other employees as he deems necessary for
the proper operation of the Department of Parks and Recreation.
D.
Coordinate with the appropriate Town agencies or departments
for the planning, establishment and improvement of new and existing
park and recreation sites.
E.
Coordinate with the Purchasing Agent of the Town of
Tuxedo with regard to specifications for playground and recreational
equipment, supplies, furnishings and all other items necessary for
the operation of the Department of Parks and Recreation.
F.
Organize and conduct a Town-wide recreational program
for all age groups, as approved by the Town Board.
G.
Prepare rules and regulations, including fees and
charges, governing the conduct of persons and use of all Town park
and recreational areas and facilities, which rules and regulations
shall not become effective until approved by the Town Board.
H.
Such other duties as may be assigned by the Supervisor,
the Town Board or other local ordinances or local laws.
I.
Subject to appropriations made for the department
by the Town Board and to all applicable provisions of law relating
thereto, the Director shall have power and authority to appoint and
remove all employees of the Department subject to the prior approval
of the Town Board.
All parks and recreation areas owned or leased
by the Town of Tuxedo shall be maintained by the Department of Highways
unless other contractual arrangements or intermunicipal agreements
have been executed providing for maintenance of the same.
[Amended 2-7-2000 by L.L. No. 1-2000]
The Town Board of the Town of Tuxedo shall appoint
a seven-member Department of Parks and Recreation Advisory Board.
Such members shall be residents of the Town of Tuxedo. Members shall
be appointed to serve a term of three years. The Town Board shall
designate annually from the membership of the Advisory Board the Chairman
thereof. The Town Board may provide for reimbursement for such expenses
which may be reasonable, necessary and proper. The Department of Parks
and Recreation Advisory Board shall adopt such rules and regulations
as are necessary to arrange for the time of its meetings and conduct
of its business. The Director of Parks and Recreation shall be an
ex officio member of the Board and shall be responsible to see that
full and complete minutes of the meetings are kept, distributed to
the members thereof and filed with the Town Clerk. The Town Board
shall fill all vacancies caused by expiration, resignation, removal
or otherwise. Members shall serve at the pleasure of the Town Board.
The Town Board shall make appointments so as to stagger the terms
of members so that no more than three, nor less than two, terms expire
each year.
It shall be the duty of the Parks and Recreation
Advisory Board to recommend to the Director of Parks and Recreation
for submission to the Town Board with respect to the following:
A.
All matters relating to planning, policy formation,
programming, legislation and use of park and recreation facilities
and areas.
B.
Acquisition of lands for park and recreation purposes,
including coordination with other Town Boards, agencies and officials.
C.
Make such recommendations as, in the opinion of the
Board, will improve the effectiveness of the parks and recreation
programs or facilities, including annual budgetary recommendations.
D.
Such other duties as may be assigned by the Director
of Parks and Recreation, Supervisor and/or Town Board.
[Adopted 10-20-1997 by L.L. No. 4-1997]
The purpose of this article is to regulate the
use of the parks of the Town of Tuxedo.
The following terms shall have the meanings
indicated in this section:
The grounds, buildings therein, water therein and any other
property necessary for the operation thereof, and constituting a part
thereof, which is now or may hereafter be maintained, operated and
controlled by the Town of Tuxedo for public park purposes.
Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation or association
of persons; the singular number shall include the plural.
The following activities are prohibited:
A.
Parking a motor vehicle in other than designated locations.
B.
Operating a motor vehicle in excess of five miles
per hour or in any manner contrary to posted regulations
C.
Operating a motor vehicle on other than the designated
roads.
D.
Operating or parking a snowmobile.
E.
Horseback riding on other than the designated roads.
F.
Allowing dogs to run unleashed.
G.
Conducting sports activities in locations other than
those designated by the Director of Parks and Recreation.
H.
Entering or using the parks during other than the
designated hours posted by the Director of Parks and Recreation.
I.
Refusing to comply with the time-sharing plan posted
by the Director of Parks and Recreation for the use of any recreational
facility.
J.
Operating or parking a motorcycle, minibike or other
form of recreational motor vehicle except on designated roads.
K.
Overnight parking of motor vehicles.
L.
Sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages as defined
in the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law.
M.
The use of or being under the influence of any illegal
drug or substance in any Town park.
N.
Possessing or using firearms, bow and arrow or other
dangerous weapons within the park, unless authorized by law or the
Town Board of the Town of Tuxedo.
O.
Disturbing the peace and good order in the parks by
fighting or arguing in loud voices or threatening violence to any
person or the property of others.
P.
Begging, hawking, peddling or soliciting within the
parks except as authorized by the Town Board of the Town of Tuxedo.
Q.
Using profane or abusive language while in the parks.
R.
Injuring, defacing, destroying, disturbing or removing
any part of the parks.
S.
Loitering in or near park restroom buildings.
T.
Littering or leaving behind refuse and garbage except
in receptacles provided for such purpose.
U.
Starting a fire in a park except in park grills, fireplaces
or designated areas.
V.
Failing to extinguish before leaving the park all
fires started or used. The dumping of ashes or fire onto the ground
is absolutely prohibited.
W.
Golf practice except in designated areas.
A.
Reservations are required for use of parks by groups
of 10 or more and for organized athletic events.
B.
No park or portion thereof will be reserved for any
group whose size or activity in the opinion of the Town Board or Director
of Parks and Recreation will be detrimental to the park.
C.
Reservations for organized athletic events will be
issued by the Director of Parks and Recreation of the Town. Reservations
for facilities by groups of 10 or more will be issued by the Clerk
of the Town.
D.
Reservations will be made only to Town residents or
organizations.
E.
The use of Town parks by groups of more than 25 in
number is prohibited without first obtaining a permit for such use
from the Town Clerk, upon placing a cash deposit to guarantee that
the area has been properly cleaned up after such event and no damage
has been caused thereto by the applicant.
A.
No person shall be permitted to remain, stop or park
within the confines of any Town park between the hours of 9:00 p.m.
and 7:00 a.m. prevailing local time except in emergencies or with
special permit from the Director of Parks and Recreation. In case
of an emergency or when in the judgment of the Director of Parks and
Recreation of the Town the public interest demands it, any portion
of the park may be closed to the public or to designated persons until
permission is given to reopen.
B.
Notwithstanding the hours of closing stated herein,
the Director of Parks and Recreation may establish closing hours for
designated park facilities.
A.
A violation of this article shall constitute an offense
punishable by a fine not to exceed $50 for each and every such offense.
B.
Any state police officer or police officer of Orange
County or any of its municipal subdivisions may, without a warrant,
arrest any offender whom he may detect in the violation of any of
the provisions of the above sections and take the persons so arrested
forthwith before a Magistrate having competent jurisdiction, and he
shall have at all times a right to enter the premises of any building,
structure or enclosure in any park, including such grounds, buildings,
structures or enclosures in any Town park which may be leased or set
aside for private or exclusive use of any individual or groups of
individuals for the purpose of arresting violators hereof, and may
use all necessary means to attain that end.
