(A) There is established a Department of Parks and Recreation, composed of the Board of Parks and Recreation, a Superintendent and such other personnel as the Board may determine.
(B) The Board shall be composed pursuant to the applicable state law.
(C) Upon the establishment of a Board, the terms of the members initially appointed shall be one, two, three and four years. Thereafter, as a term expires, each new appointment shall be for a four-year term. All terms shall expire on the first Monday of January, but an appointee shall continue in office until his or her successor is appointed. All reappointments to the Board shall be made by the President on the first Monday in April of each year or the incumbent shall continue to serve another four-year term. If a vacancy on the Board occurs, the President shall appoint a member for the unexpired term.
(D) At its first regular meeting in each year, the Board shall elect a President and Vice President. The Vice President shall have authority to act as the President of the Board during the absence or disability of the President. The Board may select a Secretary either from within or without its own membership.
(E) The Board shall have the general power to perform all acts necessary to acquire and develop sites and facilities and to conduct such programs as are generally understood to be park and recreation functions. In addition to all other powers necessary to achieve the general objectives of the Board, the Board shall have, for park and recreation purposes, all the powers and duties listed in I.C. 36-10-3-10(a) and 36-10-3-11.
(F) The Board may create an advisory council and special committees composed of citizens interested in the problem of parks and recreation in accordance with I.C. 36-10-3-17(a) through I.C. 36-10-3-17(d).
(G) The Board shall prepare and submit an annual budget in the same manner as other departments of the town government as described by the State Board of Accounts. The Board may accept gifts, donations, subsidies for park and recreation purposes.
(1985 Code, § 2-4-5) (Ord. 22, passed 3-2-1980)