For the purposes of this article:
Board
means the Irving Parks and Recreation Board.
Department
means the parks and recreation department of the city.
Director
means the director or designee of the parks and recreation department.
(Ordinance 2012-9332, § 2, adopted 5/24/2012)
There is hereby established the Irving Parks and Recreation Board which shall be an advisory body to the city council.
(Ordinance 2012-9332, § 2, adopted 5/24/2012)
The purpose of the board is to act in an advisory capacity to the city council and the director in all matters pertaining to parks and recreation and cooperate with other governmental agencies, civic groups, and all citizens of the city in the advancement of sound parks and recreation planning and programming.
(Ordinance 2012-9332, § 2, adopted 5/24/2012)
(a) 
Number.
The board shall consist of nine (9) voting members.
(b) 
Qualifications.
All voting members of the board shall be residents of the city.
(c) 
Term of office.
The nine (9) voting members shall occupy a place on the board, such places being numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, respectively. The term of office for all voting members is two (2) years. The term of office for places 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 shall expire on odd-numbered years. The term of office for places 2, 4, 6, and 8 shall expire on even-numbered years.
(Ordinance 2012-9332, § 2, adopted 5/24/2012)
The duties and responsibilities of the board shall be to:
(1) 
Recommend policies on recreation services for approval by the city council;
(2) 
Advise the director on problems of development of recreation areas, facilities, programs, and improved recreation services;
(3) 
Recommend the adoption of standards for recreational areas, facilities, programs, and their financial support;
(4) 
Have periodic inventories made of existing services and survey of services needed and interpret the needs of the public to the city council and to the director;
(5) 
Aid in coordinating the recreation services with the programs of other governmental agencies and interested groups;
(6) 
Review the effectiveness of the parks and recreation program with the director and the city manager;
(7) 
Promote the policies and functions of the department to the public; and
(8) 
Have the opportunity to review the annual budget of the department proposed by the director before submission to the city manager and advise the director on the development of long-range capital improvement program.
(Ordinance 2012-9332, § 2, adopted 5/24/2012)