[R.O. 2016 § 125.010; R.O. 2011 § 125.010; Ord. No. 96-1 § 1, 1-3-1996; Ord. No. 309 § 1, 12-2-2009]
The Board of Aldermen of the City of Twin Oaks hereby establishes a committee to serve under the auspices of the Board of Aldermen to be known as the "Park Committee."
[R.O. 2016 § 125.020; R.O. 2011 § 125.020; Ord. No. 96-1 § 2, 1-3-1996; Ord. No. 309 § 1, 12-2-2009; Ord. No. 387 § 1, 3-6-2013]
A. 
The Committee shall consist of seven (7) members, one (1) of whom shall be a member of the Board of Aldermen. The remaining six (6) citizen members of the Park Committee shall be appointed by the Aldermen for a three-year term. Terms will commence with the first regularly scheduled meeting of the Committee in May of each year. The terms of the six (6) citizen members will be staggered so as to have the appointment of two (2) members expire each year. Only residents of the City may serve on the Park Committee. Any vacancy in membership shall be filled by the Board of Aldermen. To the greatest extent possible, membership on the Park Committee shall represent all geographic areas of the City.
B. 
All members of the Committee shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Aldermen and may be removed from office by a majority vote of the Aldermen. A member may be removed from office in the event he/she shall fail to attend any two (2), successive, regularly scheduled meetings of the Committee during any one (1) calendar year without valid excuse from the Committee Chairperson.
[R.O. 2016 § 125.030; R.O. 2011 § 125.030; Ord. No. 96-1 § 3, 1-3-1996; Ord. No. 01-48 § 1, 6-6-2001; Ord. No. 01-49 § 1, 6-6-2001; Ord. No. 01-70 § 1, 12-5-2001; Ord. No. 167 § 1, 12-1-2004; Ord. No. 305 § 1, 10-21-2009; Ord. No. 309 § 1, 12-2-2009; Ord. No. 387 § 2, 3-6-2013]
A. 
The Park Committee shall meet on a monthly basis. Meetings will be held monthly at 6:30 P.M. on the second Thursday after the first Wednesday of the month. Meetings shall be held at the City office (or conditions permitting, at the Park Pavilion) and will be open to the public. Additional special meetings may be held at the call of the Park Committee Chairperson upon forty-eight (48) hours' notice with twenty-four-hour posting as required by State law. At the first regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen following any meeting of the Park Committee, the Park Committee Chairperson or the Board of Aldermen liaison member shall personally present to those present a summary of the matters acted upon at their meeting(s).
B. 
A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of business. Committee meeting shall be recorded or minutes shall otherwise be prepared by the Committee Secretary. Minutes shall be available to the Board of Aldermen immediately upon preparation and approval by the Park Committee and shall further constitute an open and public record of City business.
C. 
At the June meeting each year, the Committee shall select from among its citizen members a Chairperson, Vice Chairperson and Secretary. The Chairperson shall be responsible for conducting all meetings of the Park Committee and the appointment of any needed subcommittees and shall serve as a liaison to the Board of Aldermen. In the absence of the Chairperson, the Vice Chairperson shall assume the duties of the Chairperson. The Secretary shall be responsible for recording minutes of all meetings in either written or taped form. All officers of the Committee shall serve for a term of one (1) year unless such office is otherwise vacated through resignation or other removal.
[Ord. No. 481 § 4, 3-2-2016]
[R.O. 2016 § 125.040; R.O. 2011 § 125.040; Ord. No. 96-1 § 4, 1-3-1996; Ord. No. 309 § 1, 12-2-2009; Ord. No. 430 § 1, 5-21-2014; Ord. No. 481 § 5, 3-2-2016]
A. 
The day-to-day oversight and park maintenance shall be the responsibility of the City Clerk who will present to the Board of Aldermen plans for the routine maintenance of the park.
B. 
The Park Committee shall be charged with the following responsibilities and shall have such further responsibilities and discretions as the Board of Aldermen may, from time to time, grant to the Board Committee:
1. 
