There is created for the city a department of community services
and recreation.
(Prior code § 2580; Ord. 2597 § 3, 2023)
The department of community services and recreation shall be
under the supervision of the director of community services and recreation,
whose office is created. The director of community services and recreation
shall have the duty of supervising those divisions within the jurisdiction
of the department of community services and recreation and such other
duties in connection therewith as provided for by the laws of the
state, ordinances and/or resolutions of the city council, or as the
city council may from time to time direct.
(Prior code § 2580.1; Ord. 2597 § 3, 2023)
A.
The
parks and recreation commission shall consist of five members, all
of whom shall be residents of the city of Westminster and over eighteen
years of age. Each member of the city council shall appoint one of
the five commissioners, who shall serve at the pleasure of the member
of the city council who appointed said commissioner, and of the council
as a whole.
B.
Each
school district that serves the city shall be invited to designate
a representative from its staff to participate with the parks and
recreation commission, in an advisory capacity, to provide liaison
and technical coordination in areas of mutual interest.
(Prior code § 2580.2; Ord. 1960 § 1, 1978; Ord. 2136 § 2, 1990; Ord. 2463 § 2, 2010; Ord. 2597 § 3, 2023)
A.
Commissioners
shall be appointed to the parks and recreation commission for a term
of two years, the term to expire on the date of the first meeting
of the city council following the certification of each regular municipal
election, or until the expiration of the term of the council member
who appointed said commissioner, whichever event is the first to occur;
provided, however, that a member shall continue in office until the
appointment of his or her successor. Any member of the commission
may be appointed to any number of successive terms.
B.
A member
of the parks and recreation commission may be discharged from his
or her position and duties at any time and without cause by the council
member who appointed said commissioner, or by majority vote of the
city council. Absence from three consecutive meetings without the
reasonable consent of the parks and recreation commission shall be
deemed the resignation of such member and the position shall be vacant
until a new appointment is made.
(Prior code § 2580.3; Ord. 1852 § 1, 1978; Ord. 1860 § 1, 1978; Ord. 2136 § 2, 1990; Ord. 2463 § 2, 2010; Ord. 2597 § 3, 2023)
A.
The
commission shall elect a chairperson and a vice-chairperson from among
its members following the initial appointment of the commission members
by the mayor and city council members, which normally occurs in January
after the municipal election within the city. In the month of January
of each year, or at the first meeting thereafter at which the commission
convenes, the first order of business on the agenda shall be for the
commission to elect a new chair member and vice-chair member. The
office of chair member and vice-chair member shall be held for one
year, with a maximum of two consecutive terms, with the proviso that
a new chair member and/or vice-chair member is willing to serve in
that capacity. In the event of the chair member's resignation or removal,
the commission is to elect another chair member for the unexpired
term. Either officer can be removed by a majority vote of the entire
commission.
B.
All
members shall have voting privileges and shall constitute part of
the quorum. All designated school district representatives shall advise
and consult with the parks and recreation commission on an equivalent
basis with the city's department of community services and recreation
staff.
(Prior code § 2580.4; Ord. 1852 § 1, 1978; Ord. 2389 § 2, 2005; Ord. 2597 § 3, 2023)
The parks and recreation commission shall meet on the second
Tuesday of odd-numbered months throughout the year, and as directed
by the city council. The parks and recreation commission shall have
the following powers and duties:
A.
Matters
pertaining to the acquisition and development of parks, recreational,
cultural and human services facilities;
B.
The
beautification and improvement of the environment of the city;
C.
The
promotion of cultural arts within the city;
D.
To plan
and coordinate all activities and human service needs and programs
for the community;
E.
To solicit
to the fullest extent possible the cooperation of the school authorities
and public and private agencies interest in youth program activities;
F.
Perform
such other duties as may be prescribed by the city council.
(Ord. 2379 § 1, 2005; Ord. 2597 § 3, 2023; Ord. 2606 § 2, 2023)
Each member of the commission shall receive fifty dollars compensation
for each attendance at a regular or adjourned meeting of the commission,
providing that such compensation shall not exceed one hundred dollars
in any one calendar month.
(Prior code § 2580.6; Ord. 1842 § 1, 1978; Ord. 2119 § 2, 1989; Ord. 2597 § 3, 2023)
