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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 45-2003 Ordinance No. 45-03 An Ordinance Amending Article H Of Chapter 62 Of The Code Of Ordinances Of The City Of Brookings, South Dakota To Increase The Number Of Members Of The Park And Recreation Board To Include A High School And College Student And Make Related Changes To Terms Of Office, Quorum And Required Affirmative Vote. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF BROOKINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA, AS FOLLOWS, TO-WIT: I. Sec. 62-31. Established. There is created in and for the city a board which shall be known as the park and recreation board. Sec. 62-32. Composition. The park and recreation board shall be composed of nine members,with one member who is a high school student and one member who is a college student. Sec. 62-33. Appointment. The members of the park and recreation board shall be appointed by the mayor with the advice and consent of the city council. Sec. 62-34. Terms of office. Members of the park and recreation board shall serve five-year terms, except the high school and college student members shall be appointed for terms of one year each. The terms of office for members serving five-year terms shall be established so the term of one member shall expire each year for three years, and the terms of two members shall expire each year for two years. All terms shall expire on the date of the first regular meeting of the city council in May. Sec. 62-35. Filling of vacancies. If a vacancy occurs on the park and recreation board prior to the expiration of a term, the mayor, with the advice and consent of the city council, shall appoint a member to fill such vacancy for the unexpired portion of the term. Sec. 62-36. Powers and areas of responsibility. The park and recreation board will provide advice to the director of parks and recreation to assist in fulfilling the responsibilities of administering the public park system, recreation programs and city forestry program. The park and recreation board shall also advise the city council and make recommendations on matters regarding park capital improvements and planning. Sec. 62-37. Compensation. Members of the park and recreation board shall receive no compensation for performing their duties as members of such board. Sec. 62-38. Election of officers. The park and recreation board shall annually, at its regular meeting in June, elect from its number a president, a vice-president and a secretary, each of whom shall serve for a term of one year, or until a successor is elected and qualified. The vice-president shall act in the absence or disability of the president. In case of death or retirement of an officer, a successor shall be elected immediately. Sec. 62-39. Duties of the secretary. The secretary shall maintain a record of the acts and proceedings of the park and recreation board, which shall be submitted to the city manager. Sec. 62-40. Meetings. The regular meeting of the park and recreation board shall be held at least once a month at a time and place to be determined by resolution of the park and recreation board. Special meetings may be called at any time by the president of the board upon at least 24 hours'notice to members of the park and recreation board and the media. Sec. 62-41. Quorum. Five members of the park and recreation board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Sec. 62-42. Required affirmative vote. An affirmative vote of at least five members shall be necessary to authorize any action of the park and recreation board. Sec. 62-43. Regulation of proceedings. Subject to the approval of the city council, the park and recreation board shall make bylaws, rules and regulations for the orderly transaction and conduct of its business. Sec. 62-44. Budget. The director of parks and recreation shall annually submit to the city manager a proposed budget of expenditures and revenues for the ensuing year. Sec. 62-45. Authority of board to establish regulations for use and operation of parks and public facilities. The park and recreation board shall establish written regulations pertaining to the use, hours of operation, fees and charges, maintenance and control of public parks and recreation facilities in the city. The proposed regulation shall be submitted to the city council for review and approval. Sec. 62-46. Violation of regulations established pursuant to division 2 of article III and division 2 and 3 of article IV of this chapter; penalties. Violation of the regulations concerning the use and operation of the public parks and facilities, as such regulations are approved by the city council, shall constitute an offense. Secs. 62-47-62-70. Reserved II. All ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. FIRST READING: October 28, 2003 SECOND READING AND ADOPTION: November 25, 2003 PUBLISHED: November 28, 2003 CITY OF BROOKINGS S7.-177unsterman, Mayor �p 1 � • � GG?) •./x"49 h‘:s'°;7•.Acs'% ,�\4 h_o �L Shari Thorns, City Clerk