[Adopted 11-18-2020 by Ord. No. 20-06-1556]
The position of Director of Parks and Recreation is hereby established.
The Director of Parks and Recreation shall receive such compensation
as the Mayor and Council shall annually determine by ordinance or
resolution.
The duties of the Director of Parks and Recreation shall include,
but not be limited to, the following:
A.
Maintain liaison between the Borough Administrator and governing
body regarding the senior Center, Community Center, and Recreation
Department;
B.
Advise the Administrator on all issues regarding personnel and administration
of the Borough's Senior Center, Community Center, and Recreation
Department and their respective facilities' maintenance;
C.
Submit written monthly reports to the Borough Administrator regarding
the activities of the Borough's Senior Center, Community Center,
and Recreation Department;
D.
Manage work operations and/or functional programs for the Borough's
Senior Center, Community Center, and Recreation Department;
E.
Supervise the establishment and maintenance of essential records
and files regarding the Borough's Senior Center, Community Center,
and Recreation Department;
F.
Provide suitable assignments and instructions to the respective department
heads of the Senior Center, Community Center, and Recreation Department;
G.
Receive and address complaints with the assistance of the respective
department heads relative to the Borough's Senior Center, Community
Center, and Recreation Department and their respective facilities;
H.
Plan and supervise the obtaining, storing, safeguarding, distributing
and proper use of available funds, personnel, equipment, materials
and supplies for the Borough's Senior Center, Community Center,
and Recreation Department and their respective facilities;
I.
In coordination with the respective department heads and Department
of Public Works, direct snow and ice control in winter, including
salting, plowing, and removal;
J.
Work with each department head and develop an effective work plan(s)
relating to the Borough's Senior Center, Community Center, and
Recreation Department and their respective facilities;
K.
In coordination with the respective department heads and the Department
of Public Works, develop, administer, and implement a variety of parks,
buildings and grounds programs, including but not limited to, working
with the Department of Public Works to request construction, reconstruction
and improvements of public buildings and grounds, recreational and
park facilities;
L.
In coordination with the respective department heads, review and
determine factors that cause inefficient or ineffective use of public
funds related to the day-to-day operations of the Borough's Senior
Center, Community Center, and Recreation Department and their respective
facilities;
M.
In coordination with the respective department heads, prepare recommendations
for the improvement of processes and techniques used by the Borough's
Senior Center, Community Center, and Recreation Department and their
respective facilities;
N.
In coordination with the respective department heads, prepare recommendations
for submission to the Borough Administrator, establishing priorities
between and among programs and proposed or implemental plans for the
Borough's Senior Center, Community Center, and Recreation Department
and their respective facilities;
O.
In coordination with the respective department heads, prepare formal
recommendations for submission to the Borough Administrator, regarding
annual capital improvement budgets;
P.
Perform all other duties as may be assigned by the Borough Administrator.
In addition to the aforestated duties, the Director of Parks
and Recreation shall be a nonvoting member of the Recreation Advisory
Board, Trustee of the Cresskill Community Center, and Trustee of the
Senior Center Board.
By operation of law, this article amends, modifies and/or replaces
sections of the following sections:
D.
If there is any conflicting provision(s) between the ordinance sections
aforestated and this article, it shall be conclusively presumed that
this article supersedes and controls all other ordinances.
Specifically, this article amends Article IV, Recreation Advisory Board, § 6-23 et seq. The Director of Parks and Recreation shall be the municipal representative and manager controlling and directing the following:
A.
All matters relating to the development and execution of all recreational
activities within the Community Center;
B.
All finance, personnel, programming, developing and implementing
of public and community relations;
C.
All advertising and coordinating activities and purpose for which
the recreational facilities may be utilized;
D.
All municipal recreational activities;
E.
All cultural events;
F.
All classes and special events;
G.
All fields and athletic facilities;
H.
All sports programs approved and/or funded, in whole or in part,
by the Borough.
Specifically, this article amends Article X, Senior Center Board of Trustees, § 6-55 et seq. The Director of Parks and Recreation shall be the municipal representative and manager controlling and directing the following:
A.
The Senior Center department head shall report to the Director of
Parks and Recreation on all matters relating to the development and
execution of all senior citizen activities within the senior citizen
complex;
B.
The Senior Center department head shall report to the Director of
Parks and Recreation on all finance, personnel, programming, developing
and implementing of public and community relations;
C.
The Senior Center Director shall report to the Director of Parks
and Recreation on all advertising and coordinating activities and
purpose for which the Senior Center may be utilized.
Specifically, this article amends Article XII, Board of Trustees of the Cresskill Community Center ("Center") § 6-74 et seq. The Director of Parks and Recreation shall be the municipal representative and manager controlling and directing the following:
A.
The Center department head shall report to the Director of Parks
and Recreation on all matters relating to the development and usage
of the Community Center;
B.
The Center department head shall report to the Director of Parks
and Recreation on all finance, personnel, programming, developing
and implementing of public and community relations;
C.
The Center department head shall report to the Director of Parks
and Recreation on all advertising and coordinating activities and
purposes for which the Center is utilized;
D.
The Center department head shall report to the Director of Parks
and Recreation of municipal operations who shall in turn report directly
to the Borough Administrator.
The Director of Parks and Recreation shall demonstrate to the
satisfaction of the Borough of Cresskill, at a minimum, the following
qualifications:
There is hereby created within the Borough of Cresskill the
position of Director of Parks and Recreation, who shall serve as a
confidential employee of the Borough of Cresskill who shall report
directly and be responsive to the Borough Administrator. The position
serves at the pleasure of the Mayor with the advice and consent of
said governing body. The department heads of the Borough's Senior
Center, Community Center, and Recreation Department or, in their absence,
the highest position in each, shall report directly to the Director
of Parks and Recreation and shall receive assignments from the Director
of Parks and Recreation. Nothing in this article is intended to limit
or impair the duties, responsibilities or ability of the Borough Administrator
to make workload assignments directly to any official or position
in the Borough of Cresskill, nor is it intended to limit or impair
the ability of the Borough Administrator to directly communicate with
any official or position in the Borough of Cresskill.
