Immediately after their appointment, the Commissioners shall
meet and organize by electing one of their members President, and
select such officers and adopt such rules and regulations as they
may deem necessary for the faithful discharge of the powers conferred
on said Commission as provided for in N.J.S.A. 40:12-1 to 40:12-8
inclusive, as amended and supplemented. The Commission shall hold
regular meetings at such times and places as it may designate.
The Recreation Commission shall have the full power extended
to it under N.J.S.A. 40:12-6.
The Recreation Commission may accept any grant, gift, bequest
or donation of services, equipment, real estate or money from any
individual or group to be used as specified by the donor or by the
terms of acceptance. The Recreation Commission shall have no authority
to enter into any contract or incur any obligation binding upon the
Borough of South Plainfield, other than current obligations or contracts
to be fully executed within the then-current fiscal year and all within
the budget appropriations made by the Mayor and Council.
The Commission may appoint such number of supervisors, assistants
and custodians for the playgrounds and recreation places under its
control as it shall think necessary and proper and shall fix and determine
their respective salaries, subject to the approval of the Mayor and
Council.
The custodians, supervisors and assistants appointed by the
Commission shall, while on duty, for the purpose of preserving order
and the observation of rules, regulations and bylaws of said Commission,
have all the power and authority of police officers of the Borough
of South Plainfield, and any person who shall violate any such rules,
regulations or bylaws of the Recreation Commission shall be deemed
and adjudged to be a disorderly person.
The Recreation Commission shall submit an annual budget to the
Finance Committee of the Council for its approval. The funds appropriated
by the governing body, as provided by the Salary Ordinance, shall be disbursed through the office of the Borough Treasurer.
Payment on account of expenses or claims shall be supported by vouchers.
Payment on account of wages or salaries shall be made as other salaries
and wages of all municipal employees. Funds received by the Recreation
Commission from sources other than budget appropriations shall be
deposited by the Treasurer in a special fund to the credit and for
the use of said Commission and disbursed as the above budget funds
are disbursed.
The Recreation Commission shall make an annual written report
on or before the second Thursday in January of each year; said annual
report shall contain an itemized accounting of all activities, receipts,
disbursement, expenditures and the number of employees for the full
year. Such other reports as may be requested from time to time by
the Mayor and Council shall also be fulfilled. The fiscal year shall
be the same as that of the Mayor and Council.