(b)
One
member shall be appointed by the Palm Springs City Council from a
candidate nominated by the Palm Springs Unified School District Superintendent
of Schools. Such nominee shall not be a student, elected official,
or teacher of the district, and shall not be required to be a resident
and registered voter of the city.
(Ord. 1083 § 1, 1979; Ord. 1199 §§ 1 and 2, 1983; Ord. 1282 § 2, 1987; Ord. 1557 § 1, 1998; Ord. 1911 § 1, 2017)
Designation of chairpersons for the commission shall be governed by Section 2.06.020 of this code. The commission shall be authorized to appoint and fix the membership of such number of standing and temporary committees as it may find expedient for the performance of its duties. The city manager may appoint an executive secretary and other staff and provide such compensation for their services as may be authorized by the city council and by the annual city budget of expenditures.
(Ord. 1083 § 1, 1979)
The commission shall set its regular meetings by resolution
or motion of the commission and shall hold adjourned regular meetings
and special meetings at such times as circumstances shall require.
A majority of the existing appointed members of the commission shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The commission
may establish such rules and regulations as it deems necessary for
the conduct of its business. In matters relating to the holding of
regular and special meetings, the commission is bound by the provisions
of the Ralph M. Brown Act of the state of California (Section 54950,
et seq., California Government Code).
(Ord. 1083 § 1, 1979; Ord. 2014 § 3, 2020)
The commission shall function in an advisory role to the city
council, and to the city manager and directors of the community services
and promotions department and general operations department as appropriate.
To fulfill this role, the commission shall have, among others which
hereafter may be delegated by the city council, the following powers
and duties:
(1)
To
make recommendations to the city council on matters relating to the
creation or amendment of goals, policies, objectives and work plans
in connection with existing or proposed recreational programs and
facilities;
(2)
To
make recommendations to the city council regarding park facilities
and equipment and the golf course;
(3)
To
advise the city council on matters relating to trails and open space;
(4)
To
advise as to programs for the use of available municipal resources
to satisfy unmet human services needs and the coordination of such
programs with activities of other agencies providing human services;
(5)
To
assist from time to time in the review of the park and recreation
elements of the city's general plan and to monitor the success of
the plan's implementation;
(6)
To
make recommendations regarding the sanctioning of special events;
(7)
To
receive early information about recreational programs and special
events and to be involved whenever desired in order to be able to
make recommendations;
(8)
To
advise the city manager and the directors of the community services
and promotions department and general operations department on policy
matters affecting these departments associated with these powers and
duties.
(Ord. 1083 § 1, 1979; Ord. 1282 § 3, 1987; Ord. 1360 § 1, 1990)
