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CHAPTER 272
Parks and Recreation Commission
272.01   Establishment.
272.02   Membership; terms.
272.03   Township participation.
272.04   Vacancies.
272.05   Officers; rules and regulations; meetings; records.
272.06   Director of Parks, Recreation and Cemetery.
272.07   Powers.
272.08   Employment and compensation of Commission members. (Repealed)
272.09   Employment of personnel; expenditures.
272.10   Fiscal year; budget.
272.11   Accounts; audit.
272.12   Reports.
272.13   Receipt of funds.
272.14   Disposal of recreational property.
272.15   Recreational program.
272.16   Purchases.
   CROSS REFERENCES  
   Parks generally - see Mich. Const. Art. 7, Sec. 23
   Recreation facilities in home rule cities - see M.C.L. Sec. 117.4e
   Sale of park property - see M.C.L. Sec. 117.5
   Misapplication of park funds - see M.C.L. Sec. 123.67
   Alcoholic beverages prohibited in public parks - see GEN. OFF. 604.01 
   Commercial recreational establishments - see B.R. & T. Ch. 806 
   Parks and recreational facilities - see S. U. & P. S. Ch. 1062 
272.01 ESTABLISHMENT.
   Under the authority of Act 156 of the Public Acts of 1917, as amended, a Public Park and Recreation Commission, to be known as the Howell Park and Recreation Commission, is hereby established.
(Ord. 170. Passed 5-20-57. )
272.02 MEMBERSHIP; TERMS.
   (a)   The Park and Recreation Commission shall consist of four members plus a representative from each participating township as approved by Council. Voting members of the Commission shall consist of one member of Council; one elector of the City, who shall hold no other public office in the City; one member appointed by the Board of Education of the Howell Public School District; one member of the Livingston County United Way; and a representative of each participating township. The City Manager and the Director of Parks, Recreation and Cemetery shall serve as ex-officio members.
   (b)   The terms of the member of Council, the member of the Board of Education and the member of the Livingston County United Way shall be for one year and until their successors are appointed. The other members of the Commission shall be appointed for four-year terms and until their successors are appointed.
   (c)   Members of the Commission shall be appointed by Council for the respective terms as hereinbefore directed.
(Ord. 212. Passed 8-5-63; Ord. 459. Passed 5-28-85.)
272.03 TOWNSHIP PARTICIPATION.
   Upon the recommendation of a majority of the members of the Park and Recreation Commission, as provided for in Section 272.02, Council may appoint one additional member from any township desiring to participate in the parks and recreation program pursuant to the township participation formula adopted by the Commission. Each member appointed under this section shall be entitled to one vote on the Commission. Nomination for these appointments shall be made by the respective township boards. The terms of office for these appointments shall begin on May 1 of the year in which they become effective and shall continue as provided in Section 272.02(b). (Ord. 459. Passed 5-28-85.)
272.04 VACANCIES.
   Whenever a vacancy occurs on the Park and Recreation Commission, Council shall fill the same within thirty days thereafter. The appointee to fill a vacancy shall complete the balance of the term of the member whom he or she was appointed to replace. The appointee to fill such vacancy shall be recommended to Council within ten days after the vacancy occurs by the same group or organization that made such recommendation for appointment in the original instance, and shall possess the same qualifications as the member whom he or she is appointed to replace.
(Ord. 170. Passed 5-20-57.)
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