(A) The Park and Recreation Advisory Board shall have the responsibility to advise the City Council and staff in matters pertaining to the program of public recreation and parks in the City.
(B) The Board shall be responsible for advising and supporting sound cooperation and coordination with other City departments, and civic or community groups in the advancement of sound recreation and park programming. The City Council shall determine what land is to be acquired for recreational and park purposes; what land the Board shall be permitted to use in carrying on its recreational and park programs; and what buildings or other permanent structures are to be constructed upon the lands.
(C) The Board shall:
(1) Recommend policies governing the use of park facilities in the City;
(2) Act in an advisory capacity to the City Council and other governmental departments;
(3) Recommend to the City Administrator the employment of employees necessary to carry on parks and recreation activities within the City;
(4) Recommend policies and procedures pertaining to all recreational programs and City parks, including annual budgets, public awareness, fees and charges and program policies;
(5) Recommend acceptance of gifts for public park and recreational purposes; and
(6) Recommend contracts for the provision of recreational services by the City to other entities and for cooperative recreational services between the City and such other entities.
(D) No expenditures by the Park and Recreation Advisory Board shall be made unless and until authorized for the purpose by the City Council.
(Prior Code, § 304.04)