There is hereby established a Joint Recreation Commission to consist
of the members of the Village of Monroe Recreation Commission and the Town
of Monroe Recreation Commission. Vacancies in the respective Recreation Commissions
shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments and in accordance
with the provisions of Section 243 of the General Municipal Law.
The Joint Recreation Commission hereby formed shall be known and designated
as the Joint Recreation Commission of Monroe, Orange County, New York.
[Amended 11-4-1974]
The Supervisor of the Town of Monroe shall be the custodian of the funds
appropriated and belonging to the Joint Recreation Commission, and he shall
have the power and duty to maintain a separate bank account in the town depository
for Joint Recreation Commission purposes, and to make deposits and withdrawals
therefrom upon vouchers audited by the Commission or a subcommittee thereof.
It shall be the duty of said custodian to make an accounting, at the end of
each year, of the funds of the Joint Recreation Commission and to forward
one copy thereof to the Board of Trustees of the village and one copy thereof
to the Town Board.
The Joint Recreation Commission shall possess all the powers and be
subject to all the responsibilities of local authorities under Article 13
of the General Municipal Law, and shall particularly have the power to equip,
operate and maintain playgrounds, parks and recreation centers, and may construct,
maintain and operate in connection therewith such facilities as to it may
seem proper in the public interest, and for the purposes of carrying out the
objects hereof may employ the necessary personnel, equipment and supplies.
[Amended 11-4-1974]
The Joint Recreation Commission shall be responsible for the development
and maintenance of Smith's Clove Park and such other areas as the parties
hereto may jointly commit to its charge, provided said Commission agrees to
any future responsibility to lands other than Smith's Clove Park.