Cross References — As to airports and airport board, ch. 140; as to cemeteries and cemetery board, ch. 145.
[Ord. No. 3118 §3, 10-19-1981]
The members of said Park and Recreation Board shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and approval of the Board of Aldermen and shall be representative of the respective groups having a special interest in the parks and recreation activities within the City of Dexter.
[Ord. No. 3118 §4, 10-19-1981]
The terms of office for each of the members of the Park and Recreation Board shall be for two (2) years with their terms expiring at the second (2nd) Board meeting in May of each year. At that meeting the Mayor shall either appoint new members to the expired terms or reappoint the existing members. When this Park and Recreation Board is created, four (4) members are to be appointed for two (2) years with terms expiring in 1983 and three (3) members are to be appointed for three (3) years with terms expiring in 1984.
[Ord. No. 3118 §5, 10-19-1981]
As soon as practicable after said members have been appointed at the beginning of each year, they shall immediately meet and organize and they shall select one (1) of their number to be Chairman and another to act as Vice Chairman and they shall select a Secretary and a Treasurer or they may combine the two (2) offices if they so desire and said Secretary and Treasurer may or may not be a member of said Board, said Secretary and Treasurer to serve at the pleasure of said Board.
[Ord. No. 3118 §6, 10-19-1981]
The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of said Board and in his/her absence the Vice Chairman shall act in his/her stead. The Secretary shall keep the record of the meetings held by them and all other records incident to the operation of said Board. The Treasurer shall be custodian of the City of Dexter Park and Recreation Fund and shall accurately account for all receipts and disbursements of said funds. All checks issued against park funds shall be on vouchers signed by the Chairman and countersigned by the Secretary before the same shall be paid by the City. In the absence of the Chairman, the Vice Chairman shall be authorized to sign any vouchers.
[Ord. No. 3118 §7, 10-19-1981]
The City Park and Recreation Board shall not contract for nor spend more monies than it shall have on hand at the time in its Treasury.
[Ord. No. 3118 §8, 10-19-1981]
All monies coming into the hands of the Park and Recreation Board shall be from tax levies made by the Board of Aldermen and from the General Fund of the City of Dexter upon approval of the Board of Aldermen; however, the Park and Recreation Board shall have the authority to designate the use of and control any funds coming into the hands of said Board through private donations earmarked for the use of the Park and Recreation Board.
[Ord. No. 3118 §9, 10-19-1981]
The Board herein created shall have the duty of maintaining, controlling and managing the City park and other parks that may from time to time be hereinafter created. The Park and Recreation Board shall have the duty of organizing, managing and, when applicable, contracting for the use of softball and baseball parks and other sports recreational facilities as may from time to time be desired for the use of the citizens involved in such activities within the City of Dexter. As monies become available the Park and Recreation Board shall employ whatever person(s) and means are necessary to carry out its duties and responsibilities as provided herein.
[Ord. No. 3118 §11, 10-19-1981]
The said Park and Recreation Board shall report to the Board of Aldermen when requested to do so and shall at least once a year and give a detailed audit report of monies received and monies spent, to whom and for what purpose and said audit shall be filed with the City Clerk and made a part of the records of this City. Further, the Park and Recreation Board shall prepare and submit to the Budget Committee of the Board of Aldermen an annual budget based upon a fiscal year commencing July first (1st) of each year.
[Ord. No. 3118 §12, 10-19-1981]
The books of said Park and Recreation Board, including the records of the Secretary and Treasurer shall be open to inspection at the request of any citizen.
[Ord. No. 3118 §14, 10-19-1981]
Any member of said Board so appointed or other appointive officer or employee of said Board may be removed in the manner provided by Section 79.240, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 3674 §1, 10-18-1993]
A Council to be known as the "Dexter Tree Council" is hereby established for the City of Dexter, Missouri.
[Ord. No. 3674 §2, 10-18-1993; Ord. No. 4089 §1, 3-5-2001; Ord. No. 4599 §1, 4-19-2010]
The Dexter Tree Council shall be composed of seven (7) residents of the Dexter School District who shall be appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the Board of Aldermen.
[Ord. No. 3674 §3, 10-18-1993]
Each member of the Dexter Tree Council shall serve for a term of three (3) years. In the event a vacancy occurs during the term of any member, his/her successor shall be appointed for the unexpired portion of such term.
[Ord. No. 3674 §5, 10-18-1993]
The Dexter Tree Council shall meet on a regular basis, shall choose its own officers, make its own rules and regulations and keep a journal of its proceedings. A majority of the members shall be a quorum for the transaction of business.
[Ord. No. 3674 §6, 10-18-1993]
The Dexter Tree Council shall make recommendations to the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen, as well as to the Dexter Park Board, on the needs of the municipality in regard to its tree care policy. The Dexter Tree Council shall also provide information regarding type and kind of trees to be planted in municipal areas, protection, maintenance, removal, replanting of trees on public property and, where requested, on private property and shall identify dead, dying, diseased or insect-infected trees and recommend proper action and shall promote the planting and maintenance of trees in the City of Dexter.