A Recreation Board to be known as the "Prospect Park Recreation
Board" is hereby created and established to oversee, maintain and
promote recreational activities within the Borough of Prospect Park,
subject to the approval of the Borough Council of the Borough of Prospect
Park and subject to the applicable laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The Prospect Park Recreation Board shall have the power to:
A. Recommend rules and regulations for the conduct of all business within
its jurisdiction and subject to the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Any rules and regulations recommended by the Recreation Board shall
be submitted to the Borough Council for approval and shall not be
incompatible with any ordinance or regulation adopted by the Prospect
Park Borough Council.
B. Identify the open space, recreation, park and trail needs of the
Borough.
C. Plan and supervise recreation programs approved by the Borough Council.
D. Recommend plans, programs and policies regarding the provision of
recreation and park services.
E. Undertake recreation and park tasks as requested by the Borough Council.
The Borough of Prospect Park may accept any grant, gift, bequest
or donation of services, equipment, real estate and/or money from
any individual or group, to be used as specified by the donor or by
the terms of acceptance subject to the approval of the Borough Council
of the Borough of Prospect Park. The Recreation Board may solicit
such contributions to be made to the Borough. Disbursement of any
moneys so received shall only be done with the approval of the Borough
Council of the Borough of Prospect Park.
The Prospect Park Recreation Board shall have no authority to
enter into any contract and/or to incur any obligation which would
be binding upon the Borough of Prospect Park without the approval
of the Borough Council of the Borough of Prospect Park.
The Recreation Board shall keep minutes of its meetings and
shall provide same to the Borough Council after approval. Upon request
of the Borough Council of the Borough of Prospect Park, the Prospect
Park Recreation Board shall make full and complete reports, financial
and otherwise, to said Borough Council.