A. Establishment And Purpose: Pursuant to Idaho Code sections 31-806, 31-807, and 31-828, there is hereby established the Parks, Open Space and Trails Advisory Board, whose purpose shall be:
1. To provide the Board a current inventory of open space and trails in Ada County.
2. To provide recommendations to the Board based on the Ada County Comprehensive Plan, concerning potential open space and trails for preservation, conservation, or acquisition by Ada County, or for which Ada County might facilitate preservation, conservation or acquisition by others.
3. To provide nonbinding advice to the Director or Board concerning the operation and administration of Ada County parks and waterways property.
4. To provide the Board and the Director with recommendations and proposed rules of use for Ada County parks and waterways property.
5. In the absence of the Director, the Parks, Open Space and Trails Advisory Board shall manage Ada County parks and waterways property for the Board.
6. To serve as a liaison between the Board and the residents of Ada County, including, but not limited to, the users and patrons of Ada County parks and waterways property, and open space and trails in unincorporated Ada County.
B. Membership: The Parks, Open Space and Trails Advisory Board shall be made up of seven (7) members, all of whom shall be Ada County residents. Each Parks, Open Space and Trails Advisory Board member shall serve at the pleasure of the Board. Members of the Parks, Open Space and Trails Advisory Board shall serve without compensation, but the Board shall reimburse their reasonable expenses.
C. Terms: Terms of appointment shall be for three (3) consecutive fiscal years commencing October 1 and ending September 30 of the third fiscal year; provided, however, that the initial appointments to the Parks, Open Space and Trails Advisory Board shall be three (3) appointments for one year terms, two (2) appointments for two (2) year terms and two (2) appointments for three (3) year terms.
D. Meetings: The Parks, Open Space and Trails Advisory Board or the Director or Board may schedule Parks, Open Space and Trails Advisory Board meetings by giving reasonable notice of the time and place of such meeting in accordance with the Open Meetings Act, Idaho Code section 74-201 et seq., as it may be amended from time to time. The Parks, Open Space and Trails Advisory Board shall adopt reasonable procedural rules not inconsistent with either this chapter or the provisions of any policy manual the Board or Director may adopt and elect such officers as it deems necessary. (Ord. 844, 7-21-2015; amd. Ord. 849, 2-2-2016)