There is hereby created a Park Board consisting of seven members
appointed by the Mayor with the consent of the City Commission for
a three-year term. No member shall receive compensation as such.
The Park Board shall elect one of its members as chairperson
and may elect other officers as it deems appropriate. The Park Board
may use a nonmember as a recording secretary. The Park Board shall
keep a correct record of its proceedings and shall meet at such times
as it may determine.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
The Park Board, through its Director of Parks, Recreation and
Cemetery (hereinafter referred to as "Director"), shall have such
responsibilities for supervision of City parks and parks and recreation
programs as shall be determined, from time to time, by the City Commission.
The Park Board shall otherwise serve in an advisory capacity to the
City Commission.
The City Commission will include in its annual budget a sum
of money reasonably sufficient for park purposes.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
The Park Board, through its Director, shall make, at the end
of each year, a report to the City Commission, stating the various
sums of money received from all sources, its expenditures and for
what purposes, and such other information and recommendations as the
Park Board members may deem necessary.
All donations of money or property, including money or property
received by will or devise, made for City parks or parks and recreation
programs, shall be exclusively expended and applied for parks or parks
and recreation programs.
The City Manager shall hire and set the salary of all parks
and parks and recreation employees unless the City Commission delegates
such responsibility to the Park Board.