[Adopted 3-20-1973]
A Park Commission is herewith constituted to
supervise the several existing Town-owned parks and recreation areas
within the Town of Ellington and such areas as may be acquired or
established in the future.
The Park Commission is authorized and empowered
to promulgate and enforce regulations for the administration and control
of all recreational areas and parks within its jurisdiction.
The Park Commission shall consist of seven electors
of the Town of Ellington who shall be appointed by the Board of Selectmen
for four-year terms commencing on July 1 in the year of appointment.
Members presently serving shall be appointed as follows: two to serve
until July 1, 1974, two to serve until July 1, 1975, two to serve
to July 1, 1976, and one to serve until July 1, 1977. All members
shall serve until their successors have been appointed and qualified.
Any vacancies shall be filled by the Board of Selectmen for the balance
of the term vacated. Any member of the Commission may be removed for
cause by the Board of Selectmen and, on request of such member, after
public hearing.
Members of the Commission shall receive no compensation
for their service but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred
in performance of their official duties.
