[Amended 8-6-1984 by Ord. No. 137; 4-1-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-2]
There is hereby created a Board of Recreation and Parks of the
Town of Mount Airy which shall consist of not fewer than five nor
more than nine members, all of whom shall have been legal residents
of the Town for a period of one year next preceding their appointment
and one of whom shall be a member of the Council of the Town of Mount
Airy who shall count toward quorum at Commission meetings and shall
vote on Commission decisions in cases of tie votes. All members of
the Board, except for the Council member, who shall serve concurrent
with his or her term of office, shall be appointed for terms of three
years from the first day of January of the year of their appointment
or until their successors are appointed; provided, however, that with
respect to the members of the Board first appointed, except for the
Council member, two shall be designated to serve for terms of three
years and two shall be designated to serve for terms of two years,
or until their successors are appointed. All appointments, including
those required to fill vacancies, shall be made by the Mayor with
the approval of the Council. All members of the Board shall serve
without compensation except that they may be reimbursed for actual
expenses incurred to the extent authorized in the annual budget of
the Town.
The Board of Recreation and Parks shall annually
select from among its appointed members a Chairman and such additional
officers as it may deem advisable. The Board is empowered to adopt
all necessary rules and regulations for the conduct of its business
and shall hold such meetings, both regular and special, as may from
time to time be deemed necessary. The Board's regular place of business
shall be the Town Hall of the Town of Mount Airy, but both regular
and special meetings of the Board may be held elsewhere at the discretion
of the Board. The Mayor shall be entitled to participate in all meetings
of the Board but shall have no vote on any matter coming before the
Board for decision except in the event of a tie.
The Board shall submit to the Council of the
Town of Mount Airy an annual report of its activities, together with
recommendations for further activities and development of a recreation
and parks program for the Town.
No expenditures may be made by said Board except
to the extent authorized by the annual budget of the Town or as may
be otherwise lawfully approved in advance by the Council of the Town
of Mount Airy.