[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of East Hampton 8-22-1989
(Ord. No. 12.01). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Parks and recreation — See Ch. 246.
There is hereby established a Parks and Recreation Department which
shall be responsible for providing balanced recreational programs for the
inhabitants of the Town, and the care, maintenance and management of parks
and grounds assigned to said Department.
B.
The Parks and Recreation Director shall be responsible for the
proper operation of the Department and programs and shall supervise all personnel
assigned thereto. The Parks and Recreation Director shall perform all other
duties as prescribed by the job description for the position under the general
direction of the Town Manager. All incumbent personnel, including the Director,
upon the adoption of this chapter, shall continue employment without interruption,
and shall maintain the longevity and seniority that they enjoyed prior to
the adoption of this chapter.
Each year, at such time or times that the Town Manager shall prescribe,
the Parks and Recreation Director shall prepare and submit to the Town Manager
an estimated budget for the operation of the Parks and Recreation Department,
together with any other information for the ensuing fiscal year. Said Department
shall operate within the appropriations made by the Town for its purposes,
and all revenues collected by the Department shall be promptly deposited in
the Town Treasury.
A.
There shall be a Parks and Recreation Advisory Board which shall
consist of seven electors of the Town who shall serve without pay except for
reimbursement of necessary expenses. Not more than five of said electors shall
be members of the same political party. All members shall be appointed by
the Town Council for three-year overlapping terms. All incumbent members of
the Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission existing prior to the amendment
of this chapter shall be considered appointed to the Advisory Board established
herein and shall continue in office until their present terms expire.
[Amended 6-8-1999]
B.
The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board shall work with the Director
and periodically advised the Town Council on long-range needs for public parks,
playgrounds, swimming pools and places, athletic fields, public gardens and
other recreational sites, including equipment and facilities used in connection
therewith as now or may hereafter be established, whether within or without
the corporate limits of the Town, which regulations shall be enforced as hereinafter
provided. Said Board shall also advise the Town Council on necessary rules
and regulations for the care and management of the aforementioned sites and
facilities, or the Town Council by resolution or ordinance may delegate the
power to adopt such rules and regulations to said Board. Said Board shall
elect its own officers, which shall include a Chairman and Vice Chairman,
and shall determine their own rules of procedures. Said Board shall hold regular
and special meetings as necessary and may conduct informational hearings for
public input, all in conformance with the Freedom of Information Act.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See C.G.S. § 1-200 et seq.
