[R.O. 2013 § 125.010; Ord. No. 76-13 § 1; ORD. NO. 07-62 § 1, 11-13-2007]
There is hereby created a Park and Recreation Board in the City. The Mayor with the approval of the Board of Aldermen shall appoint a Board of nine (9) directors chosen from the citizens at large with reference to their fitness for such office. At least six (6) of the members shall be residents of the City and no member of the municipal government shall be a member of the Board.
[R.O. 2013 § 125.020; Ord. No. 76-13 § 2; Ord. No. 07-62 § 2, 11-13-2007; Ord. No. 09-12 § 1, 4-13-2009]
A. 
Said directors shall immediately after their appointment meet and organize by the election of one (1) of the City resident members as President and by the election of such other officers as they may deem necessary. No member who is not a resident of the City of Fredericktown shall be eligible to be an officer. Subject to the following provisions, the Board shall make and adopt such bylaws, rules and regulations for their guidance and for the government of the parks as may be expedient, not inconsistent with Sections 90.500 to 90.570, RSMo. Prior to the adoption of any such rules or regulations by the municipal public park board, said rules or regulations shall first be submitted to the Board of Aldermen for their review and approval by motion. Copies of any such bylaws, rules and regulations so adopted shall be deposited in the office of City Clerk, City Hall. Any such rule or regulation hereinafter adopted in accordance with the provisions of this Section shall be enforceable by any duly appointed Peace Officer. Any rule or regulation so violated shall be punishable in accordance with the Code of Ordinances of the City of Fredericktown, Missouri.
B. 
The directors shall hold office, one-third (1/3) for one (1) year, one-third (1/3) for two (2) years and one-third (1/3) for three (3) years from the first of June following their appointment and at their first regular meeting shall cast lots for their respective terms; and annually thereafter the Mayor shall, before the first of June of each year, appoint as before three (3) directors who shall hold office for three (3) years and until their successors are appointed. Any member appointed as a City resident member who, at any time during their term, is no longer a resident of the City of Fredericktown shall become ineligible to hold office and shall resign as a member of the Board.
C. 
The Mayor may, by and with the consent of the Board of Aldermen, remove any member of the Park and Recreation Board for misconduct or neglect of duty.
D. 
Vacancies occasioned by removal, resignation or otherwise shall be reported to the Board of Aldermen and shall be filled in like manner as original appointments; except, that the term of office is restricted to the unexpired term of office of the member replaced. No director of the Board shall receive compensation as such.
[R.O. 2013 § 125.025; Ord. No. 91-24 §§ 1 — 4, 8-26-1991]
A. 
There is hereby created two (2) Advisory Director positions to the Park and Recreation Board of the City of Fredericktown, Missouri, which members shall be appointed by the Mayor, subject to the consent of the Board of Aldermen, and each Advisory Director shall be a citizen of the City of Fredericktown and shall have been residents of the City for at least two (2) years prior to their appointment. No member of the Municipal Government shall be an advisory member of such Board.
B. 
Each member of the Advisory Board shall hold their respective offices from the date of their appointment for a term of three (3) years and shall be subject to removal in the same manner as provided for voting members of the Park and Recreation Board.
C. 
Vacancies of Advisory Board members shall be filled for the same term and in the same manner as provided for voting members of the Board. No Advisory Directors of the Board shall receive compensation as such.
D. 
Advisory Board members of the Park and Recreation Board in the City of Fredericktown shall not be entitled to vote on any matters coming before the Board, but shall be entitled to participate in deliberations and activities of the Board.[1]
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Editor's Note: Original § 125.030, Election of Officers; Adoption of Rules, of the 2013 Revised Ordinances, which immediately followed this Section, was repealed 11-13-2007 by Ord. No. 07-62.
[R.O. 2013 § 125.040; Ord. No. 76-13 § 4; Ord. No. 07-62 § 3, 11-13-2007]
The Park and Recreation Board shall have the exclusive control of the expenditures of all money collected to the credit of the Park Fund and of the supervision, improvement, care and custody of said park. All monies received for such parks shall be deposited in the Treasury of the City to the credit of the Park Fund and shall be kept separate and apart from the other monies of the City and drawn upon by the proper officers of the City upon the properly authenticated vouchers of the Park Board. Said Board shall have power to purchase or otherwise secure ground to be used for such parks, shall have power to appoint a suitable person to take care of said parks and necessary assistants for said person and fix their compensation and shall have power to remove such appointees and shall in general carry out the spirit and intent of Sections 90.500 and 90.570, RSMo., in establishing and maintaining public parks.
[R.O. 2013 § 125.050; Ord. No. 76-13 § 5]
A. 
The President of the Park and Recreation Board shall present to the Board of Aldermen an annual report. Such report shall be presented at the first Board of Aldermen meeting in May of each year and shall consist of:
1. 
The condition of their trust as of the first day of May of that year.
2. 
The various sums of money received from the park fund and other sources.
3. 
The sums of money expended by the Board and for what purposes.
4. 
Such other statistics, information and suggestions as the Board may deem to be of general interest.
5. 
The submission of a proposed park and recreation budget for the coming year.
6. 
Recommendations for improving the park and recreation program and facilities.
7. 
The submission of an annual planned program for the use of the parks, recreation facilities and areas.
8. 
All such portions of such report as related to the receipts and expenditures of money shall be verified by affidavits.
[R.O. 2013 § 125.060; Ord. No. 76-13 § 6]
The Park and Recreation Board shall be held as special trustees for all donations of money, personal property or real estate for the benefit of such park whenever such donations are accepted according to the terms of the deed, gift, device or bequest of such property.