[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the City
of Northfield 3-7-1978 by Ord. No. 6-1978 (Ch. 30 of the 1974
Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
There is hereby created a Department of Parks
and Recreation, the members of which shall be appointed by the Mayor
with the consent of the City Council.
[Amended 8-18-1992 by Ord. No. 13-92[1]]
The head of the Department shall be the Councilperson
charged with the responsibility for parks and recreational activities,
and the Department shall consist of said Councilperson and an advisory
committee of 11 members consisting of eight permanent members and
three alternates, who shall act in an advisory capacity to the head
of the Department and shall be designated as the "Parks and Recreation
Committee." Members shall be residents of the City of Northfield.
Of the eight permanent appointments, one member shall be a member
of the City Council.
A.
All appointments shall be for a term of three years
with the exception of the member of Council, who shall be appointed
yearly by the President of the City Council, and all alternates, who
shall be appointed for two years. Vacancies shall be filled for the
unexpired term only. The members shall serve until their successors
are appointed and shall qualify.
[Amended 8-18-1992 by Ord. No. 13-92]
B.
The members shall receive no compensation for their
service.
The Department of Parks and Recreation shall
receive an annual appropriation for the purposes of administration,
maintenance and construction necessary to the system, and it shall
be provided with suitable quarters for the conduct of its operations.
The Parks and Recreation Committee members shall
have such advisory powers and shall receive such financial aid from
the municipality as shall be authorized by the Council.
Full- or part-time employees necessary to the
operation of the Department of Parks and Recreation shall be appointed
by the City Council.
A.
All moneys received by the Department of Parks and
Recreation from the operation of said parks and recreation facilities
shall be paid over to the Municipal Treasurer and by him kept in a
special fund which shall be under the control of the Department and
used only for the purpose of defraying the expenses of improving,
maintaining or policing the playgrounds and recreation places and
for other expenses of the Department.
B.
The Northfield Cardinal Boosters, the Northfield All-Sports
Association, the Northfield Cultural and Heritage Committees and American
Legion Post No. 295 are specifically exempt from this provision.
