(A) Establishment and composition. A Park and Recreation Commission is hereby established. The Board shall be composed of minimum 5 and maximum 7 members and shall serve staggered 2-year terms. If the Council reassigns all Park and Recreation Commission tasks to the Planning Commission as provided in division (B) below, the Park and Recreation Commission shall be dissolved but Council, in its discretion, can later revive the Commission by appointing new members.
(B) Powers and duties. The Park Commission shall have the responsibility to advise the Council on park maintenance, development plats, Park Comprehensive Plan and future park expansions. The Park Commission is authorized to receive and accept, in the name of the city, gifts or devises of real or personal property to be used for park purposes. In its discretion, the Council may reassign a task or tasks of the Park and Recreation Commission to the Planning Commission for an indefinite or specific period of time. Such reassignment can be made when the Council determines at a regular Council meeting the reassignment of task(s) will enhance residents' experiences in city parks.
(Prior Code, § 2.36) (Am. Ord. 2014-07, passed 6-2-2014; Am. Ord. 2015-03, passed 3-16-2015)