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 (Repealed)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
(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.)
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.)
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.)
The Park and Recreation Commission shall, within twenty days after its appointment and annually thereafter within the first twenty days of May, organize and elect from its membership a Chairman, and such other officers as is deemed expedient by the Commission. The Director of Parks, Recreation and Cemetery shall perform the functions of the Secretary. The Commission shall adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the transaction of its business. It shall hold regular meetings, at least once in each month, which meetings shall be open to the public. The Commission shall keep a record of its proceedings, which record shall be open to the public. A majority of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, though a smaller number may adjourn meetings of the Commission from time to time. Action of the Commission may be taken upon a favorable vote of a majority of the members present at any regular meeting or at any special meeting. Special meetings of the Commission may be called by the Secretary on the written request of the Chairman or of any two members of the Commission on at least eighteen hours written notice to each member of the Commission designating the time, place and purpose of any such meeting and served personally or left at his or her place of residence by the Secretary or someone designated by him or her. Notwithstanding the foregoing requirements for the calling of special meetings, any special meeting at which all members of the Commission are present or have in writing waived the requirement that notice be given at least eighteen hours prior to the time specified for the holding of such meeting and at which a quorum of the Commission is present, shall be a legal meeting.
(Ord. 459. Passed 5-28-85.)
The City Manager shall appoint a Director of Parks, Recreation and Cemetery subject to the confirmation of this appointment by the Park and Recreation Commission. The Director shall report directly to the City Manager and the compensation of the Director shall be paid from the budget of the Recreation Department in an amount suggested by the Commission and confirmed by the City Manager.
(Ord. 459. Passed 5-28-85.)
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