[HISTORY: Adopted by the Rockland County Board of Supervisors 10-11-1960 by Res. No. 387-1960; amended in its entirety 2-21-1961 by Res. No. 88-1961. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Parks — See Ch. 315.
The following procedures and rules are hereby established for the guidance of the Rockland County Park Commission.
[Amended 12-18-1962 by Res. No. 598-1962; 4-12-1982 by Res. No. 244-1982]
The Rockland County Park Commission shall be composed of seven members or Commissioners, all residents of the County of Rockland, one member from each Town in Rockland County and two at-large members to be residents of Rockland County and appointed by the Legislature of Rockland County and to serve at the pleasure of the Legislature of Rockland County.
The members of the Commission shall serve without compensation but shall be allowed their necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
The Commission shall select a Chairman, a Vice Chairman, a Secretary and a Treasurer. The Secretary need not be a member of the Commission. A majority of the Commissioners shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The Commission may employ such experts, assistants, clerks and other employees and incur such other expenses as it shall determine to be necessary within the amounts appropriated by the Board of Supervisors, such expenses to be paid as other County charges. The terms of such officers shall be for such period of time as may be set by the Commission.
A. 
The Park Commission shall, with the moneys on hand and moneys appropriated by said Board of Supervisors,[1] develop and make available for use as County parks, in such manner as to it shall seem most suitable, all properties and interests owned by the County of Rockland that may come under the jurisdiction of the Park Commission.
[1]
Editor's Note: The County governing body is now the County Legislature.
B. 
Such Commission shall recommend to the Board of Supervisors the acquisition and development of all County parks, recreational facilities and conservation areas.
C. 
It shall, with the cooperation of the Board of Supervisors and the Rockland County Planning Board, submit to the Board of Supervisors plans for parks and recreational facilities and conservation areas for the County of Rockland.
D. 
It shall cooperate with the Town Boards and Village Boards of the towns and villages of the County and with their Planning Boards and consult with them and, if requested, with local Town and Village Recreational Commissions and agencies.
E. 
It shall, within the budget set by the Board of Supervisors, hire appraisers to evaluate the properties which may be acquired and developed as parks and recreational facilities and conservation areas for the County.
F. 
It shall have the supervision and management of all County parks and shall adopt rules for the use of such County parks, recreational facilities and conservation areas. It may establish fees for the use of all facilities and services. It shall have power to adopt and amend, from time to time, all such rules concerning use and fees and, within the law, shall determine all regulations of use and admission. Such regulations of the use and fees for services and facilities shall be filed with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors[2] and shall be effective immediately upon approval of the Board of Supervisors. In any event, such approval of the Board of Supervisors shall be automatically effective after 30 days from the date of the filing of such regulations.
[2]
Editor's Note: The Clerk of the Board of Supervisors is now referred to as the "Clerk of the County Legislature."
The Park Commissioner shall submit a report to the Board of Supervisors annually on or before the first day of April of the manner in which the rules hereby established are administered and the result of such administration and of the income received from any and all of its operations, as well as its expenses, and shall, from time to time, submit to the Board of Supervisors such other reports as to such other matters as the Board of Supervisors may require.