[R.O. 1997 § 400.150; Ord. No. 1543 § 1, 8-25-2008]
The purpose of this Article is to hereby establish a City of Wildwood Parks and Recreation Commission, which is to assist in the determination of priorities relating to the development of park facilities and recreation programs and recommend expenditure of revenues on the same; establish the number of members, qualifications, method of appointment and the terms of office of the Parks and Recreation Commission; and describe the duties of the Parks and Recreation Commission.
[R.O. 1997 § 400.160; Ord. No. 1543 § 1, 8-25-2008]
A Parks and Recreation Commission for the City of Wildwood is hereby established. This Article establishing the Parks and Recreation Commission shall become effective upon certification by the St. Louis County Board of Election Commissioners that Proposition P has passed; otherwise, the ordinance is null and void.
[R.O. 1997 § 400.170; Ord. No. 1543 § 1, 8-25-2008]
The Parks and Recreation Commission shall consist of ten (10) citizen members appointed by the Mayor and approved by the City Council. The Parks and Recreation Commission may also include the Mayor, if the Mayor chooses to be a member, and a City Council Member serving as a liaison. All members shall be voting members. One (1) citizen member shall be appointed from each of the eight (8) City Council wards, with the other two (2) participants being at-large types from anywhere within the City. Each citizen member shall be a registered voter and a resident of the City ward he or she represents for at least one (1) year prior to appointment. A change in City Council ward boundaries shall not disqualify any member from completing the appointed term.
[R.O. 1997 § 400.180; Ord. No. 1543 § 1, 8-25-2008]
The citizen members of the Parks and Recreation Commission shall be appointed by the Mayor with the consent and approval of the majority of the members of the City Council upon enactment of this Article. Any vacancy occurring in a citizen membership shall be filled by this procedure.
[R.O. 1997 § 400.190; Ord. No. 1543 § 1, 8-25-2008]
A. 
The initial citizen membership of the first Parks and Recreation Commission appointed shall serve as follows: two (2) members until the first municipal election in April, two (2) members for an additional one (1) year, three (3) members for an additional two (2) years and three (3) members for an additional three (3) years. Their terms shall be specified by the Mayor at the time of their appointment. Thereafter, all members shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years. The terms of office for the members of the Parks and Recreation Commission shall terminate on the 31st day of January, after the April municipal election of the respective year in which the appointed term is specified to expire. The Mayor shall endeavor to provide to the City Council for its approval the proposed appointments on or before the second day of January.
B. 
Members of the Committee shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor and the City Council.
C. 
Six (6) members of the Board constitute a quorum. The Parks and Recreation Commission may only act on an affirmative vote of at least a majority of all members present at a meeting.
[R.O. 1997 § 400.200; Ord. No. 1543 § 1, 8-25-2008]
A. 
The duties of the Parks and Recreation Commission shall be as follows:
1. 
To make recommendations to the Mayor and the City Council, in conjunction with the Department of Planning and Parks, relating to:
a. 
Acquisition of property;
b. 
Expenditures or appropriations from the permanent park and recreation sales tax fund;
c. 
Grant submittals to different agencies;
d. 
Programs for the protection and maintenance of park lands;
e. 
Budget requirements relating to parks and recreation matters and submit its recommendations concerning it to the City Council;
f. 
Basic policies that guide the Department of Planning and Parks, such as fees, charges, grounds and facility usage and programs;
g. 
Information about activities of the Parks and Recreation Department for the community;
h. 
New programs for inclusion into department offerings.
2. 
To elect from its citizen members a Chair, Vice Chair and Secretary/Treasurer at its first meeting or as soon thereafter as possible.
3. 
To provide monthly reports, including minutes of all meetings, to the Mayor and City Council covering activities and recommendations, and such other reports relative thereto as may be deemed proper or as required by the Mayor or City Council. These reports shall be public records.
4. 
To appoint staff from the Department of Planning and Parks necessary to carry out the provisions of this Chapter.
5. 
To hold regularly scheduled monthly meetings and they shall be open to the public. In addition, special meetings shall be called as required by the Mayor, City Council or by the Chair of the Parks and Recreation Commission. All meetings of the Parks and Recreation Commission shall be conducted according to the rules adopted by it, but in absence of such rules, then Robert's Rules of Order shall apply, unless the Parks and Recreation Commission determines that a variance from such rules is desirable.
6. 
To take affirmative action to determine the views of the citizens within the municipal Ward(s), when reviewing plans, expenditures and other materials submitted to it.
[R.O. 1997 § 400.210; Ord. No. 1543 § 1, 8-25-2008]
A. 
The recommendations of the Parks and Recreation Commission shall be considered by the City Council in the following manner:
1. 
All recommendations of the Parks and Recreation Commission shall be reviewed by the Planning/Economic Development/Parks Committee of the City Council before presentation to the full membership of the City Council. The Planning/Economic Development/Parks Committee (or its equivalent) and the City Council shall have the right to schedule and conduct public hearings on the recommendations forwarded to it from the Parks and Recreation Commission. Such hearing(s) are at the discretion of the Planning/Economic Development/Parks Committee and City Council, but shall follow procedures in place for these processes.
2. 
Any such recommendation of the Parks and Recreation Commission shall not be binding upon the City Council, which may approve or disapprove said action, based upon goals and recommendations of the Parks and Recreation Action Plan.