There is hereby created and established a Park and Recreation Board which shall consist of seven members as hereinafter provided: one Board member shall be a member of the Board of Education of the Mason Local School District or a person appointed by such Board of Education; and one member shall be appointed by a vote of at least four members of the Council from among the membership of the Council. In addition to the members hereinabove provided, there shall be five citizen members who shall be appointed by the Mayor, subject to confirmation by the Council by a vote of at least four members of the Council.
The member appointed by the Board of Education and the member appointed by the Council from among its membership shall each serve for two year terms, provided that the member appointed from the membership of the Council shall not serve beyond his tenure on the Council. The five citizen members shall serve for terms of three years; however, the first appointment of citizen members of the Board under this Charter shall be as follows: one of such members shall be appointed for a one year term; two of such members shall be appointed for two year terms; and two of such members shall be appointed for three year terms. Thereafter, each citizen member shall be appointed for a three year term and shall continue in office until his successor is appointed and confirmed. All members of the Board shall be electors of the Municipality.
If the Board of Education of the Mason Local School District shall fail to appoint the member as hereinabove provided within sixty days after the effective date of this section, or within sixty days after any vacancy shall occur for which said Board of Education is to make the appointment, or if it is determined by any Court that said Board of Education does not have the power under the laws of the State of Ohio to make such appointment, then and in those events the Council shall make the appointment of such member.