There is hereby established a Recreation Department which shall
be responsible for providing balanced recreational programs for the
inhabitants of the Town and overseeing operation of recreational areas
of the Town including parks, the Air Line Trail and Lake Pocotopaug.
The Recreation Department will also coordinate with the Department
of Public Works for the care, maintenance and management of parks
and grounds assigned to said Recreation Department.
Each year, at such time or times that the Town Manager shall
prescribe, the Director of Recreation shall prepare and submit to
the Town Manager an estimated budget for the operation of the 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.