[Adopted 10-9-1972 by Ord. No. 711 (Ch.
57 of the 1982 Code)]
[Amended 3-18-2004 by Ord. No. 03-04; 12-21-2009 by Ord. No.
23-09]
There is hereby established a Board of Recreation
Commissioners for the Borough of Leonia. The membership of the Board
shall consist of seven persons who are citizens and residents of the
Borough. The members of the Board shall be appointed by the Mayor
of the Borough with the advice and consent of the Borough Council.
[Added 3-18-2004 by Ord. No. 03-04]
There shall be two alternate members designated
at the time of appointment as Alternate No. 1 and Alternate No. 2.
The terms of the alternate members shall be five years. Upon the adoption
of this section, however, the terms of the alternate members shall
be staggered such that Alternate No. 1 shall be appointed for a period
of five years, and Alternate No. 2 shall be appointed for a period
of four years. A vacancy occurring other than by expiration of a term
shall be filled by the governing body for the unexpired term only.
[Amended 7-12-1999 by Ord. No. 3-99]
The Commissioners first appointed shall be appointed
for the following terms: one member for five years, one member for
four years, two members for three years, two members for two years
and one member for one year. Following the initial appointments, all
appointments shall be for terms of five years. The members of the
Board of Recreation Commissioners shall serve until their respective
successors are appointed and shall qualify. The members shall receive
no compensation for their services. The term of office of each appointee
shall commence on the first day of January and shall expire on the
31st day of December in the appropriate year. All vacancies shall
be filled for the unexpired term only. No person shall serve for more
than two consecutive terms.
The Board shall annually organize and elect
such officers and adopt such rules and regulations as it may deem
necessary for the faithful discharge of its duties and for the proper
exercise of the powers conferred upon it by the governing body of
the Borough and as is provided for in N.J.S.A. 40:12.1 to 40:12-8,
both inclusive, as amended and supplemented.
The Board may appoint a Secretary or Clerk,
a Superintendent of Recreation and such number of custodians, supervisors
and assistants as shall be necessary and proper for the carrying out
of its functions, all subject to the approval of the governing body
of the Borough of Leonia. The salary, wages or other compensation
to be paid to any employees of the Board shall be such as is fixed
in the annual Borough Salary Ordinance[1] by the governing body of the Borough, after consultation
with the Board of Recreation Commissioners.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Annual Salary Ordinance
is on file in the Clerk's office.
[Amended 5-21-1984 by Ord. No. 988]
A.
The Board shall have full control over the following
recreational areas, and any other site hereafter designated by the
Mayor and Council:
B.
The Board shall have full control over all lands,
playgrounds and recreational areas hereafter acquired or leased under
the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:12-1 through 40:12-8, both inclusive,
as amended and supplemented. The Board may adopt suitable rules, regulations
and bylaws for the use of the facilities under its control and for
the conduct of all persons while on or using such lands and facilities.
Annually, not later than January 31 in each
year, the Board of Recreation Commissioners shall make and transmit
to the governing body of the Borough a written report summarizing
all of its activities for the previous year and describing, so far
as practicable, its projected activities for the succeeding year with
particular emphasis intended to be given to any new programs to be
implemented during the coming year, which report shall include a projection
of the costs for each of the Board's activities. In addition to the
activities report, the Board shall report, at the same time, to the
governing body, the name, address, job description, number of hours
of work performed and salary paid concerning each of the persons employed
by the Board during the previous year.
