(A) Established; membership. There is an established Mansfield Park Facilities Development Corporation board that also serves as the Parks and Recreation Board consisting of seven members appointed by the City Council. The City Council may also appoint an alternate member who may replace an absent member and will act as the member during Board meetings. No person shall be eligible for appointment to membership to the Board who is not a resident of the city. Members of the board shall not receive any salary or compensation for their services, except that they shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties as officers. The Mansfield Park Facilities Development Corporation has established Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws regarding purpose, board of directors, offices, financial corporate duties and requirements, and miscellaneous provisions.
(B) Term of office. The term of office of members of the Board subject to the provisions relative to removal therefrom shall be two years, the terms to begin from the first regular meeting of the City Council in October of each year. Three members shall be appointed in even years and four members shall be appointed in odd years. (‘78 Code, § 12-3)
(C) Removal; vacancies. Members of the Parks and Recreation Board shall be subject to removal from office and may be removed from office by the City Council. Any vacancy in the membership of the Board shall be filled by the City Council for the unexpired term of the member whose place has, by removal or otherwise, become vacant. (‘78 Code, § 12-4)
(D) Organization. The Parks and Recreation Board shall select a President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary from its membership who shall serve as the officers of the Board for the period that shall be determined by a majority of the membership of the Board. The Treasurer and Secretary may, at the option of the Board, be persons other than members of the Board, and they may be employees of the city. In the event the offices of Treasurer or Secretary are not held by members of the Board, such positions will be considered non-voting ex-officio members. The Secretary shall keep minutes of each meeting and the minutes shall be of public record. All meetings shall conform to the Texas Open Meetings Act. (‘78 Code, § 12-5)
(E) Powers, jurisdiction, scope of activities. The Parks and Recreation Board, subject to the authority of the City Council, shall serve in an advisory capacity concerning the acquisition, maintenance, operation and use of parks, playgrounds and open-spaces in the city. The Board further shall have the responsibility on or before each August first of presenting to the Director of Parks and Recreation a proposed budget for the next fiscal year accompanied by a five year capital improvement program. (‘78 Code, § 12-6)
(Ord. 319, passed 11-22-76; Am. Ord. OR-1877-13, passed 6-24-13; Am. Ord. OR-2197-20, passed 12-14-20)
Statutory reference:
Open meetings law, see Tex. Gov’t code §§ 551.001 et seq.