[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Gardner 3-7-1983 by Ord. No.
800; amended 11-7-1988 by Ord. No. 983; 8-6-2012 by Ord. No.
1551. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
There shall be established a Municipal Grounds Commission for
the City of Gardner consisting of six members, legal voters of said
City, five of whom shall be appointed by the Mayor, subject to confirmation
by the City Council, as follows:
A.
The Mayor shall immediately appoint one person to serve until the
expiration of one year, two to serve until the expiration of two years
and two to serve until the expiration of three years from the first
day of April 1983 and thereafter annually shall appoint the appropriate
number of persons (either one or two) to serve for the term of three
years from the first day of April then next ensuing. A vacancy occurring
may be filled at any time for the unexpired term by the Mayor, subject
to confirmation by the City Council. Before entering upon the discharge
of their duties, the members shall be sworn to the faithful discharge
thereof.
B.
The sixth
member shall be the Director of Public Works, who shall be a nonvoting
member of the Commission during his term of office.
[Amended 11-18-2013 by Ord. No. 1563]
The Commission shall meet annually in April of each year to
organize and elect a Chairperson and Secretary. The Commission shall
hold meetings no less than once a month during the course of the year.
The Secretary shall keep accurate minutes and records of all meetings
of the Commission. The Director of Public Works shall not hold office
within the Commission.
A.
The Commission
shall be an advisory body and shall advise the Director of Public
Works, Mayor and City Council on matters relating to the Municipal
Grounds Division.
B.
There is hereby established under this section the Community Bandstand Committee, which shall exist and be operated hereunder for the purpose of implementing seasonal programs to be conducted in the City's parks, including but not limited to summer musical concerts and other community entertainment events at the Bandstand located in Monument Park, as well as at the City's other parks, at the City's other municipal grounds and at other appropriate locations in the City. The Community Bandstand Committee shall consist of no less than three members, one of whom shall be a member of the Municipal Grounds Commission, to carry out the purposes of this § 156-3B. All members shall be appointed in accordance with § 156-1A.
[Added 3-18-2019 by Ord.
No. 1618[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also redesignated former
Subsection B as Subsection D.
C.
The Community Bandstand Committee may receive donations and gifts of property, both real and personal, in the name of the City to further the purposes as set forth in § 156-3B. Upon receipt of any such donation or gift, the Community Bandstand Committee shall provide each such gift or donation to the Treasurer, who shall deposit same into an account to be created and named the "Community Bandstand Committee Program Fund." All funds in such Community Bandstand Committee Program Fund shall be used for the purposes set forth in § 156-3B.
[Added 3-18-2019 by Ord.
No. 1618]
D.
The duties,
powers and responsibilities of the Commission may be broadened or
diminished at any time by ordinance consistent with prevailing General
Laws or City ordinances.
Members of said Commission shall receive for their services
such compensation as the Mayor and City Council may prescribe.
All necessary persons employed by and under the supervision
of the named Municipal Grounds Department, boards and commissions
shall, upon the effective date of this chapter, be transferred to
the Department of Public Works. All such transfers of personnel shall
be made without loss of pay and without change in rating, seniority,
retirement or pension rights, or any other privileges under the provisions
of this chapter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Sec. 4 of Ord. No. 800, as amended
11-7-1988 by Ord. No. 983, regarding the transfer of personnel to
the Municipal Grounds Department, which immediately followed this
section, was repealed 11-18-2013 by Ord. No. 1563.