[Ord. 478, Jan. 1997]
There is hereby created a park and recreation advisory board. Said board shall have all duties and powers pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated, title 11, chapter 24, and shall be an advisory board.
[Ord. 478, Jan. 1997; Ord. 1072, Aug. 2019]
The advisory board shall consist of five (5) persons, to be appointed by the mayor, to serve for terms of three (3) years or until their successors are appointed, except that the members of such board or commission first appointed shall be appointed for such terms that the term of one (1) member shall expire annually thereafter. The members of the board shall serve without pay. Vacancies in such board or commission occurring otherwise than by expiration of term shall be filled only for the unexpired term, and such appointment shall be filled by the mayor.
[Ord. 681, Aug. 2007; Ord. 1072, Aug. 2019]
The board shall study the operation and maintenance of city parks, the development of future sites, and other matters relating to the establishment and maintenance of the city's recreation systems and facilities. The board shall not be responsible for the supervision of staff, the hiring or dismissal of staff, the expenditure of public funds or the promulgation or enforcement of rules and regulations governing parks and recreation facilities or programs. However, the board may advise the city commission on any of these matters and act on behalf of the governing body, on a case by case basis, if so authorized by the city commission.
[Ord. 681, Aug. 2007]
The board shall elect from its voting members a chairman, a vice-chairman, and a secretary. The terms of office shall be for one (1) year with eligibility for re-election. The board shall adopt rules, regulations, and by-laws for the performance and discharge of its duties and objectives. All officers, departments, committees, boards, and commissions of the city shall render reasonable and necessary assistance to the board. The board shall meet in regular session at least four (4) times a year, but may meet more frequently as necessary. Called meetings of the board shall be determined by the chairman or a majority of the voting membership. Notice of and conduct of said meetings shall be in accordance with the requirements of Tennessee Code Annotated, § 8-44-101, et seq.
[Ord. 782, Sept. 2011]
There is hereby established a library board which shall consist of seven (7) members, who shall serve without compensation.
[Ord. 782, Sept. 2011]
Three (3) members of the library board shall be appointed by the city commission for one (1) year, two (2) for two (2) years and two (2) for three (3) years, and their successors for a term of three (3) years. Not more than one (1) city commissioner shall serve on this board. Not more than five (5) of the members shall be of the same sex. Five (5) of the seven (7) members shall be City of Collegedale residents. Vacancies in the library board occurring otherwise than by normal expiration of a term shall be filled by the city commission for the unexpired portion of the term.
[Ord. 782, Sept. 2011]
Any member of the library board may be removed from office by majority vote of the city commission for failing to attend meetings of the board, for any other neglect of duties as such member or for any misconduct in office.
[Ord. 782, Sept. 2011]
The members of the library board shall organize by electing officers and adopting bylaws and regulations. Subject to any contract the city manager has recommended and the city commission has approved with a private contractor for the administration of the library, the board has the power to direct all the affairs of the library, including making and enforcing rules and regulations. Such board may receive donations, devises and bequests to be used by it directly for library purposes. The library board shall furnish to the state library agency such statistics and information as may be required, and shall make annual reports to the city manager who will forward the same to the city commission. Annually, in concert with any private contractor administering the library, the library board shall submit a budget to the city manager who shall evaluate the same and forward it to the city commission with his recommendation. All city tax funds and appropriate fees for library purposes, whether raised by bonds or taxation, shall be held by the city manager or appropriate designee. Such funds may be disbursed when properly drawn upon by vouchers or requisitions. Proceeds from the sale of surplus books by the town library may be credited to such special fund in the discretion of the library board. All library accounts of every character and kind shall be audited annually by or under the supervision and direction of the city manager.
[Ord. 782, Sept. 2011]
The Collegedale Public Library shall be free to the residents of the city; but the city commission in its discretion, and after consultation with the library board, extend the privilege and facilities of the library to persons residing outside the city upon such terms as it may deem proper. The library board shall have power to make and enforce rules providing penalties for loss of or injury to library property.