(A) After appointment, the members of the Board of Park and Recreation Commissioners shall qualify by taking and filing with the City Clerk the oath prescribed by law for public officials, and they shall not be permitted to serve upon such Board until they have so qualified. If any member of the Board shall fail to so qualify on or before the date upon which he or she should assume the duties of his or her office, the other qualified members of the Board may declare his or her position vacant and appoint a successor as hereinbefore provided.
(B) (1) On the first Monday in January of each year, the members of the Board shall organize by electing one of their number President, and another Vice President, and by electing a Secretary who need not be a member of the Board.
(2) The Secretary shall keep an accurate record of all the fiscal affairs of the Board, and shall keep a minute book in which he or she shall record the proceedings and transactions of each meeting of the Board. The Secretary shall be paid such compensation for his or her services as the Board shall fix from year to year.
(3) The City Treasurer shall be ex officio Treasurer of the Board, and he or she shall take the oath prescribed by law and shall furnish bond as may be required by the Board.
(Prior Code, § 19-3)