[R.O. 2009 § 230.010; R.O. 2007
§ 230.015; Ord. No. 763 § 7(h), 1-17-1980; Ord. No. 839 § 5, 9-10-1982]
A. A person commits the offense of possession
of alcoholic beverages in public park if he/she shall knowingly possess
or consume any intoxicating liquor (as defined in Chapter 311, RSMo.)
in open view within the limits of any public park in the City of Bolivar.
B. Possession of alcoholic beverages in public
park shall be an ordinance violation.
C. The penalties for the ordinance violation set forth herein are imposed in Section
100.220 of this Code.
[R.O. 2009 § 230.020; R.O. 2007
§ 230.020; Ord. No. 763 § 4(n), 1-17-1980; Ord. No. 839 § 5, 9-10-1982]
A. A person commits the offense of fishing
in park if he/she shall knowingly take any species of fish, by whatever
means, from any water within any park of the City of Bolivar, whether
flowing or impounded.
B. Exceptions.
1.
The Park Committee or the Board of
Aldermen may grant exceptions to this Section for persons under the
age of fourteen (14) who are sponsored by an exempt organization as
described in Internal Revenue Code Section 501.
2.
The Park Committee shall only grant
exceptions, in writing, setting forth regulations for fishing, including,
but not limited to, the means to be used to take fish and the period
of time such means will be allowed.
C. Fishing in park shall be an ordinance violation.
D. The penalties for the ordinance violation set forth herein are imposed in Section
100.220 of this Code.
[R.O. 2009 § 230.025; R.O. 2007
§ 230.025; Ord. No. 711 § 1(b), 6-8-1978]
It shall hereafter be unlawful to
operate any motor vehicle which is required by laws of the State of
Missouri to be licensed within the limits of Dunnegan Memorial Park
except upon the paved roadways thereof.
[R.O. 2009 § 230.030; R.O. 2007
§ 230.030; Ord. No. 711 § 1(d), 6-8-1978]
It shall hereafter be unlawful for
any person to injure, maim or kill any of the species of ducks, geese,
peacocks or other fowl or birds within the limits of Dunnegan Memorial
Park.
[R.O. 2009 § 230.040; R.O. 2007
§ 230.200; Ord. No. 899 §§ 1
— 3, 4-11-1985]
A. The grounds of the Girl Scout Park, a public
park belonging to the City of Bolivar, Missouri, and all improvements
and facilities therein are hereby declared to be open to the public
during the hours 7:00 A.M. until sundown of each day.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person to
park a motor vehicle within the grounds of said park except during
the open hours or to leave a motor vehicle parked after the expiration
of open hours or to trespass upon the grounds, improvements or facilities
of said park by foot, motor vehicle, self-propelled vehicle or otherwise
except during the open hours of the park as established herein.
C. Any person that parks or trespasses upon the grounds of the Girl Scout Park during the hours that it is closed to the public shall be deemed to have committed the offense of second degree trespass as defined by Section
225.370(B) of the Code of the City of Bolivar, punishable as provided by Section
100.220 of this Code.
[R.O. 2009 § 230.050; Ord. No. 2939 § 1, 7-8-2010]
A. There is hereby created a Parks and Recreation
Advisory Committee to consist of seven (7) members, none of whom shall
be elected officers of the City of Bolivar. In addition to the seven
(7) regular members, the Mayor and the City Administrator shall be
ex officio, non-voting members of the Committee.
B. The Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee
shall be responsible for making recommendations to the Mayor, the
Board of Aldermen and the City Administrator relating to the operations
of the system of public parks and recreational programs offered or
to be offered by the City. This may include, by way of example but
not of limitation, recommendations as to the development of new parks
or recreational programs, the elimination of existing parks and recreational
programs, the improvement of existing parks and recreational programs,
the addition or elimination of facilities within parks or recreational
grounds or facilities, the improvement, maintenance and repairs of
parks or recreational grounds or facilities, the addition or replacement
of equipment, technology or tools to enhance the City's parks and
recreational grounds and facilities and/or programs, and such additional
matters as may be brought before the Committee at the request of the
Board of Aldermen or by the Mayor or City Administrator.
C. Members to the Parks and Recreation Advisory
Committee shall be appointed by the Mayor, with the advice and consent
of a majority of the members of the Board of Aldermen voting on the
Mayor's appointment.
D. Each Committee member shall serve a term
of three (3) years, except the initial Committee shall be staggered
so that two (2) persons will serve a term of one (1) year, two (2)
persons will serve a term of two (2) years, and three (3) persons
will serve a term of three (3) years. The term of office shall commence
on May 1 of each year and shall continue until his or her successor
is duly appointed and accepts such appointment, provided that the
initial appointments shall be made as soon as practical after the
adoption of this Section and such initial appointees shall service
until May 1, 2011, May 1, 2012 and May 1, 2013 or until their successors
are duly elected and accept such appointment. Except for appointments
to the initial Committee, appointment shall be made at the regular
April meeting of the Board of Aldermen. In the case of a death, removal
or resignation of a board Committee, his/her successor shall be appointed
to complete the unexpired term as soon after the position becomes
vacant as is practical.
