(A) Membership. The county, by way of ordinance, hereby establishes the County Parks Board, which Board shall consist of not less than eight and not more than 15 members chosen from the citizens of the county and based upon their fitness for the office. This Board shall function as an Advisory Board to the county facilities manager, who acts under the direction of the County Commission.
(B) Role of county facilities manager. The county facilities manager and/or a member of the County Commission will attend all Parks Board meetings but will not be voting members of said Board. The Board, through direction of an elected Chairperson and Vice Chairperson will bring all park-related needs and issues to the attention of the county facilities manager, who will then in turn, come before the County Commission for approval of funds and park needs.
(C) Appointments. All members shall be appointed by the County Commission. Appointments to the Board shall be made before January 1 each year in which an appointment is necessary.
(D) Terms.
(1) Members shall be appointed to serve for three-year terms, initially with a 1-2-3 cycle, or until their successors are appointed.
(2) The terms of members shall be staggered so that approximately one-third of the Board is selected each year.
(E) Resignations; vacancies. Any appointed Board member may resign from such position by providing written notification to the Chairperson of such resignation. The Chairperson shall thereupon notify the County Commission of such resignation. Vacancies created by resignation, death, removal or otherwise may be filled for the duration of the term in the same manner as the original appointment.
(F) Removal. Members of the Board may be removed at any time by a majority vote of the County Commission with or without cause.
(G) Limitation of Board authority. The Board will not have authority to bind the county to any contract or to incur any expense on behalf of the county.
(H) Voting representation. Members of the Board shall have one voting representative from each of the following functioning bodies:
(1) Croydon Park;
(2) Enterprise Park;
(3) Milton Park;
(4) Mountain Green Park;
(5) Cottonwoods Phase I Park; and
(6) Additional county parks as developed.
(I) At large members. Additional at large members may be appointed as voting members as deemed necessary.
(Prior Code, § 2-3-1) (Ord. 07-10, passed 6-19-2007)