There is hereby created a Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee
of the Borough of Rockaway.
The Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee of the Borough of
Rockaway shall be composed of not fewer than three nor more than seven
person/voting members to be appointed by the Mayor with the advice
and consent of the Council. Members shall be appointed annually for
a two-year term. Members of the Committee shall serve without compensation.
The Committee shall designate one of its members to serve as Chairperson
and presiding officer of the Committee. The Committee is authorized
to adopt bylaws governing its procedural operations.
In the event that any member of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee shall resign or be unable to serve for any reason as a member of said Committee, the vacancy created thereby shall be filled for the remainder of his or her term in the manner provided for appointments under §
201-2 above.
The Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee shall have no authority
to expend any money or incur any expense or commit the Borough of
Rockaway to the expenditure of any money unless and until the same
shall have been specifically authorized and approved by the Mayor
and Council of the Borough of Rockaway.
The Mayor and Council may appoint a Recreation Director, who
shall report directly to the Mayor and Council, for a term not to
exceed three years, and a secretary or clerk, and such number of custodians,
supervisors and assistants for the several parks, playgrounds and
recreation places under the control of the Borough of Rockaway, as
the Mayor and Council shall deem necessary, and shall fix and determine
their salaries.
The Borough Council shall annually fix, determine and appropriate
a sum sufficient for the care, custody, policing and maintenance of
such parks, playgrounds and recreation places, which shall be raised
by taxation in the same manner as other taxes.
The money necessary to pay for lands purchased or condemned
for such playgrounds and recreation places and for providing and equipping
the same from time to time may be raised and provided by the Borough
Council by general taxation, as other taxes are raised and levied,
or by the issuance of temporary loan bonds or by the issuance of permanent
bonds. All such bonds or other obligations shall be issued and paid
in the manner provided by the law.
[Amended 8-22-2013 by Ord. No. 16-13; 12-13-2018 by Ord. No. 26-18]
A. The Borough of Rockaway will allow use of its facilities under certain
conditions and as long as said use does not interfere with the primary
function of its approved programs. All facility usage applications
or requests will be considered at the discretion of the Recreation
Director and any application or request may be denied, withdrawn or
modified at any time.
B. The application or request must be submitted at least two months
prior to use of the facility or be subject to a nonrefundable late
fee of $25.
C. The rules and regulations, standards for approval and conditions
for the use of facilities shall be defined by the Parks and Recreation
Advisory Committee and shall become effective upon adoption of a resolution
by the Mayor and Council and shall be filed with the Borough Clerk.
D. The Recreation Director shall be responsible to implement and enforce
the rules and regulations governing the use of recreation facilities
adopted by ordinance or resolution authorized pursuant to this section.
E. The Mayor and Council shall by resolution adopt and amend from time
to time the rules and regulations governing the use of recreation
facilities.
[Added 8-22-2013 by Ord. No. 16-13; amended 12-13-2018 by Ord. No. 26-18]
Outside groups or commercial enterprises requesting sponsorship
by the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee or by the Borough of
Rockaway for events that will not be held on Borough-owned premises
must submit an application that shall include the following information:
A. The name,
address and telephone number of the organization and of the responsible
person;
B. Proof
of a satisfactory background check conducted within the past 12 months
on each employee or volunteer who will work with children;
C. Standard first-aid equipment plus ice packs;
E. How participants will be notified if the activity is closed or delayed;
F. A disclaimer in a form acceptable to the Borough Attorney waiving
any liability on the part of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee
and to the Borough of Rockaway;
G. A copy of the organization's business registration certificate, if
applicable;
H. The Borough reserves the right to require additional insurance coverages,
depending on the facility requested and the use of the facility.