Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 98, § 7-148,
of the Connecticut General Statutes, the Town of Wolcott hereby establishes
a Parks and Recreation and Acquired Facilities Commission, the purpose
of which shall be to establish, develop, maintain and conduct Town
parks, playgrounds, baths, swimming pools, gymnasiums, public gardens
and other such recreation places, as well as the purposes defined
in C.G.S. §§ 7-130a through 7-130w to plan, operate
and provide for the maintenance and development of certain municipal,
recreational and open space facilities acquired by purchase and/or
donation from Scovill's Inc. and/or the Mad River Company; to preserve
and protect said land and its facilities for the benefit of the townspeople,
and to make said land available for public use and enjoyment; except
that the Commission shall not have authority over any recreational
facilities which have been designated by ordinance to be under the
authority of the Department of Municipal Country Clubs.
The Commission is hereby designated and empowered to act as
the Municipal Flood and Erosion Control Board and shall also have
all the powers and duties as enumerated in Title 25, Chapter 477,
Part II, of the Connecticut General Statutes as amended from time
to time.
The members of the Commission shall serve without compensation,
but their necessary and actual expenses incurred in the performance
of their official duties shall be paid by the Town within the limits
of any person appointed or hired by the appropriations made therefor,
provided said persons are deemed necessary to the proper performance
of the Commission's duties. The Commission and its actions shall be
subject at all times to pertinent state and municipal laws, ordinances
and regulations, and to all regulations and stipulations provided
for in any federal or state funding agreement.