The Committee shall provide input to the City Clerk to aid in development and presentation to the Board of Aldermen a proposed annual budget for operation of and improvements to the park for consideration by the Board of Aldermen.
2. 
The Committee shall have a spending cap of five hundred dollars ($500.00) per expenditure. Higher amounts are to be preapproved by the City Clerk.
3. 
The Committee shall plan and make recommendations to the Board of Aldermen for future development of the park.
4. 
The Committee shall develop, review and refine park rules and procedures, subject to approval of the Board of Aldermen.
5. 
The Committee shall develop and implement, with assistance of City staff, recreational and leisure-oriented activities within the park and coordinate with other organizations or informal committees within the City of Twin Oaks which also develop and promote similar activities.
6. 
The Park Committee Chairperson or designee shall present at the second monthly meeting of the Board of Aldermen the agenda items from its last meeting.
[R.O. 2016 § 125.050; R.O. 2011 § 125.050; Ord. No. 96-1 § 5, 1-3-1996; Ord. No. 218 § 1, 6-21-2006; Ord. No. 309 § 1, 12-2-2009; Ord. No. 481 § 6, 3-2-2016]
At or before the regularly scheduled October meeting, the Park Committee shall make recommendations regarding community events and capital expenditures to the City Clerk to aid in his/her fashioning of the City-wide budget for the following fiscal year.
[R.O. 2016 § 126.010; R.O. 2011 § 126.010; Ord. No. 234 § 1, 12-6-2006; Ord. No. 248 § 1, 7-18-2007]
A. 
Creation And Establishment Of A City Tree Board. There is hereby created and established a City Tree Board for Twin Oaks, Missouri, which shall consist of the Mayor of the Board of Aldermen, Chairperson of the Park Committee and the City Clerk. The Community Forest Manager shall be an ex officio member of the City Tree Board.
B. 
Duties And Responsibilities. It shall be the responsibility of the Tree Board to study, investigate, counsel and recommend updates to the City of Twin Oaks Comprehensive Landscape Master Plan. The Board shall also advise the City in the care, replacement, maintenance and removal or disposition of trees and shrubs in parks, along streets and in other public areas. The Comprehensive Landscape Master Plan shall serve as a guide for the City Tree Board.
1. 
The Tree Board shall consider all existing and future utility, public works and environmental factors when recommending improvement for each street, park and other public lands of the municipality.
2. 
The Tree Board shall recommend amendments or additions to the Comprehensive Landscape Master Plan at any time for consideration by the Board of Aldermen.
3. 
The Tree Board, when requested by the Board of Aldermen, shall investigate, make findings, report and recommend upon any special matter or questions relating to trees.
C. 
Operation. The Tree Board shall choose its own officers, make its own rules and regulations and keep journals of its proceedings according to law. A majority of the members shall be a quorum for the transaction of business.
D. 
Interference With The Tree Board. It shall be unlawful for any person to prevent, delay or interfere with the Tree Board or City employee or any of its representatives or agents while engaging in or about the planting, cultivating, mulching, pruning, spraying or removing of any trees within the public community forest.
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Editor's Note: Former Sections 135.070, Tree Preservation, 135.080, Definitions, 135.090, Tree Planting Requirements As Part Of Development, 135.100, Tree Care And Maintenance, 135.110, Duty Of Property Owners — Decayed, Diseased Or Hazardous Trees, 135.120, Obstructions In Sight Triangle And Street Right-Of-Way, and 135.130, Enforcement; Violations And Penalties, were repealed 3-1-2023 by Ord. No. 23-04. Prior histories include: R.O. 2016 §§ 126.020 through 126.080; R.O. 2011 §§ 126.020 through 126.080; Ord. No. 234 § 1, 12-6-2006; Ord. No. 248 § 1, 7-18-2007. See now Chapter 216, Tree Planting, Preservation, Maintenance, and Removal.