There shall be a Director of Parks and Recreation
who shall be appointed by the Town Council upon the recommendation
of the Town Administrator. The Director shall possess a bachelor's
degree in recreation or a related field.
Under the supervision of the Town Administrator,
the Director of Parks and Recreation shall:
A. Advise the Parks and Recreation Commission relative
to creating and implementing a comprehensive recreation program in
the Town of Charlestown.
B. Maintain and operate public beaches, parks and playgrounds,
athletic fields and other community recreation facilities.
C. Conduct and promote recreation, play, sport and physical
training.
D. Recommend fees for the utilization of the various
recreation facilities and programs, subject to approval by the Town
Council.
E. Recommend to the Town Administrator adequate staff
hirings for the orderly and efficient operation and maintenance of
all town recreational programs and facilities.
F. Prepare an itemized operating and capital budget for
the Parks and Recreation Department.
G. Coordinate activities with other town departments
and outside agencies.
H. Coordinate all facility maintenance and improvement
activities with the Department of Public Works, which shall have primary
responsibility for accomplishing these tasks.
I. Perform other duties as may be required from time
to time.
There shall be an advisory Parks and Recreation
Commission consisting of not fewer than nine (9) nor more than thirteen
(13) members who shall be volunteer residents of Charlestown. Initially,
the members shall be those persons serving, at the time of passage
of this ordinance, on the separate Parks and Recreation Commissions
which are abolished by the adoption of this ordinance. Thereafter,
members of the Parks and Recreation Commission shall be appointed
by the Town Council as the currently staggered terms of office expire.
All such appointments shall be for three-year terms of office.
A. The Commission shall organize annually by electing
a Chairperson, Vice Chairperson and Secretary.
B. The Commission shall adopt such rules, procedures
and agendas as are necessary to fulfill its responsibilities.
C. The Commission shall hold a regular meeting each month.
Special meetings may be called by the Chairperson, Director or at
the request of three (3) members. All meetings of the Commission or
any subcommittee thereof shall be open to the public and held in compliance
with the State Open Meetings Law. The Director shall provide clerical
assistance as required.
D. Any person, or his/her authorized representative,
shall be entitled to attend and be heard on any matter before the
Commission.
E. All records of Commission proceedings, minutes, resolutions
and actions shall be public and forwarded to the Town Clerk's office.
[Added 10-13-2009 by Ord. No. 318]
There shall be an advisory Ninigret Park Dog Park Facility Sub-Committee
to the Parks and Recreation Commission consisting of five (5) members
who shall be volunteer residents of Charlestown. The members of the
Ninigret Park Dog Park Facility Sub-Committee shall be appointed by
the Town Council whom shall serve for 3-year overlapping terms of
office. All such appointments shall be for three-year terms of office.
The initial appointments shall be for staggered partial-terms to allow
for integration to full three-year staggered terms. A member of the
Parks and Recreation Commission shall be an ex-officio member of the
Sub-Committee. The ex-officio member shall function as a liaison between
the two bodies and shall establish and maintain effective communications
on all matters of mutual interest and importance.
[Added 10-13-2009 by Ord. No. 318]
A. The Sub-Committee shall adopt such rules, procedures and establish
agendas as are necessary to fulfill its responsibilities and adopt
and enforce rules and regulations for use of the Dog Park.
B. The Sub-Committee shall hold a regular meeting each month. Special
meetings may be called by the Chairperson or at the request of three
(3) members. All meetings of the Sub-Committee shall be open to the
public and held in compliance with the State Open Meetings Law. The
Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation shall provide clerical
assistance as required.
C. Any person, or his/her authorized representative, shall be entitled
to attend and be heard on any matter before the Sub-Committee.
D. With assistance from the town administration, develop rules of procedure
under which to function. Said rules of procedure shall be approved
by a majority vote of the Parks and Recreation Commission.
E. Establish and manage an association entitled the "Charlestown Canine
Club" made up of all residents and non-residents of Charlestown interested
in assisting the Sub-Committee in the operation, maintenance and financing
of the Dog Park facility.
F. Raise funds from a variety of sources, including user fees, for the
purpose of improving, operating and maintaining the Ninigret Park
Dog Park Facility, subject to the approval of the Director of Parks
and Recreation, the Town Administrator and the Town Council. Any such
funds raised must be deposited with the Town's Finance Director's
office to be placed in a special Ninigret Park Dog Park Facility escrow
account from which expenditures may be made for the purposes for which
any funds raised may be used. All expenditures from this fund shall
comply with local and state purchasing statutes, ordinances, policies
and practices and shall be subject to the appropriate approvals by
town officials.
G. All records of Commission proceedings, minutes, resolutions and actions
shall be public and forwarded to the Town Clerk's office.