E. To be eligible to be a member of the Parks
and Recreation Advisory Committee, a person must meet the following
requirements and qualifications:
1.
A member must reside in Polk County,
and no fewer than two (2) members of the Committee shall be either
residents of the City of Bolivar or own, have a substantial interest
in, or be employed by a business, industrial firm, non-for-profit
organization or political subdivision of the State of Missouri that
has a regular place for the conduct of its business in the City of
Bolivar, Missouri; and
2.
A member must demonstrate a particular
interest in and knowledge of parks and/or recreation as evidenced
by his or her education, training or occupation or as evidenced by
his or her active and regular use of the City's park system and/or
active and regular participation in its recreational programs and
activities (which, in addition to personal participation, may be evidenced
by team sponsorships, coaching, attendance at recreational events
or other evidence of a strong and active interest in the City's recreational
programs).
F. Committee members may be removed, with
or without cause, prior to the expiration of their term, upon the
written recommendation of the Mayor with the approval of a majority
of the Board of Aldermen voting on the question of removal or by a
vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the entire Board of Aldermen without the
Mayor's recommendation. Any Committee member who misses more than
one-third (1/3) of the special and regular meetings of the Committee
over a six-month period will be deemed to have resigned from the Committee,
unless such absence is related to the serious illness or other personal
or immediate family emergency over which the member has no control.
G. The Parks and Recreation Committee will
organize itself at its first meeting following the initial and each
annual appointment of members by the election of a Chairman, Vice
Chairman, a Secretary, and such other officers as the Committee may
determine. The officers of the Committee shall perform those functions
normally performed by persons in the specified offices, and such other
duties as the committee may assign from time to time. All officers
except the Secretary shall be a voting member of the Committee. The
Secretary may, but need not, be a voting member. If an officer who
is also a voting member of the Committee shall die, resign or be removed
as a voting member or if an officer shall resign his office but remain
a member of the Committee, the Committee shall elect a successor at
its first regular or special meeting after the vacancy shall occur.
H. The Committee may, by resolution, set a
date, time and place for regular meetings, and no notice of a regular
meeting need be given to the members. A special meeting of the Committee
may be called by the Chairman, any two (2) voting members of the Committee,
the Mayor or upon the written request of at least three (3) Aldermen
of the City. Notice of a special meeting shall state the purpose or
purposes for which the meeting is called and shall be mailed by ordinary
mail at least three (3) days before the meeting or delivered at least
twenty-four (24) hours prior to the date of the meeting to the Committee
member's usual residence and left with the Committee members or a
member of his household over the age of fifteen (15) years.
I. The Committee shall be subject to the terms
and provisions of the Missouri Open Meetings Law and shall comply
with such law in connection with all of its meetings.
J. The Secretary of the Committee shall keep,
or cause to be kept, accurate minutes of the meetings of the Committee
and shall furnish copies of the same to the City Clerk or Deputy City
Clerk who shall be responsible, in turn, to cause the same to be furnished
to the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen.
[Ord. No. 3638, 12-15-2020]
A. The
City is hereby authorized to establish a Recreational Facility, Recreational
Program and Sporting Program Cost and Fee Schedule for the purpose
of establishing the costs and fees to be charged to the general public
and associated with the following:
1. Access to, use of, or membership to the City's recreational facilities
and/or Aquatic Center; and
2. Participation in the City's sporting programs; and
3. Participation in the City's recreational programs.
B. The
City' s Recreational Facility, Recreational Program and Sporting Program
Cost and Fee Schedule will initially be adopted by the City Administrator
and may be modified from time to time at the discretion of the City
Administrator. The said cost and fee schedule will be based upon the
City's costs for materials, employment labor/salaries/benefits, equipment,
and overhead and will be consistent with the market price for such
fees and costs in the private sector for like services.
C. The
City's Recreational Facility, Recreational Program and Sporting Program
Cost and Fee Schedule will become effective immediately upon its adoption
by the City Administrator and upon the filing of the same for public
inspection with the City Clerk's office. The said cost and fee schedule
will also be published on the City's website. Any subsequent amendments
to the said cost and fee schedule will become effective thirty (30)
days following adoption by the City Administrator, submission to the
City Clerk's office for public inspection, and publication on the
City' s website.
D. The
City Administrator may also provide for and establish terms and conditions
and billing schedules for membership programs and other recurring
costs and fees related to the City's recreational facilities and programs,
including provisions for delinquent payments and interest on delinquent
amounts due, provided that any such interest may not exceed the rate
of three-quarters of one percent (0.0075%)per month.
E. Notwithstanding
the foregoing provisions of this Section, the Board of Aldermen may
vote to direct the City Administrator to make any amendments or revisions
desired by the Board of Aldermen to the Recreational Facility, Recreational
Program and Sporting Program Cost and Fee Schedule. Any such revisions
required by the Board of Aldermen will be implemented by the City
Administrator through adoption of an amendment to the said cost and
fee schedule and will become effective consistent with the foregoing
provisions of this Section.