CHAPTER 31: CITY ORGANIZATIONS

Section

Recreation and Tourism Board

   31.01   Established

   31.02   Qualifications of members

   31.03   Organization; officers; meetings

   31.04   Rules of procedure

   31.05   Quorum

   31.06   Powers and duties

   31.07   Compensation of members; expenses

Firefighters’ and Police Officers’ Civil Service Commission

   31.20   Established; membership

   31.21   Meetings

   31.22   Quorum

   31.23   General powers and duties

   31.24   Civil suits

   31.25   Publication of rules, regulations and classification and seniority lists

   31.26   Office space

Cross-reference:

   City Commission, see §§ 30.20 and 30.21

   Fire Department, see Ch. 32

   Police Department, see Ch. 32

RECREATION AND TOURISM BOARD

§ 31.01 ESTABLISHED.

   Pursuant to the authority set forth in the Charter, there is hereby created in and for the city a board which shall be known as the “Recreation and Tourism Board”, comprised of nine members.

(1998 Code, § 82-31) (Ord. 99-76, passed 12-15-1999)

§ 31.02 QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS.

   Each member of the Board shall be a resident citizen of the city, unless this qualification shall be waived by a majority vote of the City Commission, and each member shall be a taxpayer and qualified voter within the city.

(1998 Code, § 82-32) (Ord. 99-76, passed 12-15-1999)

§ 31.03 ORGANIZATION; OFFICERS; MEETINGS.

   The members of the Board shall organize and select their own officers and shall hold meetings regularly, at least once a month, and shall designate the time and place of the meeting.

(1998 Code, § 82-33) (Ord. 99-76, passed 12-15-1999)

§ 31.04 RULES OF PROCEDURE.

   The Board shall adopt its own rules of procedure for the conduct of its business and shall keep a record of its proceedings.

(1998 Code, § 82-34) (Ord. 99-76, passed 12-15-1999)

§ 31.05 QUORUM.

   A simple majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum of the Board for the transaction of its business.

(1998 Code, § 82-35) (Ord. 99-76, passed 12-15-1999)

§ 31.06 POWERS AND DUTIES.

   The powers and duties of the Recreation and Tourism Board shall be as follows:

   (A)   Act in an advisory capacity in all matters pertaining to public parks and recreational and tourism facilities operated by the city;

   (B)   Consider the annual budget of the Recreation and Tourism Board and make recommendations with respect thereto to the City Commission; and

   (C)   Assist in the planning of parks, recreation and tourism programs, promote and stimulate public interest in the programs, establish policies and procedures for said programs and, to that end, solicit, to the fullest possible extent, the cooperation of the school authorities and other public and private organizations.

(1998 Code, § 82-36) (Ord. 99-76, passed 12-15-1999)

§ 31.07 COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS; EXPENSES.

   The members of the Recreation and Tourism Board shall serve without compensation and, whenever it is deemed necessary by the Board to incur any expense in performing the duties assigned to the Board, an estimate of the proposed expenses shall be submitted to the City Commission. No debts of any kind or character shall be made or incurred by the Board or anyone acting for the Board, unless the expenditure has been specifically authorized by the City Commission prior to the time the obligations are incurred.

(1998 Code, § 82-37) (Ord. 99-76, passed 12-15-1999)