Each neighborhood center operated by the urban county shall have a board, of which membership requirements and powers are outlined as follows:
(1) Membership. Each neighborhood center shall have a board consisting of eleven (11) members appointed by the mayor and approved by the council, of whom nine (9) shall be either residents of the neighborhood of the particular center on whose board they shall serve; former residents of the neighborhood of the particular center on whose board they shall serve; or graduates of the former school the particular center on whose board they shall serve now represents, and two (2) of whom shall be representatives of appropriate urban county departments. The terms of the members of each board shall be for four (4) years; except that initial appointments of six (6) of the members of each board shall be for two (2) years so that the terms shall be staggered in such a manner as to allow the appointment or reappointment of at least six (6) of the members of each board every two (2) years.
(2) Powers and duties. The neighborhood center board, in making recommendations and decisions, shall be charged with the following powers and duties:
(i) Personnel selection within the requirements of the civic service regulations.
a. Review and make recommendations to the appropriate department commissioner (hereinafter "commissioner") on all jobs descriptions and qualification requirements for neighborhood center positions.
b. Assist the appointment authority in the recruitment of all full-time and part-time neighborhood center employees, giving special emphasis to potential applicants living within the neighborhood center neighborhood who meet the qualifications for employment.
c. All full-time employees within the neighborhood centers shall be civil service employees of the urban county. Following the procedure for advertising and selection by the civil service commission of the top five (5) applicants, the neighborhood center board shall review and make recommendations on the five (5) applicants available to the appointing authority.
d. Part-time employees are defined as persons employed for less than forty (40) hours per week and/or employed primarily on a seasonal basis. The center board shall assist the appointing authority with recruitment of part-time or seasonal employees.
(ii) Program selection. It shall be the duty of the neighborhood center board to identify the needs for program services of its neighborhood and to make recommendations of priorities of such needs to the commissioner. Agencies wishing to provide services in a neighborhood center shall make application to the board through the office of the commissioner. After reviewing the applications for services and priorities of need, the board shall make its recommendations to the commissioner. Thereafter, the commissioner shall review the board's recommendations and advise the board of his or her recommendations regarding the applications for services. In case of disagreement regarding programs, the board shall, within a reasonable time from the notification of the commissioner's recommendations, appeal to the chief administrative officer and then to the mayor for reconsideration. If after said reconsideration there exists disagreement, the board shall refer the matter promptly to the vice-mayor for final resolution by the council. After final determination on the application for services in the neighborhood center, the commissioner shall be responsible for implementation of the program after obtaining an appropriate contract with the agency involved.
(3) Personnel and program evaluating. In order to properly evaluate personnel performance and program effectiveness, the neighborhood center boards will assist the commissioner in evaluating procedures. These procedures will be utilized on a regular basis by the neighborhood center board to evaluate both personnel performance and programming within their respective neighborhood center. Recommendations for changes in personnel and/or programming will be made to the commissioner.
(4) Planning. It will be the duty of the neighborhood center board to assist the commissioner in establishing priorities on the need for various services within their respective neighborhoods and within the limits of available resources, set forth both short-range and long-range plans aimed at meeting the identified neighborhood needs.
(5) Neighborhood involvement. To ensure neighborhood understanding of programs and services available and utilization of the neighborhood center. The board will function as public information officers within their respective neighborhoods to encourage support for and utilization of the respective neighborhood centers.
(6) Bylaws. Each neighborhood center board shall have the power to adopt bylaws not in conflict with the provisions of this article to govern its operation.
(7) Budgeting. The neighborhood center board shall review and make recommendations on the budget request made by the commissioner for the operation of neighborhood center.
(8) Compensation. The members of the neighborhood center board shall serve without compensation.
(Ord. No. 188-76, § 1, 9-7-76; Ord. No. 44-82, § 1, 4-8-82; Ord. No. 192-92, § 3, 10-29-92; Ord. No. 59-2001, § 1, 3-22-01; Ord. No. 87-2001, § 3, 4-19-01; Ord. No. 95-2020 , § 1, 9-24-20)