[Ord. 117, 2/26/1991]
The Supervisors of the Township of Smithfield hereby establish
a park and recreation commission to be known as the Smithfield Township
Park Commission pursuant to the Second Class Township Code, 53 P.S.
§§ 65734 and 66901 to 56907.2.
[Ord. 117, 2/26/1991]
The Commission shall be comprised of seven members and shall
be appointed by the Smithfield Township Supervisors. The members shall
serve for a term of five years except the members of the Commission
first appointed shall be appointed as follows: one member shall be
appointed for two years, two members shall be appointed for three
years, two members for four years, and two members for five years.
All members shall serve without pay. All persons appointed shall serve
their full terms unless they voluntarily resign or are removed by
the Supervisors for dereliction or neglect of duty. Any vacancies
in the Commission occurring otherwise than by expiration of the term
of a member shall be filled by the Supervisors for the unexpired term.
[Ord. 117, 2/26/1991]
The Commission shall elect its own Chairperson and Secretary
and select all other officers necessary for the operation of the Commission.
All officers shall be elected to serve for a period of one year. The
Commission shall have the power to adopt rules and regulations for
the conduct of its business within the jurisdiction of this Part.
[Ord. 117, 2/26/1991]
The duties and responsibilities of the Commission shall be as
follows:
1.
To recommend
to the Township Supervisors the selection, employment and discharge
of employees to include recreation directors, play leaders, life guards,
laborers, or general recreation workers, or to recommend the discharge
of any recreational personnel, but the actual hiring or discharge
of any recreational personnel shall rest with the Supervisors.
2.
To recommend
to the Supervisors what equipment shall be purchased, what hours of
operation, and how the park shall be staffed and supervised.
3.
To make
financial recommendations to the Board of Supervisors relative to
the operation and cost of the park and recreation area.
4.
It shall
be the duty of the Commission to submit an annual report to the Township
Supervisors including an analysis of the existing community recreation
areas and facilities together with an analysis of any proposed changes
or needs for future recreational facilities or needs, and the adequacy
of existing programs and their effectiveness in view of the public
expenditures involved and the public needs to be met.
5.
The Commission
shall have not authority to make any expenditures without Township
approval.
6.
To adopt
rules and regulations for the parks and recreation areas subject to
ratification by the Township Supervisors.
[Ord. 117, 2/26/1991; as amended by Ord. 147, 8/24/1999]
The Township Supervisors have caused a plan to be prepared by
R.K.R. Hess Associates, Surveyors, Planners, Engineers and Architects,
dated November 30, 1990, entitled Master Plan, Smithfield Township,
Park Drawings NO. S1, Project No. 9022701, designating the park and
recreation area, said lands being south of the dotted line on said
plan marked reserved for future municipal use. The lands south of
the dotted line marked reserved for future municipal use shall be
known as the official lands for administration by the Smithfield Township
Park Commission pursuant to this Part and said plan shall be duly
filed with the Township Secretary. The Township Supervisors may, in
their discretion, acquire other parks and recreational areas in which
case they shall cause to have official plans drafted and filed with
the Township Secretary. Each new official plan shall indicate lands
to be administered by the Smithfield Township Park Commission.
[Ord. 117, 2/26/1991]
Any and all rules and regulations adopted by the Commission
and approved by the Supervisors shall be conspicuously posted on park
and recreation property.
[Ord. 117, 2/26/1991; as amended by Ord. 160, 6/25/2002]
1.
The sports
fields are maintained by Smithfield Township for recreation and the
enjoyment of its residents. Use of these fields must be in accordance
with the following rules and regulations. Fees for use of park facilities
may be assessed at certain times by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.
2.
Penalties
for violations of one or more of these rules and regulations are set
forth.
A.
Parks
and recreation areas shall be open during daylight hours only unless
special arrangements have been established with the Board of Supervisors.
B.
Parking is allowed in designated areas only. Also parking of licensed vehicles shall be in accordance with the Smithfield Township Code, Chapter 15, as amended. No unlicensed vehicles are allowed in or on Township parks and recreational areas.
C.
Sports
fields must be assigned a group leader when they are used by a group.
Assigned groups have priority on sports fields.
D.
Only
one game at a time shall permitted on a sports field.
E.
Sports
field/fields are open to the public when not assigned.
F.
No vehicles
are allowed on sports field/fields at any time except for mowing and
maintenance.
G.
Group
leaders are personally responsible for the control and behavior of
their respective group/groups.
H.
All groups
and individuals will collect all litter after use of the field or
fields.
I.
All pets
are to be kept on a leash at all times, and pet owners shall be responsible
for cleaning up after their pets.
J.
No alcoholic
beverages are allowed on or in any Township park or recreational area.
K.
No horses
are allowed in any of the Township parks and recreational areas.
L.
No snowmobiles
or ATVs are allowed in any of the Township parks and recreational
areas.
M.
No hunting
or target practice is allowed in any of the Township parks and recreational
areas.
N.
No fires
are allowed in any Township parks or recreation areas without special
permission of the Township Supervisors. The exception shall be for
cooking on charcoal or gas grills.
O.
Digging
or intentionally searching or scavenging for any artifact, collectible,
or other item of value by any means in any of Smithfield Township's
parks and recreation areas is prohibited. Any artifact, collectible,
or other item of value found in any of the Township parks and recreational
areas shall not be removed, and the Township office shall be notified
immediately of the find. Any inquiries regarding lost artifacts, collectibles
or other items of value shall be made to the Township Office or to
the Smithfield Township Park Commission.
[Ord. 117, 2/26/1991; as amended by Ord. 128, 4/26/1994; by Ord. 141, 4/28/1998; and by Ord.
160, 6/25/2002]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this Part, or who violates or who fails or refuses to comply with
the rules and regulations adopted by the Commission and the Township
Supervisors shall, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before
a district justice in the manner provided for the enforcement of summary
offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall
be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs and,
in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment
not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues
or each Section of this Part which shall be found to have been violated
shall constitute a separate offense.
