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(A) The Parks and Recreation Commission shall consist of five members, all of whom shall be residents of the City of Gladwin except as set forth herein. Of these five members, one shall be a City of Gladwin Council Member, acting as a liaison with voting privileges. One may be a representative of the county, with voting privileges who need not be a resident of the City of Gladwin. Three shall be residents of the City of Gladwin with voting privileges. To appoint as one of the above members, the Mayor and the City Council may elect to appoint a representative from the Gladwin City Housing Commission to represent the aging population within the community, within its sole discretion from time to time. The City Council may appoint a reasonable number of alternate members to serve in the absence of a Commission member or when a conflict of interest arises as needs may be. The Mayor shall be an ex-officio member with no voting rights.
(B) The terms of office for the members of the Recreation Board shall be two years. Initial appointments to the Board shall be staggered, such that all of the Commissioners are not appointed in the same year.
(C) The Commission shall elect its Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary from among its members at the first meeting of the Commission at which a quorum is present after January 1 of each year.
(D) The members of the Commission shall be appointed on or before the second meeting of the City of Gladwin City Council for each calendar year.
(E) In the event of a vacancy on the Commission, the Mayor of the City of Gladwin shall appoint a new member to serve the remainder of the unexpired term.
(F) All members appointed to the Commission are to serve without compensation, except as otherwise provided for City Council members.
(Ord. 343, passed 11-18-19; Am. Ord. 343, passed 6-21-21)
(A) The Commission shall meet monthly on a day to be decided by the Commission at the first meeting, at which a quorum is present. All meetings shall be open to the public and are subject to the Open Meetings Act.
(B) If a member has four unexcused absences in a calendar year, a report shall be made to the Mayor of the City of Gladwin, which shall appoint a replacement for said member.
(C) The Commission shall not take action without a concurrence of the majority of the members appointed and serving on the Commission.
(Ord. 343 passed 11-18-19)
(A) The Commission shall maintain a Parks and Recreation Plan which shall be updated and presented to the City Council for review and approval at least every fifth year.
(B) The Commission shall present a proposed recreation budget to the Gladwin City Council for ratification, said budget to be submitted on a yearly basis.
(C) The Commission has the authority to recommend to the Gladwin City Council regulations concerning parks and recreational buildings, said regulations to become effective upon approval by the Gladwin City Council.
(D) The Commission shall adopt its own internal rules and procedures and keep a public record, filed with the Gladwin City Clerk, of its proceedings.
(E) The Commission has the authority to regulate the physical conditions within city recreation facilities.
(Ord. 343 passed 11-18-19)
(A) The City of Gladwin may remove a member of the Parks and Recreation Commission for misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance in office upon written charges and after a public hearing. Failure to disclose a potential conflict of interest shall be considered malfeasance in office. Repeated failure to attend Parks and Recreation Commission meetings shall be considered nonfeasance in office.
(B) The secretary of the Parks and Recreation Commission shall report any member who has missed 3 regular meetings in a row to the Mayor.
(Ord. 343 passed 11-18-19)