There is hereby created a Recreation and Park Board, known as
the "Recreation and Park Board of the Borough of Canonsburg."
The Board shall be composed of seven members, to be appointed
by the Borough Council of the Borough of Canonsburg, with power to
provide and conduct recreational and cultural activities and maintain
public recreation areas, facilities and centers subject to all responsibilities
of the recreation-enabling legislation. The Board members shall serve
for terms of five years and until their successors are appointed,
except that the members first appointed shall be so appointed that
the term of one member shall expire annually thereafter. Vacancies
shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments and
for the unexpired term. Members shall serve without pay.
The Recreation and Park Board shall appoint from its membership
a Chairman and such other officers as it may deem necessary for the
orderly procedure of its business and may adopt bylaws, rules and
regulations covering its procedure not inconsistent with the provisions
of the state laws. The Recreation and Park Board shall, from time
to time, make rules governing the operation and conduct of the recreation
activities operated by the Board. The Board shall hold regular meetings
at such time and place as it may designate.
The Recreation and Park Board shall maintain, operate and supervise
the public parks, playfields and all outdoor and indoor recreation
areas and facilities owned or controlled by the Borough of Canonsburg
(with the exception of the municipal swimming pool).
The Recreation and Park Board may accept any grant, gift, bequest
or donation of services, equipment, real estate or money from any
individual or group, to be used as specified by the donor or by the
terms of acceptance. The Recreation and Park Board shall have no authority
to enter into any contract or incur any obligation binding upon the
Borough of Canonsburg other than current obligations or contracts
to be fully executed within the then current fiscal year and all within
the budget appropriations made by the Borough Council of the Borough
of Canonsburg.
Funds appropriated by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Canonsburg and budgeted to the Recreation and Park Board shall be
disbursed by the fiscal disbursing officer of the Borough of Canonsburg
upon vouchers issued by the Recreation and Park Board and within the
budget appropriations made. Funds received by the Recreation and Park
Board from sources other than budget appropriations are to be deposited
by the fiscal disbursing officer to the credit and for the use of
said Board and disbursed as the above budget funds are disbursed,
except that funds received by gift, bequest or otherwise shall be
disbursed in accordance with the terms of the acceptance thereof.
The Recreation and Park Board shall submit an annual report
and such other reports as needed to the Borough Council at such times
as may be designated or requested by the Borough Council. The fiscal
year of said Recreation and Park Board shall conform to that of the
Borough of Canonsburg.
Such powers that are now or may hereinafter be provided by statute
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or by ordinances of the Borough
of Canonsburg relating to the development and operation of recreation
systems, public parks and playgrounds are hereby vested in the Recreation
and Park Board, to be exercised by it subject to any and all restrictions
contained in such powers and ordinances.