[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of
the City of Vineland 8-26-1952 by Ord. No. 21 (Ch.
110 of the 1990 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 2-9-1971 by Ord. No. 788]
There shall be and hereby is established and
created a Board of Recreation Commissioners in the City of Vineland,
which shall consist of seven persons, citizens and residents of the
City of Vineland. The sixth and seventh appointees shall hold office
for periods of four and five years, respectively, from the day in
the year in which said appointment is made and until his or her successor
is duly appointed and has qualified. Thereafter, these appointments
shall be for terms of five years.
The Mayor, in his discretion, shall appoint,
with the advice and consent of the Council of the City of Vineland,
the members of the Board of Recreation Commissioners. The Commissioners
first appointed shall hold office for one, two, three, four and five
years, respectively, from the day in the year in which said appointment
is made and until his or her successor is duly appointed and has qualified.
Thereafter, all appointments shall be for terms of five years, and
vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term only. The members
shall receive no compensation for their services.
Said Board, with the approval of the Mayor and
Council of the City of Vineland, may acquire lands for public playgrounds
and recreation places, by gift or purchase, and shall from time to
time select lands for public playgrounds and recreation places and,
when deemed necessary or advisable by such Board, select lands for
an approach or approaches by way of ingress thereto and egress therefrom,
of such size and dimensions as it shall think suitable, regard being
had to the population of the neighborhood. It shall, in addition to
the foregoing powers, have, subject to the approval of the Mayor and
Council of the City of Vineland, all the powers which are granted
to boards of recreation commissioners with respect to surveys, maps,
estimates, acquisition of lands and suitably equipping the same with
buildings, stands, seats and other structures and apparatus for such
playgrounds and recreation purposes as provided in Sections 3 and
4 of Chapter 12 of Title 40 of the New Jersey Statutes Annotated.
Said Board may cause any lands acquired for
the purpose to be laid out and improved as a public playground, recreation
place or an approach thereto.
The title to all lands acquired or taken under
the provisions of Sections 1 to 8 of Chapter 12 of Title 40 of the
New Jersey Statutes Annotated shall vest in the City of Vineland,
and all leases of land for such purposes shall be in the name of the
City of Vineland.
A.
In order to provide the funds, in whole or in part,
necessary to improve, maintain and police the playgrounds or recreation
places under its control, the Board of Recreation Commissioners may
arrange and provide for the giving of outdoor exhibitions, concerts,
games and contests and may use and employ such playgrounds or recreation
places for the purpose of giving thereon outdoor exhibitions, concerts,
games and contests.
B.
Said Board may charge and collect a reasonable admission
fee for each person entering such playground or recreation place during
the time or times when the same is being used or employed for such
purposes but shall not use or employ any such playground or recreation
place for such purpose for a greater period than eight hours in any
week nor on more than two days in any one week, and when any such
playground or recreation place is used for such purpose, no admission
fee shall be charged or collected from children under 12 years of
age.
Said Board shall have full control of all lands,
playgrounds and recreation places acquired or leased under the provisions
of Sections 1 to 8 of Chapter 12 of Title 40 of the New Jersey Statutes
Annotated and may adopt suitable rules, regulations and bylaws for
the use thereof and the conduct of all persons while on or using the
same, and any person who shall violate any of such rules, regulations
or bylaws shall be deemed and adjudged to be a disorderly person.[1]
Said Board may appoint a secretary or clerk
and such number of custodians, supervisors and assistants for the
several playgrounds and recreation places as it shall think necessary,
but the salaries or other compensation of all such officers, custodians
and assistants shall be fixed and determined by the Council of the
City of Vineland.
[Amended 12-26-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-87]
The appointed custodians, supervisors and assistants
shall notify the Police Department in situations requiring police
assistance.
Said Board shall make an annual report on or
before the first day of January and submit the same to the Council
of the City of Vineland, which report shall contain a comprehensive
and detailed report covering operations, receipts, disbursements and
expenditures for the full year.
The Council of the City of Vineland shall annually
fix, determine and appropriate a sum sufficient for the care, custody,
policing and maintenance of such playgrounds and recreation places
and for the expenses of said Board, which shall be raised by taxation
in the same manner as other taxes.
