[Added 2-6-1978 by Ord.
No. 78-1]
There shall be a Department of Recreation, the head of which
shall be the Director. The Department shall include the Office of
Recreation and the Recreation Advisory Board.
A.
Within the Department there shall be an Office of Recreation, the
head of which shall be the Superintendent of Recreation. Under the
supervision of the Director and within the limits of available appropriation,
the Office shall:
(1)
Administer and operate municipal playgrounds and parks and facilities
for indoor and outdoor sports, athletics, recreational programs and
activities for children, youths and adults.
(2)
Sponsor and administer cultural activities in cooperation with other
public and private agencies and programs.
(3)
Promote and direct an all-year program of cultural and leisure-time
activities for children, youths and adults.
B.
The fee schedule for participants in the recreational activities administered through the Office of Recreation is set forth in Chapter 212, Fees.
[Added 10-17-1983 by Ord.
No. 83-9; amended 8-26-1996 by Ord. No. 96-6; 2-25-2002 by Ord. No. 02-7; 2-2-2004 by Ord. No. 04-1; 4-19-2004 by Ord. No. 04-3; 4-4-2005 by Ord. No. 05-4; 4-14-2008 by Ord. No. 08-3; 12-17-2012 by Ord. No. 12-21; 4-22-2013 by Ord. No. 13-04; 5-20-2013 by Ord. No. 13-13; 4-7-2014 by Ord. No. 14-04; 3-23-2015 by Ord. No. 15-05; 4-2-2018 by Ord. No. 18-02; at time of adoption
of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
Within the Department of Recreation there shall be a Recreation
Advisory Board. The Board shall consist of no more than 10 members
appointed by the Mayor for staggered terms of four years beginning
with the first day of January 1970. The Board shall advise and make
recommendations to the Office of Recreation, the Mayor and the Council
concerning or relating to the administration of the recreation program
and matters of policy affecting recreation. The Board may, in its
discretion, appoint and act through an Executive Committee of not
less than three members.
[Added 9-14-2015 by Ord.
No. 15-15]
A.
Classification of users. Organizations and individuals using Township
facilities will be classified as Class I, II, III, IV, or V users
as follows:
[Amended 8-14-2023 by Ord. No. 23-10]
(1)
Class I users will be given priority for the use of Township facilities
over other users and may use Township facilities without payment of
a use fee or charge for service costs. Class I users include the following
organizations and individuals:
(a)
Uses and groups directly related to the Township and the operations
of the Township, including all Departments of the Township, Golden
Seniors, Township-sponsored and recreation programs.
(2)
Class II users will be given priority for the use of Township facilities
over Class III, IV and V users and may use Township facilities without
payment of a use fee or charge for service costs. Class II users include
the following organizations and individuals:
(a)
Uses and organizations indirectly related to the Township, including
the Washington Township baseball and softball programs, private sporting
organizations related to Washington Township, and community organizations
formed for charitable, civic, social, or educational purposes (within
the Township).
(3)
Class III users will be given priority for the use of Township facilities
over Class IV and V users and may use Township facilities without
payment of a use fee or charge for service costs. Class III users
include the following organizations and individuals:
(a)
Departments, agencies, and official sport teams conducted through
Westwood Regional School District.
(4)
Class IV users will be given priority for the use of Township facilities
over Class V users and may be charged a use fee and service costs,
where applicable. Class IV users include the following organizations
and individuals:
(a)
Community political organizations (within the Township).
(b)
Community religious groups (within the Township).
(c)
Township resident groups requesting use of picnic facilities,
fields, courts, etc. A "resident group" is defined as one or more
individuals requesting the exclusive use of a facility, field, court,
etc., for a use; and not affiliated with an official Washington Township
recreation program. A permit and use fee/service cost will be applicable
for each requested date.
(5)
Class V users will be given lowest priority for the use of Township
facilities and may use Township facilities only on payment of a use
fee and charges for service costs, where applicable. Class V users
include the following organizations and individuals:
(6)
Outdoor lighting shall incur a fee for Class IV and V users as established in Subsection B(4) of this section.
(7)
No organizations or individuals shall be permitted to use Township
facilities without express written authorization in the form of a
permit issued by the Township.
B.
Fee schedule.
(1)
The Recreation Department shall prepare an itemized invoice for the
use of Township facilities based on the approved application form.
The invoice will be sent to the representative of the applicant organization
at least 10 working days in advance of the use and is payable immediately.
(2)
Payment must be received by the Recreation Department before the
scheduled use. Permission shall be withdrawn for any use that is not
paid in advance, except as expressly exempted by the Business Administrator.
(3)
Facility usage fee schedule is set forth in Chapter 212, Fees.
[Amended 9-17-2018 by Ord. No. 18-13]
