[Adopted 10-7-1969 by Ord. No. 413 (Ch. 1, Part 3C, of the 1990 Borough Code of Ordinances)]
[Amended 8-10-1982 by Ord. No. 612; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
There is hereby created a Park and Recreation Commission in and for the Borough of Royersford. The Commission shall consist of nine voting members who shall be qualified electors of the Borough and shall be appointed by the Borough Council. Voting members shall have a term of three years each; however, upon the adoption of this article, three members shall be appointed to serve for a term expiring December 31, 1983, three members shall be appointed to serve a term expiring December 31, 1984, and three members shall be appointed to serve a term expiring December 31, 1985. Thereafter, all members shall be appointed for a term of three years. Members of the Park and Recreation Commission shall serve without pay or compensation.
[Amended 8-10-1982 by Ord. No. 612]
As terms expire, the members of the Park Recreation Commission shall be appointed for a term of three years each. Any vacancy occurring for any reason whatsoever shall be filled by appointment of Borough Council. Members so appointed shall serve to the termination of the term of the member replaced.
The Park and Recreation Commission shall make and alter rules and regulations for its organization and procedure, provided that said rules and regulations shall be consistent with the ordinances of the Borough of Royersford and the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. With the approval of Borough Council, the Park and Recreation Commission may employ engineers, play leaders, recreation directors, supervisors, superintendents, or any other officers or employees as it may deem proper and may make contracts for professional services. The Park and Recreation Commission shall incur expenses only when authorized by, and approved by, Borough Council.
The Park and Recreation Commission shall initiate, provide, approve, and recommend to Borough Council, from time to time, plans for the acquisition of, or construction of, improvement of, maintenance of, equipping of, operation of, and regulation of, public parks, parkways, playgrounds, playfields, swimming pools, bathing places, and indoor and outdoor recreation places and facilities. It may cooperate with one or more other municipalities for these purposes.
Subject to the ordinances of the Borough of Royersford and the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Park and Recreation Commission shall initiate and provide plans and methods, and may cooperate with one or more other municipalities and with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the appropriate agencies of the United States of America, to develop and acquire land for park purposes, for open space purposes, and other purposes similar to and connected therewith.
Subject to approval by the Borough Council, it is the intent of this article that the Park and Recreation Commission shall do all the acts necessary and have the powers necessary to cooperate with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the United States of America to obtain such funds as may be necessary or desirable to acquire and develop public parks, parkways, playgrounds, playfields, swimming pools, bathing places, and indoor and outdoor recreation places and facilities for the use of the Borough of Royersford, both within and without the Borough limits.