(A) Creation. In order to ensure the development and maintenance of parks within the village which residents will find to be adequate, clean, functional and safe, a Park Board is hereby created.
(Prior Code, § 2-1301)
(B) Membership.
(1) The Village Park Board shall consist of nine members.
(2) Five members, a majority of the Park Board, shall constitute a quorum, and no meeting shall be conducted by the Board without a quorum being present.
(Prior Code, § 2-1302)
(3) The initial term of office shall be as follows:
(a) One member for one year;
(b) Three members for two years; and
(c) Three members for three years.
(C) Appointment and term of office.
(1) Members of the Park Board shall be individually appointed by the President of the Board, with the advice and consent of the Board of Trustees.
(2) Members shall serve for a period of one year.
(3) One of the members so appointed shall be named as Chairperson at the time of his or her appointment and empowered with the authority to call and preside over meetings.
(4) Any member of the Park Board desiring to resign his or her appointment before said term has expired shall notify the President of the Board of Trustees in writing.
(a) Resignations so received shall be effective upon the date it is received by the President unless another date is specifically provided for.
(b) The President, with the advice and consent of the Board of Trustees, shall, at the earliest possible time, appoint a successor for the unexpired term of the member.
(5) The President, with the advice and consent of the Board of Trustees, may remove any member of the Park Board for cause.
(a) Members of the Village Park Board shall be removed for unexcused absences in excess of three per year. Absences may be excused by the Park Board President or the Parks and Recreation Chairperson.
(b) The President, with the advice and consent of the Board of Trustees, shall, at the earliest possible time, appoint a successor for the unexpired term of the member so removed.
(Prior Code, § 2-1303)
(D) Compensation. The Recording Secretary will be compensated at the rate of $49 per month (providing that a meeting is held) for recording and transcribing the minutes of each Park Board meeting.
(Prior Code, § 2-1304)
(E) Procedure.
(1) Immediately upon its creation, the members of the Park Board shall meet, organize, elect a Recording Secretary and adopt rules and regulations of organization and procedure consistent with village ordinances and state laws. Thereafter, the Park Board may change or alter any such rules or regulations.
(2) The Park Board shall keep written records of its proceedings, which shall be open at all times to public inspection.
(Prior Code, § 2-1305)
(F) Powers and duties. The Park Board shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) To recommend to the Board of Trustees any improvements, and the scope of any such improvements, for the parks within the village;
(2) To recommend to the Board of Trustees measures to ensure the proper, fair and safe management of the parks within the village; and
(3) To recommend and define the uses and functions for which the parks may be employed;
(Prior Code, § 2-1306)
(Ord. 1502, passed 10-16-2007; Ord. 1684, passed 9-16-2013; Ord. 1816, passed 4-16-2018)