[Amended by referendum 11-5-1991; amended by
referendum11-8-2022]
The public parks and all public lands, equipment
and facilities for passive or active recreation in existence and those
which may hereafter be established, whether within or without the
corporate limits of the Town, shall be under the care, management
and control of the Town Manager.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Sec. 14-2, Organization and duties,
was repealed by referendum11-8-2022.
[Amended by referendum11-8-2022]
The Town Manager, with the advice of the Commission,
shall have the care, management and control of all public parks and
grounds, equipment and facilities used for park purposes, playgrounds
and athletic fields, shall provide regulations for their use and shall
arrange for a balanced passive and active recreational program. In
carrying out such program, he may equip and maintain land and buildings
with recreational and park equipment and facilities for the welfare
of the residents of the Town, all within the appropriations made by
the Board of Directors.
[Amended by referendum11-8-2022]
The Town Manager may appoint a Superintendent
of Recreation, a Superintendent of Parks, or a Superintendent of Recreation
and Parks, any of whom, with the approval of the Town Manager, may
appoint such employees as they may deem necessary within the appropriations
made by the Board of Directors.
[Amended by referendum11-8-2022]
The Town Manager shall appoint a Tree Warden
who shall be the Tree Warden for the Town of Manchester and shall
have, as such, all the powers and duties imposed upon Tree Wardens
in the various towns as provided by the General Statutes.
[1]
Editor's Note: See also C.G.S. § 23-58
et seq.
[1]
Editor's Note: A referendum of 11-5-1991 deleted
former § 14-6 of the Charter in its entirety, which pertained
to abolition of the old Park Commission and derived unamended from
the original Charter.
[Amended by referendum11-8-2022]
Real and personal property which has been or
shall be granted, bequeathed, devised or conveyed to the Town of Manchester
for the purpose of improvement or ornamentation of said parks or purposes,
or for the establishment or maintenance thereon of objects of interest,
may be accepted by the Town, upon such trusts and conditions as may
be prescribed by the grantors or devisers thereof. All property so
devised, granted, bequeathed or conveyed, and the rents, issues, proceeds
and income therefrom, shall be subject to the exclusive management,
direction and control of the Town Manager.
All real and personal estate of the Town of
Manchester used for park purposes within the limits of any other Town
shall be exempt from taxation.
