The Village President shall appoint a member, subject to confirmation
by the Village Board, to serve out the term of any citizen member
who resigns from office, dies while in office, or is removed from
office pursuant to state statutes.
Advise the Village Board regarding government, management, control,
improvement and care for all public parks located within, or partly
within and partly without, the corporate limits of the Village; to
secure the quiet, orderly and suitable use and enjoyment thereof by
the people; and to adopt rules and regulations to promote those purposes.
Advise the Village Board regarding acquisition for park purposes
by gift, devise, bequest or condemnation, absolutely or in trust,
money, real or personal property, or any incorporeal right or privilege.
Gifts to the Village of money or other property, real or personal,
either absolutely or in trust, for park purposes shall be accepted
only after they shall have been recommended by the Commission to the
Village Board and approved by said Village Board by resolution. Subject
to the approval of the Village Board, the Commission may execute every
trust imposed upon the use of property or property rights by the deed,
testament, or other conveyance transferring the title of such property
to the Village for park purposes.
Recommend to the Village Board the purchase or lease of lands
within or without the Village for park purposes and to recommend the
sale or exchange of property no longer required for its purposes.
The Commission shall duly consider, coordinate, manage, advise and/or
report regarding other matters assigned to it from time to time by
the Village Board.
Commission reports shall be prepared by Village staff as to form
and submittal date as requested by the Village Board for any action
to be considered by the Village Board.