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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDIVISION_2._RECREATION_AND_PARKS_ADVISORY_BOARDDIVISION 2. RECREATION AND PARKS ADVISORY BOARD Sec. 2.05.150. Recreation and parks advisory board creation, membership and meetings. Sec. 2.05.160. Board, ex officio member. Sec. 2.05.170. Board secretary. Sec. 2.05.180. Board recommendations to city manager. Sec. 2.05.190. Board recommendations to city commission. Sec. 2.05.200. Board; donations. Sec. 2.05.210. Recreation fees. Secs. 2.05.220—2.05.340. Reserved. Sec. 2.05.150. Recreation and parks advisory board creation, membership and meetings. A. The city commission shall appoint a recreation and parks advisory board, hereinafter referred to as the "board," which shall consist of up to 14 members, representing as many facets of recreational programs as possible and selected as follows: 1. Seven of the members shall be city residents appointed by the city commission; 2. Two of the members shall be recommended by the county board of commissioners, with final appointment to be made by the city commission; 3. Up to three additional at-large members may be appointed by the city commission, with city residency being a consideration, but not a mandatory requirement; and 4. Up to two student members from area secondary schools, including home schooled students, may be appointed by the city commission, with city residency being a consideration, but not a mandatory requirement. B. All members shall be appointed for terms of three years, except student members who shall be appointed for a term of one year. A majority of the members on the board, regardless of its size, shall be residents of the city. C. The board shall hold an annual meeting in January, at which meeting it shall elect one of its members as chair of the board to serve as such for the ensuing year; and it shall hold such other meeting as may be required to transact business which may come before it. A majority of the voting members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the purposes of conducting business. Regular meetings will be held on such dates as may be set by the board, and special meetings may be held on any date at the request of a majority of the members of the board, the city manager or the city commission. All meetings shall be open to the public. Reasonable public notice shall be given prior to all regular and special meetings. (Code 1982, § 2.36.030; Ord. No. 1175, § 1, 1985; Ord. No. 1312, § 1, 1990; Ord. No. 1507, § 1, 2000) Sec. 2.05.160. Board, ex officio member. The city manager shall be an ex officio, nonvoting member of the board. It shall be the city manager's duty to keep the board informed as to city policies, the city budget, and to make available to them any information which the city manager deems pertinent to the recreation and parks advisory board. (Code 1982, § 2.36.050; Ord. No. 1175, § 1, 1985; Ord. No. 1312, § 3, 1990) Sec. 2.05.170. Board secretary. The board shall select a secretary, who shall attend all meetings of the board and keep correct minutes of all proceedings of the board in a book to be provided for that purpose, to be called the "record of the recreation and parks advisory board of the City of Bozeman" and shall perform such other duties necessarily implied by the activities and duties of the board. The secretary may be an employee of the city approved by the city manager or a board member. (Code 1982, § 2.36.060; Ord. No. 1175, § 1, 1985; Ord. No. 1312, § 4, 1990) Sec. 2.05.180. Board recommendations to city manager. A. The board shall make recommendations to the city manager on the following subjects: 1. The number and nature of duties of department of parks and recreation employees and/or assistants; 2. Recreation program offerings; 3. Rules and regulations for the management of playgrounds, recreation centers and other recreation places and activities; 4. Fees to be charged for activities and use of recreation property; 5. Annually review with administration each year a proposed budget covering the recreational activities to be offered for the ensuing fiscal year; and 6. Other recommendations as requested. (Code 1982, § 2.36.070; Ord. No. 1175, § 1, 1985; Ord. No. 1643, § 3, 7-18-2005) Sec. 2.05.190. Board recommendations to city commission. A. The board shall make recommendations to the city commission on policy and procedural matters in the field of public recreation. Subject to the approval of the city manager, the board shall make recommendations on the following subjects: 1. Equipment, operation and supervision of playgrounds, athletic fields, swimming pools and indoor recreation facilities, on or in any public grounds or buildings, either within or without the city, which the city commission may from time to time provide, acquire, authorize, offer, designate or set apart for such use; 2. The organization and conduct of play and recreation activities on the grounds and in the buildings under the control of the school district or the county, upon approval of the respective entity; 3. The use of any grounds, places, buildings or facilities which may be offered, either temporarily or permanently, by individuals or corporations for playground or recreational purposes; 4. On park land or cash-in-lieu proposals by developers through the planning process; and 5. Other recommendations as requested. (Code 1982, § 2.36.080; Ord. No. 1175, § 1, 1985) Sec. 2.05.200. Board; donations. When approved by the city commission, the board may, on behalf of the city, receive donations, legacies or bequests for the improvement or maintenance of playgrounds, recreation centers or other recreational facilities; and all moneys that may be derived from such donations, legacies or bequests shall be deposited with the director of administrative services of the city to the credit of the recreation trust fund; and the same may be drawn therefrom and paid out upon approval of the city commission in the same manner as provided in payment of moneys legally appropriated for the acquisition, support and improvement for playgrounds, recreation centers and other recreation places; and the moneys so derived from such donations, legacies or bequests shall be used solely for such playground or recreation uses. (Code 1982, § 2.36.090; Ord. No. 1175, § 1, 1985) Sec. 2.05.210. Recreation fees. Fees charged by the division for activities and use of recreation property shall be deposited with the director of administrative services. (Code 1982, § 2.36.110; Ord. No. 1175, § 1, 1985) Secs. 2.05.220—2.05.340. Reserved.