[Adopted by Ord. No. 1308 as Ch. 2.84 of the 1998 Code]
[Amended 1-25-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-01]
There is hereby created in and for the Township
of Montville a Recreation Commission, which shall consist of seven
members to be appointed by the Township Committee. There may also
be appointed up to two alternate members who shall serve when the
regular members are unavailable. All appointments shall be made from
among the citizens and residents of the Township of Montville.
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Editor's Note: Original Sec. 2.84.010, Composition; term;
duties; Sec. 2.84.020, Appointment of Director of Parks and Recreation;
and Sec. 2.84.030, Expenditures, which previously preceded this section
and contained duplicative and conflicting provisions concerning the
Recreation Commission, were deleted 3-23-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-11.
[Amended 3-22-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-07]
Appointments of regular members shall be for
the term of five years, which terms shall be staggered, and vacancies
shall be filled for the unexpired term only. Appointments of alternates
shall be for a term of two years. The members shall serve until their
respective successors are appointed and shall qualify.
The members of the Recreation Commission shall
receive no salary or other compensation for their services.
Upon the appointment of the members of said
Recreation Commission, said Commission shall organize and elect such
officers and adopt such rules and regulations as the Commission may
deem necessary for the faithful discharge of its duties and for the
proper exercise of the powers conferred on said Commission as provided
for in N.J.S.A. 40:12-1 through 40:12-8, as amended and supplemented.
The Recreation Commission shall have full control
over all lands, playgrounds and recreation places acquired or leased
pursuant to and under the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:12-1 through 40:12-8,
as amended and supplemented, and may adopt suitable rules, regulations
and bylaws for the use thereof and the conduct of all persons while
on or using the same.
The Commission may, subject to the direction
and supervision of the Administrator and within available appropriations,
appoint such personnel, either full- or part-time, as the Commission
may deem necessary or desirable to carry out the programs instituted
by it. The Administrator may appoint any appointee of the Commission
as the head of the Department of Parks and Recreation.
The custodians, supervisors and assistants appointed
by the Recreation Commission shall, while on duty, for the purpose
of preserving order and the observation of the rules, regulations
and bylaws of the Recreation Commission, have all the power and authority
of police officers of the Township of Montville, and any person who
shall violate any such rules, regulations or bylaws of the Recreation
Commission shall be deemed and adjudged to be a disorderly person.
The Recreation Commission shall make an annual
written report on or before the first day of January each year and
transmit the same to the Township Committee of the Township of Montville.
Said annual written report shall contain an itemized accounting of
all activities, receipts, disbursements, expenditures and the number
of employees for the full year.
The Recreation Commission shall, in addition
to the powers and duties defined herein, be chargeable with the performance
of all duties and be vested with all of the powers as are more particularly
set forth in N.J.S.A. 40:12-1 through 40:12-8, as amended and supplemented.
