§ 32.046 MEMBERSHIP.

   (A)   The Parks, Arts, and Recreation Commission shall consist of seven regular members to be appointed by the City Council. The Commission shall consist of no more than one member who is not a resident of the city.

   (B)   Any non-resident appointed to the Commission must reside in the Orderly Annexation Area.

(Prior Code, § 2-6-2) (Ord. 664, passed 4-10-2017; Ord. 731, passed 11-12-2019)

§ 32.047 TERM OF OFFICE.

   The term of the regular members shall be for three years and shall be staggered so that no more than two members’ terms expire in a given year. All regular terms shall expire on December 31 of a given year.

(Prior Code, § 2-6-3)

§ 32.048 ATTENDANCE.

   It is the City Council’s intention to encourage Parks, Arts, and Recreation Commission members to attend all Parks, Arts, and Recreation Commission meetings. Should any Parks, Arts, and Recreation Commission member be absent for more than three meetings in a calendar year, that member will be subject to replacement by the Council.

(Prior Code, § 2-6-4) (Ord. 731, passed 11-12-2019)

§ 32.049 VACANCY.

   Any vacancy in the regular or at large membership shall be filled by the City Council, and such appointee shall serve for the unexpired term so filled.

(Prior Code, § 2-6-5)

§ 32.050 OFFICERS.

   (A)   Elections. The city’s Parks, Arts, and Recreation Commission shall elect at its January meeting from its membership a Chair, Vice Chair, and a Secretary who shall serve for a term of one year and shall have powers as may be prescribed in the rules of the Commission.

   (B)   Duties of Chair. The Chair shall preside at all meetings of the Parks, Arts, and Recreation Commission and shall have the duties normally conferred and parliamentary usage of such officers.

   (C)   Duties of Vice Chair. The Vice Chair shall act for the Chair in his or her absence.

   (D)   Duties of Secretary. A Secretary may be appointed who is not a member of the Parks, Arts, and Recreation Commission but can be employed as a member of city staff. The Secretary shall keep the minutes and records of the Commission; and with the assistance of staff as is available shall prepare the agenda of the regular and special meetings for Commission members, arrange proper and legal notice of hearings when necessary, attend to correspondence of the Commission, and other duties as are normally carried out by a Secretary.

(Prior Code, § 2-6-6) (Ord. 731, passed 11-12-2019)

§ 32.051 MEETINGS.

   Regular meetings shall be held on a date established by the Parks, Arts, and Recreation Commission. In the event of a conflict with a holiday or special events, a majority at any meeting may change the date and location of the meeting. The meeting shall be open to the general public.

(Prior Code, § 2-6-7) (Ord. 731, passed 11-12-2019)

§ 32.052 QUORUM.

   A majority of the total Parks, Arts, and Recreation Commission members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

(Prior Code, § 2-6-8) (Ord. 731, passed 11-12-2019)

§ 32.053 DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.

   It shall be the duty of the Commission, with staff assistance, to study and provide information to determine the city’s needs for parks facilities and open space needs of the city along with recommendations for recreation activities and programming including general and specific development standards and criteria for evaluating specific sites.

(Prior Code, § 2-6-9) (Ord. 664, passed 4-10-2017)

§ 32.054 AMENDMENTS.

   This subchapter may be amended as recommend by the majority vote of the existing membership of the Parks, Arts, and Recreation Commission and only after majority vote of the City Council.

(Prior Code, § 2-6-10) (Ord. 203, passed 2-11-1991; Ord. 664, passed 4-10-2017; Ord. 731, passed 11-12- 2019)