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City of Willow Springs, MO
Howell County
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There is hereby created a Park and Recreational Advisory Board to serve as the Park Board for the City and to provide advice and information to the Mayor and Board of Aldermen regarding the needs and requirements of the City's park system.
The Mayor with the approval of a majority of the members of the Board of Aldermen shall appoint a Park and Recreational Board of five (5) members to be chosen from citizens of the City at large with reference to their fitness for such position.
Neither the Mayor nor any member of the Board of Aldermen shall be a member of the Park and Recreational Advisory Board.
At a regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen following adoption of this Article, five (5) members of the Park and Recreational Board shall be appointed. One (1) member shall be appointed for a one (1) year term. Two (2) members shall be appointed for a two (2) year term. Two (2) members shall be appointed for a three (3) year term. Thereafter, members shall be appointed for terms of three (3) years each or until their successors are duly appointed and qualified.
When a vacancy occurs on the Advisory Board by removal, resignation or otherwise, said vacancy shall be filled to a like manner as the original appointments for the unexpired term of said member.
No Park and Recreational Advisory Board member shall receive any compensation as such.
The Park and Recreational Advisory Board members shall meet at least quarterly on a set date and at a set time as determined by the members. The members shall elect one (1) of its members as Chairman and one (1) of its other members as Secretary.
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The Park and Recreational Advisory Board members shall have the following duties and responsibilities:
1. 
Identify park and recreational attitudes of individuals and organizations in the community;
2. 
Make annual budget recommendations;
3. 
Insure resources to continue ongoing and future park and recreational programs;
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Accept and perform delegated responsibilities;
5. 
Advise on basic policies that guide the department;
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Maintain a clear distinction between its own function and the function of the Governing Body and professional staff;
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Submit all recommendations or suggestions in writing to avoid misinterpretations;
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Recognize that its recommendations or suggestions will not always be followed;
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Review and advise on development plans;
10. 
Recommend sites for park expansion; and
11. 
Recommend new programs for inclusion into department offerings.
The Mayor may, with the consent of a majority of all the members of the Board of Aldermen, remove any Park and Recreational Advisory Board member. Any member may also be removed by a two-thirds (â…”) vote of all members of the Board of Aldermen, independently of the Mayor's approval or recommendation.
The Park and Recreational Advisory Board shall, on or before the third (3rd) Tuesday in October of each year, make an annual report to the Board of Aldermen concerning its discharge of those duties set forth in Section 235.080 of this Article, setting forth its recommendations to the Board of Aldermen concerning those subjects covered by said Section 235.080 and accounting for any and all money received by or entrusted to the members of such Advisory Board.
[R.O. 2006 §235.010; CC 1986 §27.310]
Building, starting or maintaining fires in the open or in any place except where the proper provisions have been made by park officials is prohibited.
[R.O. 2006 §235.020; CC 1986 §27.315]
Camping in all parks is prohibited unless special permission is obtained at least one (1) month in advance of the proposed camping from the City and only then shall camping privileges be given to recognized and organized youth groups or civic or service organizations. Any such camping shall be done only in specially designated areas (if there be any so designated).
[R.O. 2006 §235.030; CC 1986 §27.320]
Shelter houses may be used only by reservation and should a conflict of occupancy of any shelter house arise between two (2) parties or groups desirous of using the shelter house, the City shall have the right to designate which party or group shall have first right to use said shelter house.
[R.O. 2006 §235.040; CC 1986 §27.325; Ord. No. 1590, 3-16-2023]
No intoxicating liquors, beer, or marijuana shall be allowed to be sold or be brought into, used, drunk or smoked within any of the parks of this City or upon any of its streets, driveways, facilities or roads under the control of the City.
[R.O. 2006 §235.050; CC 1986 §27.340]
No person shall be permitted to build or place any tents, temporary or permanent buildings, booths, stands or other structures in any park, driveways or roads under the control of the City without first obtaining the written permission of the City.
[R.O. 2006 §235.060; CC 1986 §27.345]
No person shall dig, injure or tear up any pavement, sidewalk, grass or roadway or any part thereof or dig down into, expose or tear up, disconnect or connect with any of the water pipes or sewers in or under any parkway, driveway or road under the control of the City without first having obtained written permission of the City.
[R.O. 2006 §235.070; CC 1986 §27.350]
No telling of fortunes for profit or any games of chance involving monetary sums or anything of value will be permitted and are hereby prohibited on any park or park property.
[R.O. 2006 §235.080; CC 1986 §27.355]
It shall be prohibited to post, stencil or otherwise affix any notice or bills or other paper upon any structure, fence, tree or thing in or about the park premises, park drives or roads.
[R.O. 2006 §235.090; CC 1986 §27.360]
It shall be prohibited for any person to climb fences into any swimming pool, athletic field or playground.
[R.O. 2006 §235.100; CC 1986 §27.365]
Loose cattle or horses shall not be allowed to be driven in or upon, along or through any part of the parks, parkways, driveways under the control of the City; cattle or horses shall not be allowed to be staked out in any part of the parks. Horseback riding on any park property, except on normal trafficways in parks, is prohibited. Dogs in the park must be tied with a chain or controlled by a leash.
[R.O. 2006 §235.110; CC 1986 §27.370]
No person shall ride or operate a bicycle in the public parks of the City, except over the regular vehicular traffic ways.
