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(A) Creation and terms of Board. The Etowah Recreation Board will from this time forward be known as the “Etowah Recreation Advisory Board.” The Recreation Advisory Board shall consist of five members. Each member will serve a staggered four year term. Beginning with the reappointment of the current (2018) Board members will start with a three year term and any and all new or replacement members appointed shall serve a four year term.
(1994 Code, § 2-101)
(B) Appointment to Board. Appointments to the Recreation Advisory Board will be made by nominations from citizens, staff, and City Commission. However, the following will apply: one shall be the Etowah Recreation Manager, one shall be appointed from the membership of the Senior Citizen Center, and the remaining three should have experience in youth sports, adult sports and/or recreational activities.
(C) Duties and responsibilities. The members of the Recreation Advisory Board shall serve in an advisory capacity only to the city on matters relating to recreation including capital improvements, youth and adult sporting events and programming, concerns as to maintenance and repairs, future planning and development, parks and recreation ten year plan/goals. All matters and/or reports shall be presented to the Recreation Manager and/or the City Manager for presentation to the City Commission. Members of the Recreation Advisory Board are not authorized to take any action on the city’s behalf unless directly requested by the City Manager and/or City Commission.
(1994 Code, § 2-102)
(D) Meetings. The Recreation Advisory Board shall meet no less than every three months. Meetings will be held at the Community Center. The time of said meetings will vary as to members’ needs. A Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Secretary shall be appointed at the first meeting after each reappointment. Minutes shall be taken at every meeting by the Secretary and submitted to the Advisory Board for approval at each and every following meeting. A copy of approved minutes will be stored at City Hall by the City Recorder.
(1994 Code, § 2-103) (Ord. 400, passed 7-22-1985; Ord. 827, passed 10-22-2018)
(A) Creation and membership. Pursuant to the provisions of Tenn. Code Ann. § 13-4-101, there is hereby created a municipal planning commission, hereinafter referred to as the “Planning Commission”. The Planning Commission shall consist of seven members; two of these shall be the Mayor and another member of the City Commission selected by the City Commission; the other five members shall be appointed by the Mayor. All members of the Planning Commission shall serve as such without compensation. Except for the initial appointments, the terms of the five members appointed by the Mayor shall be for three years each. The three members first appointed shall be appointed as follows: one for a term of one year, two for a term of two years and two for a term of three years. The terms of the Mayor and the member selected by the City Commission shall run concurrently their terms of office. Any vacancy in an appointive membership shall be filled for the unexpired term by the Mayor, who shall also have the authority to remove any appointive member at his or her pleasure.
(1994 Code, § 14-101)
(B) Organization, rules, staff and finances. The Planning Commission shall elect its Chairperson from among its appointive members. The term of Chairperson shall be for one year with eligibility for re-election. The Planning Commission shall adopt rules for its transactions, findings and determinations, which record shall be a public record. The Planning Commission may appoint such employees and staff as it may deem necessary for its work and may contract with city planners and other consultants for such services as it may require. The expenditures of the Planning Commission, exclusive of gifts, shall be within the amounts appropriated for the purpose by the City Commission.
(1994 Code, § 14-102)
(C) Powers and duties. The Planning Commission shall carry out its powers, functions and duties in accordance with all applicable provisions of Tenn. Code Ann. Title 13.
(1994 Code, § 14-103)