(A) Park Advisory Committee. There is hereby created and established a committee to be entitled and designated as the Park Advisory Committee.
(B) Funding.
(1) Funding, if deemed necessary, for the Committee shall be budgeted by the City Council.
(2) Funding for expenditures shall be determined by the City Council.
(C) Duties, responsibilities, and authority of the Committee. The Committee shall be specifically responsible but not limited to the following: The Park Advisory Committee is established for the purposes of investigation and providing recommendations to the City Council as to matters pertaining to the care, regulation, and management of the city’s public parks and operating a system of public recreation.
(D) Organization of the Committee; membership.
(1) The Committee shall consist of five voting members: one shall be a Council member (Parks and Recreation Committee representative); and four shall be from the public. The Committee will also contain a maximum of two non-voting advisory members from the city staff. The voting and non-voting members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Mayor, and shall be confirmed by the City Council. Consideration should be given to mirror the membership to the community at large.
(2) Terms of the public members. The first year Committee will determine one-, two-, three-, and four-year terms to make one position expire each year. Successive terms shall be for a period of four years.
(3) Term of the Council member. The Council member shall be appointed by the Mayor and serve on an annual basis.
(4) Elected officers. The Park Advisory Committee shall, each May in odd-numbered years, elect from its members a Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson. The term of office shall be two years.
(5) Secretary. The Chairperson of the Committee shall appoint the Secretary of said Committee. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to: send all notices for the meeting of said Committee; keep and preserve the minutes; have custody and keep all documents and papers filed with said Committee; provide copies of all documents to the Finance Officer; and perform such other duties and may be prescribed by said Committee, with approval of the City Council. This person may not be a member of the Committee.
(6) Reporting to the City Council. The Council member serving on the Committee will advise and consult with the City Council and city officials as to the work and recommendations of said Committee.
(7) Meeting. The Committee shall meet once each month (if there is business to conduct), and may also meet on the call of the Chairperson or Mayor. Notice of all meetings shall be posted 24 hours prior to the meeting.
(8) Quorum. Three voting members will constitute a quorum.
(Res. 2016-12, passed 8-2-2016)