[R.O. 2011 § 125.450; R.O. 2009 § 33.130; CC 1981 § 2-183; Ord. No. 86-2, 1-7-1986; Ord. No. 91-16, 1-15-1991; Ord. No. 93-202, 9-8-1993; Ord. No. 08-16, 1-23-2008; Ord. No. 24-001, 1-2-2024]
Pursuant to Section 7.2 of the Charter, there shall be a Parks and Recreation Board which is a Committee that shall have the composition, powers, and duties as prescribed in Chapter 125, Article I of this Code of Ordinances. The Board shall consist of nine (9) members chosen from the residents of the City at large, with reference to their fitness for such offices, and who shall be over twenty-one (21) years of age. No member of the City Government shall be a member of the Board. Members of the Parks and Recreation Board shall serve three (3) year terms, with three (3) appointments expiring each year. An appointment to fill a vacancy shall be made only for the unexpired vacant term. Members shall serve until a successor has been appointed, approved and sworn in. Nothing contained in this provision shall limit the number of terms which may be served by any member.
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Cross Reference: As to Parks and Recreation Department, §§ 120.180 et seq.
[R.O. 2011 § 125.460; R.O. 2009 § 33.131; CC 1981 § 2-184; Ord. No. 86-2, 1-7-1986; Ord. No. 08-16, 1-23-2008]
The members of the Board shall, immediately after appointment, meet and organize by the election from their number of a President, a Secretary and such other officers as they may deem necessary. They shall make and adopt such bylaws, rules and regulations for their own guidance and for the government of the parks and of the recreation programs of the City as may be expedient, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Chapter or the Charter. All taxes collected from a special parks tax, park bond proceeds and all revenues received from the general operation of the parks and recreation facilities and programs shall be used solely for the purposes of parks, recreation and related facilities as directed by the Parks and Recreation Board.
[R.O. 2011 § 125.470; R.O. 2009 § 33.132; CC 1981 § 2-185; Ord. No. 86-2, 1-7-1986; Ord. No. 08-16, 1-23-2008]
Any person desiring to make donations of money, personal property or real estate for the benefit of any park or of recreation of the City shall have the right to vest the title to the money, property or real estate so donated in the Board created under this Chapter to be held and controlled by such Board, when accepted by the Board, according to the terms of the deed, gift, devise or bequest of such property. As to such property, the Board shall be held and considered to be special trustees and in all such cases shall give bond to the City to be approved by the Mayor and to be in such penal sum as the Council shall, from time to time by resolution or otherwise, direct.
[R.O. 2011 § 125.480; R.O. 2009 § 33.133; CC 1981 § 2-186; Ord. No. 86-2, 1-7-1986; Ord. No. 08-16, 1-23-2008]
The Park Board shall be responsible for the administration, care and maintenance of the City cemeteries within the limits of appropriations approved by the City Council. The Director of Parks and Recreation or his/her designated appointee shall serve as City Sexton.
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Editor's Note: Former Section 125.490, Cemetery Advisory Committee, adopted or amended by Ord. No. 86-2, 1-7-1986, and as further amended, was repealed by Ord. No. 21-023, 2-2-2021.