(a) The Recreation and Events Committee shall serve as the advisory body for the City Council and City Manager in areas concerning City sponsored recreation, events and appearance. The Committee shall make suggestions to the manager, and the City Council, within its powers and responsibilities as stated in this chapter. The Committee shall serve as a liaison between the manager, and the City Council and citizens of the City. The committee shall consult with and advise the manager, and the City Council on matters affecting recreation policies, programs, personnel, finances, and the acquisition and disposal of lands and properties related to the total community recreation program, and to its long-range, projected program for recreation.
(b) The Recreation Committee shall assume duties for these purposes, as follows:
(1) Make recommendations to set apart for use as parks, playgrounds, recreation centers, water areas, or other recreation areas and structures, any lands or buildings owned by or leased to the unit, and for approval by the unit's authorized body, and may suggest improvements of such lands, and for the construction and for the equipping and staffing of such buildings and structures as may be necessary to the recreation program within those funds allocated to the department.
(2) Make recommendations and advise in the acquisition of lands and structures through gifts, purchase, lease or loan.
(3) Make recommendations and advise in the acceptance by the unit of any grant, gift, bequest or donation, any personal or real property so acquired shall be held, by the unit, used and finally disposed of in accordance with the terms under construction, equipping, operation, and maintenance of parks, playgrounds, recreation centers and all buildings and structures necessary or useful to department function, and will advise in regard to other recreation facilities which are owned or controlled by the unit or leased or loaned to the unit.
(4) Make recommendations and advise in the construction, equipping, operation, and maintenance of parks, playgrounds, recreation centers and all buildings and structures necessary or useful to department function, and will advise in regard to other recreation facilities which are owned or controlled by the unit or leased or loaned, to the unit.
(Ord. of 7/13/92, No. 196-92; Ord. No. 02-20)