Pursuant to Chapter 569 of the Acts of 1980, there shall be
a Park and Recreation Department (hereinafter called the "Department")
and a Park and Recreation Commission (hereinafter called the "Commission")
consisting of five members to be appointed by the Mayor, with the
approval of the Municipal Council. The Mayor shall initially appoint,
subject to the approval of the Municipal Council, the five members
for terms as follows: one for a term of one year, one for a term of
two years, one for a term of three years, one for a term of four years,
and one for a term of five years respectively from the first Monday
in May next following such appointment and until their successors
are qualified. Thereafter, as the term of office of any member expires,
the Mayor shall annually, before the first Monday of May, appoint
a successor for a term of five years. A vacancy in the Commission
shall be filled in like manner for the remainder of the unexpired
term. The members of the Commission shall serve without compensation.
The Commission shall be the policy-making body and shall establish
policies relating to planning and development of all parks, playgrounds,
commons and recreation programs for the City, The Commission shall
approve the annual budget requests as prepared by the Director and
review and approve all bills submitted by the Director. As provided
by statute (MGL c. 45), the Commission shall exercise the powers and
duties contained therein as to parks, playgrounds and public domains,
and specifically as contained in MGL c. 45, § 14, with regard
to recreational programs, except that the Commission shall not make
appropriations of money.
The care, control and supervision of all school playgrounds
shall be exercised by the School Committee.
Nothing in this article shall be deemed to give the Commission
control of the cemeteries within the City. There shall be, by separate
ordinance, a board of cemetery commissioners and department.
[Added 1-25-1983]
There is hereby established in the Park and Recreation Department
the position of mechanical equipment repairman. All appointments to
and salary and wage gradations of said position shall be made in a
manner consistent with the rules and regulations of the civil service
administration of the commonwealth for the appointment and wage or
salary of a Class III labor service position, and no person shall
be appointed to said position who shall not conform to the requirements
of the civil service administration and of other appropriate statutes
and ordinances relative to such position.