[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Rockaway 12-13-2012 by Ord. No. 24-12. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
There is hereby created a Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee
of the Borough of Rockaway.
The Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee of the Borough of
Rockaway shall be composed of not fewer than three nor more than seven
person/voting members to be appointed by the Mayor with the advice
and consent of the Council. Members shall be appointed annually for
a two-year term. Members of the Committee shall serve without compensation.
The Committee shall designate one of its members to serve as Chairperson
and presiding officer of the Committee. The Committee is authorized
to adopt bylaws governing its procedural operations.
In the event that any member of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee shall resign or be unable to serve for any reason as a member of said Committee, the vacancy created thereby shall be filled for the remainder of his or her term in the manner provided for appointments under § 201-2 above.
A.
It shall be the duty of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee
to:
(1)
Make studies, surveys and recommendations to the Mayor and Council
with respect to recreation programs and the planning, development,
construction and maintenance of the parks and recreation facilities
of the Borough of Rockaway.
(2)
Recommend to the Mayor and Council the fees, if any, to be charged
for use of the said recreation facilities.
(3)
Recommend to the Mayor and Council rules and regulations to be adopted
with respect to the use of the Borough's recreation facilities.
(4)
Make recommendations to the Mayor and Council on any other matters
which may be referred to the Committee by the Mayor and Council.
B.
The Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee shall have no powers
other than those set forth herein and shall not commit the Borough
of Rockaway to the commission or omission of any act or thing, nor
shall it establish any policy of the Borough of Rockaway, nor shall
it waive any policy, rules, regulations or ordinances previously established
by the Borough of Rockaway.
The Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee shall have no authority
to expend any money or incur any expense or commit the Borough of
Rockaway to the expenditure of any money unless and until the same
shall have been specifically authorized and approved by the Mayor
and Council of the Borough of Rockaway.
A.
Meetings shall be held at such time and place as shall be determined
annually by resolution of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee,
but there shall be an annual meeting for Committee organization, to
be held during January of each year.
B.
There shall be elected at the annual organization meeting each year
a Chairman and a Vice Chairman, both of whom shall hold office for
one year and be elected by a majority vote of the Committee.
A.
In order to provide the funds, in whole or in part, necessary to
improve, maintain and police the parks, playgrounds or recreation
places under its control, the Borough of Rockaway may arrange and
provide for the giving of exhibitions, plays, concerts, games and
contests and may use and employ such parks, playgrounds or recreation
places for the purpose of giving thereon exhibitions, plays, concerts,
games and contests.
B.
The Borough of Rockaway may charge and collect a reasonable admission
fee for each person entering such park, playground or recreation place
as a spectator during the time or times when the same is being used
or employed for such purposes, and when any such playground or recreation
place is used for such purpose, no admission fee shall be charged
to or collected from children under 12 years of age.
C.
The Borough of Rockaway may charge and collect a reasonable service
charge from persons using, as participants, special areas and facilities
which require special maintenance, and the use of which is restricted
to relatively few people, in order to assist in the meeting of the
operating costs thereof in whole or in part.
A.
The Mayor and Council shall have full control over all lands, playgrounds
and recreation places acquired or leased within the Borough of Rockaway
and may adopt suitable rules, regulations and bylaws for the use thereof
and for the conduct of all persons while on or using the same.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 201-9, Preservation of order,
was repealed 7-28-2022 by Ord. No. 15-22.
The Mayor and Council may appoint a Recreation Director, who
shall report directly to the Mayor and Council, for a term not to
exceed three years, and a secretary or clerk, and such number of custodians,
supervisors and assistants for the several parks, playgrounds and
recreation places under the control of the Borough of Rockaway, as
the Mayor and Council shall deem necessary, and shall fix and determine
their salaries.
The Borough Council shall annually fix, determine and appropriate
a sum sufficient for the care, custody, policing and maintenance of
such parks, playgrounds and recreation places, which shall be raised
by taxation in the same manner as other taxes.
The money necessary to pay for lands purchased or condemned
for such playgrounds and recreation places and for providing and equipping
the same from time to time may be raised and provided by the Borough
Council by general taxation, as other taxes are raised and levied,
or by the issuance of temporary loan bonds or by the issuance of permanent
bonds. All such bonds or other obligations shall be issued and paid
in the manner provided by the law.
A.
All moneys received by the Borough of Rockaway under this chapter
shall be paid over to the Chief Financial Officer and shall be kept
in a special fund which shall be under the control of the Mayor and
Council and used only for the purpose of defraying the expenses of
improving, maintaining or policing the parks, playgrounds and recreation
places within the Borough and for the other expenses relating to the
same.
B.
Payments shall be made upon the approval of the Mayor and Council
after receipt of a proper voucher therefor from the provider of goods
or services.
[Amended 8-22-2013 by Ord. No. 16-13; 12-13-2018 by Ord. No. 26-18]
A.
The Borough of Rockaway will allow use of its facilities under certain
conditions and as long as said use does not interfere with the primary
function of its approved programs. All facility usage applications
or requests will be considered at the discretion of the Recreation
Director and any application or request may be denied, withdrawn or
modified at any time.
B.
The application or request must be submitted at least two months
prior to use of the facility or be subject to a nonrefundable late
fee of $25.
C.
The rules and regulations, standards for approval and conditions
for the use of facilities shall be defined by the Parks and Recreation
Advisory Committee and shall become effective upon adoption of a resolution
by the Mayor and Council and shall be filed with the Borough Clerk.
D.
The Recreation Director shall be responsible to implement and enforce
the rules and regulations governing the use of recreation facilities
adopted by ordinance or resolution authorized pursuant to this section.
E.
The Mayor and Council shall by resolution adopt and amend from time
to time the rules and regulations governing the use of recreation
facilities.
[Added 8-22-2013 by Ord. No. 16-13; amended 12-13-2018 by Ord. No. 26-18]
Outside groups or commercial enterprises requesting sponsorship
by the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee or by the Borough of
Rockaway for events that will not be held on Borough-owned premises
must submit an application that shall include the following information:
A.
The name,
address and telephone number of the organization and of the responsible
person;
B.
Proof
of a satisfactory background check conducted within the past 12 months
on each employee or volunteer who will work with children;
C.
Standard first-aid equipment plus ice packs;
D.
(Reserved)
E.
How participants will be notified if the activity is closed or delayed;
F.
A disclaimer in a form acceptable to the Borough Attorney waiving
any liability on the part of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee
and to the Borough of Rockaway;
G.
A copy of the organization's business registration certificate, if
applicable;
H.
The Borough reserves the right to require additional insurance coverages,
depending on the facility requested and the use of the facility.