[R.O. 2006 §235.120; CC 1986 §27.375]
No person shall ride or drive faster than ten (10) miles per hour within any park of the City, and no person shall ride or drive any animal or vehicle anywhere in the parks except on the drives. Any type of animal or vehicular racing in any City park is prohibited.
[R.O. 2006 §235.130; CC 1986 §27.380]
No shrubs, plants, trees or flowers shall be taken or given away from any park, except by special permission of the City. Likewise, no shrub, plant, tree or flower shall be planted in any park, except under the normal upkeep, maintenance and improvement of said parks by authorized personnel of the City, and under the general supervision of the City.
[R.O. 2006 §235.140; CC 1986 §27.385]
No person shall go on foot or otherwise upon the grass or turf of the parks whenever the sign "Keep Off The Grass" is posted.
[R.O. 2006 §235.150; CC 1986 §27.390]
All parks shall be open to the public every day of the year; however, any park may be closed by the City at the direction of the City, in which instances appropriate notices to the public shall be posted at the park entrance.
[R.O. 2006 §235.160; CC 1986 §27.395]
No motorcycle or motorbike shall be permitted in any park area except in normal vehicular traffic ways. No motorcycle, motorbike or any motor vehicle shall enter any park driveway unless it is equipped with a legally authorized muffler. No careless or reckless driving of any motorized vehicle shall be permitted.
[R.O. 2006 §235.170; CC 1986 §27.400]
Any section or part of any park may be declared closed to the public by the City upon the direction of the City at any time and for any interval of time, either temporarily or at regular and stated intervals and either entirely or merely to certain uses, as the City shall find reasonably necessary.
[R.O. 2006 §235.180; CC 1986 §27.405]
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The City shall require permits for the use of any facility or for the conduct of any activity where the number of persons attending or participating exceeds twenty-five (25) persons and/or any use or activity which is other than purely social and recreational and/or any use or activity involving vehicles of any kind (other than ordinary transportation), contests of any kind, organized or promoted activities and may require permits for other such uses and activities as the City deems necessary to protect the health and welfare of the community. The required permit shall be obtained from the City or its duly authorized agent or employee before the use of such facility or the conduct of such activity shall be permitted.
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Application. A person seeking issuance of a permit shall file an application with the City Clerk. The application shall state:
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The name and address of the applicant.
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The name and address of the person, persons, corporation or association sponsoring the activity, if any.
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The day and hours for which the permit is desired.
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The park or portion thereof for which such permit is desired.
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An estimate of the anticipated attendance.
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Any other information which the City shall find reasonably necessary to a fair determination as to whether a permit should be issued hereunder.
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Standards for issuance. The City shall cause a permit to be issued hereunder when they find:
a. 
The proposed activity or use of the park will not unreasonably interfere with or detract from the general public enjoyment of the park.
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The proposed activity and use will not unreasonably interfere with or detract from the promotion of public health, welfare, safety and recreation.
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The proposed activity or use is not reasonably anticipated to incite violence, crime or disorderly conduct.
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The proposed activity will not entail unusually, extraordinary or burdensome expense or Police operation by the City.
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The facilities desired have not been reserved for other use at the day and hour required in the application.
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Appeal. Within five (5) days after receipt of an application, the City Clerk shall apprise an applicant in writing of their reasons for refusing a permit and any aggrieved person shall have the right to appeal in writing within five (5) days to the Board of Aldermen who shall consider the application under the standards set forth in Subsection (2) of this Section and sustain or overrule the City Clerk's decisions within five (5) days. The decision of the Board of Aldermen shall be final.
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Effect of permit. A permittee shall be bound by all park rules and regulations and all applicable ordinances as fully as though the same were inserted in said permits.
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Liability of permittee. The person or persons to whom a permit is issued shall be liable for any loss, damage or injury sustained by any person whatever by reason of negligence of the person or persons to whom such permit shall have been issued.
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Exhibiting of permits. No person shall fail to produce and exhibit any permit he/she claims to have upon request of any authorized person who shall desire to inspect the same for the purpose of enforcing compliance with any ordinance or rule.
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Interference with permittees. No person shall disturb or interfere unreasonably with any person or party occupying any area or participating in any activity under the authority of a permit.
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Revocation. The City shall have the authority to revoke a permit upon a finding of violation of any rule or ordinance or upon good cause shown.
[R.O. 2006 §235.190; CC 1986 §27.410]
No person shall expose or offer for sale any article or thing, nor shall he/she station or place any stand, cart or vehicle for the transportation or sale or display of any such article or thing except this shall not apply to duly licensed concessions acting by the authority of the City or under special permission thereof.
[R.O. 2006 §235.200; CC 1986 §27.415]
No person shall sleep or protractly lounge on seats, benches or other areas or otherwise loiter in the park area.
[R.O. 2006 §235.210; CC 1986 §27.420]
No person shall engage in playing rough or comparative dangerous games in any park.
[R.O. 2006 §235.220; CC 1986 §27.425]
This Chapter shall apply to any parks outside the City limits: All ordinances of the City of Willow Springs, Missouri, where applicable shall apply and be in force in all the parks of the City of Willow Springs, Missouri, whether within the City limits or outside the City limits and the Police Department is authorized and empowered to enforce all ordinances of the City of Willow Springs, Missouri, as well as all of the rules and regulations of the City, as herein provided for, violated within the public parks, playgrounds or other grounds belonging to the City, located within the City limits or outside the City limits, in the same manner and to the same effect as if located in the corporate limits of the City of Willow Springs, Missouri.