(Rev. Ords. 1976, Pt. 2, Ch. 2, § 101; A0173-12)
The recreation commission shall consist of five (5) citizens of the city, appointed by the mayor, subject to confirmation by the city council. The commission shall elect annually a chairman from its own number. The members first appointed to such board shall be appointed for terms of such length and so arranged that the term of one (1) member will expire each year, and their successors shall be appointed for terms of five (5) years each. After the original appointments, one (1) member shall be appointed annually on or before the first Monday in February and shall serve for five (5) years, beginning with the first Monday in March, unless sooner removed.
(Rev. Ords. 1976, Pt. 2, Ch. 2, § 102)
(a) 
The recreation commission shall have control of all recreational activities paid for, sponsored, or supervised by the city, excepting only such recreational activities as may be specifically under the control of the school department.
(b) 
The commission’s responsibilities shall include, but not be limited to, the planning, coordination and supervision of all the city’s recreational activities and general supervision of the director of recreation, who shall be responsible for the administration of the ongoing activities of the commission.
(c) 
The commission shall also be responsible for the preparation of a comprehensive annual budget for the activities of the commission and for a comprehensive annual report of its doings, including a detailed statement of receipts and expenditures of the preceding year, together with such other reports as the mayor may require; such budget and reports to be submitted to the mayor and city council, as requested.