HomeMy WebLinkAboutParkBoard_RulesAdministrativeProcedure-1958 PARK BOARD RULES OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCTEEYLTHD
A. "The administrative heart of the Department of Parks and Recreation shall
be The Park Board. Said Board shall be responsible to the Mayor for the
conduct of the administration of the affiars of its department".
Sect. 7.22 City Charter
1. The Park Board will organize at the first regular meeting in July by
choosing one of its members as Chairman and one as Nice-Chairman and they
shall hold their office for one year.
2. In the absence of the Chairman the Nice-Chairman will perform:► all the
duties and have all the powers of the Chairman.
3. The following committees are considered to be standing committees and
membershi?o will be named by the Chairman on or before the regular August
meeting: Buildings, Cemetery, Finance, Forestry, Park, Public Relations,
Recreation.
4. Five members of the Park Board will constitute a quorum for the transaction
of business at all of its meetings. In the absence of a quorum, any number
less than a quorum may adjourn any meeting to a later date.
5. The Park Board will hold not less than one regular meeting each month
on the second 1.1ednesday at 7030 p.m. in the Park offices at the City Hall.
6. Roberts Rales of Order will be the wide in the conduct cif meetings.
7. A special meeting may be called at any time by the Pry on personal
notice of the Secretary to the members thereof.
8. The minutes of all board meetings shall be filed in the office of the
Clerk as a public record and no official actin taken by any board at any
meeting shall. be valid or effective, WItil a copy of the minutes of the
meeting at which such action eras taken shall have been so filed with the Clerk.
9. The Board shall appoint the Director of Parks 8: Recreation who shall be
the executive officer of, and directly responsible to the Board.
10. The Park Board ,hall appoint its own. Secretary who shall keep the records
of the Board.
11. The Park Board shall employ such personnel as it may deem necessary to
carry out its duties as provided by the charter, subject to any primary
recruitment practices of the Division of Personnel so long as the same be
retained or is hereafter lereatea or recreated by the Council, and the
budget alloarances of the Council, with full power to promote, demote,
remove, or suspend its personnel for reasons of discipline, incapacity,
or for the good of the service.
12. The Park Board shall, on or before the first Monday, in February in each
year, file with the Mayor and the Council a report, preGenting an analysis
of the status and needs of the works, services, and pro-perties under its
control,.
13. Not later than the first Monday of February of each year, the Park Board
shall submit to the Mayor an itemized estimate of its expected income and
expenditures during the next fiscal year, for the department or
activities under its control.
14. 3ids contracts aid the yurchase of perqonr-J. properties tie considered by
the I'ark Board will not conflict with, the provision of Chapter 14 of
the City Charter, or by ordinance as eattblished by the City Coumil.
15. :he Z'ne.c. Joard will t&minister the followin , from funfts {-;rented by
blidt,et from the City Council or as requested from special trust mccounts;
plan, develop and maintain park properties; plan, construct and repair
Park buiIdin,,,,r,.* instituto and enstain recreation pro!,rzms an needed;
promult,ate the forestry proprWRI; plans A-velop, -,n,,l maintain the murAicipn1
cemeteries and edminister their Perpetual Care Investment Funds.
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