There is hereby created a Joint Parks and Recreation Committee
consisting of members from the Township of Woolwich and the Borough
of Swedesboro. The Committee has long existed without legal enactment,
and its continuing purpose is to oversee the activities and property
maintenance at the parks and to render advice to the governing body
as appropriate.
[Amended 2-19-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-03]
The Parks and Recreation Committee shall be made up of 14 members,
with seven appointed by the Swedesboro Borough Council, and seven
appointed by the Woolwich Township Committee in addition to up to
four alternate members with two appointed by the Swedesboro Borough
Council and two appointed by the Woolwich Township Committee. Alternate
members may fill the seats of only regular members, not in attendance,
appointed from the same Municipality/Borough. All members appointed
from the Township of Woolwich will be appointed by the Mayor. The
Township and the Borough shall each designate one representative of
its governing body as a nonvoting member of the Committee to serve
as a liaison. Each member shall be a resident of the town of the appointing
governing body. No member shall receive any compensation for his/her
service. The officers of the Committee shall be as follows: President,
Vice President, Communication Coordinator and Recording Secretary
who shall annually be appointed from among the membership by a majority
vote of the members present at the first meeting of each year. The
Woolwich Township Recreation Coordinator shall be a nonvoting member
of the Parks and Recreation Committee.
The Committee shall conduct an annual organizational meeting
within 15 days of the governing bodies' reorganization meeting,
at which time the Committee shall elect its officers.
The powers and duties of the Chair shall be as follows:
A. To preside over all meetings of the Parks and Recreation Committee
subject to any bylaws that may be enacted and in compliance with Robert's
Rules of Order.
B. To appoint such subcommittees as may be authorized by the Parks and
Recreation Committee to carry out the objectives and purposes of the
Committee.
Regular meetings of the Parks and Recreation Committee shall
be held on a monthly basis with a schedule to be set at the annual
organizational meeting. At all meetings a quorum shall consist of
a majority of the filled membership positions of the Parks and Recreation
Committee. By way of example, if 10 members have been appointed, then
six members must be present to conduct business.