[Adopted 10-7-2019 by Ord. No. 3474 (Ch. 2.33 of the 1997 Code)]
There shall be a Park and Recreation Advisory Board hereby established
for the City of Columbia. The Advisory Board shall consist of nine
members, appointed by the Mayor, with the advice and consent of the
City Council. Members shall be residents of the City or represent
an organization located within the City having a vital interest or
mission to promote physical health or recreational activities. One
member shall represent Columbia CUSD 4, provided the school district
submits a candidate for consideration.
Members of the Advisory Board shall serve three-year terms,
staggered such that the terms of three membership positions shall
expire each year on April 30. Inaugural membership shall consist of
the members and terms of the Columbia Play Commission as appointed
by Ord. No. 3464, adopted June 3, 2019.
The Advisory Board shall be responsible for advising and making
recommendations to the City Council on matters pertaining to:
A.
The development,
maintenance, and operation of City of Columbia parks, recreational
facilities and off-street recreational trails.
B.
The provision
of recreational programs and related services for the citizens of
Columbia.
C.
Long-term
park system planning and short-term park capital improvement planning.
D.
The expenditure
of revenues collected pursuant to the Illinois Video Gaming Act (230
ILCS 40), which are intended for the benefit of City parks and recreational
facilities per Ordinance No. 2957, adopted June 4, 2012.[1] This shall not include funding previously allocated from
said revenues by the City Council prior to the establishment of the
Advisory Board.
The Park and Recreation Advisory Board shall adopt bylaws to
govern its operating rules and procedures, which shall be approved
by City Council resolution. Said bylaws shall be the first matter
of business considered by the Advisory Board upon its establishment,
and no other matters shall be considered prior to the City Council's
approval of said bylaws.
