[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Mount Jewett 4-5-1976 by Ord. No. 162. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Pursuant to authority granted under the Borough Code, 8 Pa.C.S.A. § 2708, there is hereby created the Mt. Jewett Recreation Board.
The Mt. Jewett Recreation Board shall have the authority to supervise, maintain, equip and operate the various recreation areas and parks within the Borough of Mt. Jewett and shall perform such other duties and responsibilities as authorized or directed from time to time by action of the Mt. Jewett Borough Council.
A. 
The Mt. Jewett Recreation Board shall consist of seven members to be appointed as set forth in this section.
B. 
Two members of the Mt. Jewett Recreation Board shall be members of the Mt. Jewett Borough Council and shall be appointed by the President of said Council. Said members shall serve for a period of two years, except that in making the initial two appointments, one of the two members shall be appointed for a one-year term so that the terms of the members will be staggered and the term of one member will expire each year.
C. 
The remaining five members shall be adult residents of the Borough of Mt. Jewett and shall be appointed by the President of the Borough Council with the consent and approval of a majority of the members of the Borough Council. They shall serve for a term of five years. The length of term for the initial five appointees shall be adjusted so that at least one term expires annually.
D. 
Vacancies in the Recreation Board, occurring otherwise than by expiration of term, shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointments.
E. 
The members of the Mt. Jewett Recreation Board shall elect their own Chairman, Secretary and other necessary officers and shall adopt rules and regulations necessary for the conduct of all business within its jurisdiction.
A. 
The Mt. Jewett Recreation Board shall prepare and present to the Borough Council, by November 30th of each year, a budget for the following year for approval by the Borough Council. No funds may be expended by the Recreation Board for the following year until the budget has been approved by the Borough Council.
B. 
The financial records of the Mt. Jewett Recreation Board shall be subject to audit any time by the Borough Council or other person appointed by the Council.
C. 
In no event shall the Mt. Jewett Recreation Board expend funds in a manner inconsistent with its budget without the prior consent of the Borough Council.