(a) Organization. A Park-Recreation Board shall be established and consist of five (5) members, all of which have been residents of the Municipality for at least one (1) year prior to their appointment, who shall serve without compensation. The Mayor shall appoint with concurrence of a majority of Council four (4) members of the Board. The fifth member of the Board shall be a member of Council appointed by the President of Council. All Board members appointed shall be electors of the Municipality, not holding any other Municipal employment or office. All five (5) Board members shall serve for a term of two (2) years. The Mayor, with cause, may remove members with the concurrence of a majority of the membership of the legislative authority. Any vacancy occurring during the term of any member of the Park-Recreation Board, shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as authorized for the original appointment. The Mayor and Service Director shall be non-voting, ex- officio members of the Board, and shall not count toward the number of votes necessary to establish a quorum of the Board, nor the number of votes necessary for the Board to take any official action. (Amended 11-7-78; 5-4-21.)
(b) Duties and Powers. The Board shall make its own rules and regulations and elect its own Chairman and Secretary. The Board shall meet at least once each month and all meetings shall be open to the public. The Board shall have control and management of all parks, park entrances, gymnasiums, swimming pools and indoor recreation centers and all improvements thereon, excepting and excluding therefrom and from the control and management of the Board the City of Sheffield Lake, Ohio's Community Civic Center which Community Civic Center shall be controlled and managed pursuant to ordinances of Council, including their construction, repair and maintenance. The Board shall perform all other duties and exercise such other powers as may be conferred upon them by ordinances of Council. (Amended 11-6-84)