(a) There is hereby created a Parks and Recreation Commission to consist of: two electors of the Reynoldsburg City School District to be appointed by the Board of Education of the Reynoldsburg City School District; and three electors of the City to be appointed by the Mayor. Members appointed by such Board of Education or the Mayor shall serve four year terms of office.
The persons serving as members of the Recreation Commission existing under the general statutory plan of government for the City at the time this Charter takes effect are hereby designated to serve as members of the Parks and Recreation Commission under this Charter, and as such, shall serve the remainder of their terms of office exercising the powers, duties and functions of the Commission under this Charter. After the expiration of existing terms of office of members holding over under the general statutory plan of government, the Mayor and the Board of Education shall appoint members to four year terms of office, except that their initial appointments shall be made for such terms as will assure that thereafter one member of the Commission shall be appointed each year. Thereafter, each member appointed by the Board of Education and the Mayor shall serve for a four year term of office.
(b) In the event the Board of Education shall fail to appoint any member, as authorized by division (a) of this section, within thirty days after the Board's initial appointments are to be made or upon a vacancy, the Mayor shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy and the person appointed by the Mayor in such events shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor and may be removed, without cause, by the Mayor.
(c) In addition to the persons authorized to call special meetings of the Commission under its rules, the Director of Parks and Recreation may call a special meeting of the Commission, in the manner provided by the Commission's rules.
(d) The Parks and Recreation Commission shall review the City's parks and recreation operations, facilities and programs and shall make advisory recommendations to the Director of Parks and Recreation and the Council concerning such parks and recreational programs, operations and facilities as the Commission believes to be in the best interest of the City. Prior to submitting the budget request of the Department of Parks and Recreation to the Mayor for his or her consideration, the Director shall meet with the Commission, explain the contents of the budget request, and receive the recommendations of the Commission, if any, concerning the budget request. If the budget request submitted by the Director to the Mayor differs from the recommendations of the Commission, the Director shall also submit a full explanation of the Commission's recommendations to the Mayor. Recommendations on the budget by the Commission are advisory only.