[Adopted 2-19-2008 by Ord. No. 08-03]
For the purposes of this article, the following terms or phrases
shall be construed to have the meanings indicated:
The Advisory Board of Recreation of the Borough, as hereinafter
created and constituted.
The representative of the Governing Body designated as its
liaison to the Department of Recreation Advisory Board.
The Department of Recreation of the Borough.
The Director of Recreation of the Borough, who shall be subject
to the supervision and control of the Mayor and Council and Council
Liaison of Recreation.
The Director of Recreation of the Borough shall have the following
duties and powers:
A.Â
The Director shall be in charge of all recreational program activities
in the Borough. He or she shall report to the Council Liaison and
the Mayor and Council, via the Administrator, concerning the performance
of his or her duties.
B.Â
The Director shall have the power to assign any employee of the Department
to any work or position therein. It shall be the duty of the Director
to report to the Council Liaison and the Mayor and Council, via the
Administrator, at such times as it may require, any information concerning
the Department and its work as the Council Liaison and the Mayor and
Council may deem pertinent. The Director shall annually, on the date
to be fixed by the Council Liaison and the Mayor and Council, render
to them a full report of the activities and operations of the Department
for the next year preceding. The Director, subject to the approval
of the Mayor and Council, may prescribe such rules and regulations
as he or she may deem necessary or expedient for the proper conduct
of the Department and the operation and use of recreational playgrounds,
resorts and fields, and all recreational equipment.
C.Â
The Director shall be responsible to the Council Liaison and the
Mayor and Council for the proper custody and preservation of the books,
papers, records and property under his or her control.
D.Â
The Director shall administer the work of the Department in accordance
with the policies established by the Borough Administrator and/or
the Mayor and Council in order to create and supervise an efficient
administrative organization for the Department.[1]
E.Â
The Director, in concert and conjunction with the Advisory Board,
shall be empowered to conduct studies of local conditions and needs
affecting recreation for the purpose of developing immediate and long-range
plans to meet these needs. He or she shall also keep informed as to
developments in the field of recreation. However, no funds shall be
spent on said projects without the prior approval of the Mayor and
Council.
F.Â
He or she shall be empowered to promote the recreational program
through the use of volunteers and staff workers and to establish and
promote cooperative planning and working relationships with other
local community agencies.
G.Â
He or she shall be empowered to incur the expenditure of departmental
funds in accordance with budget appropriations and ordinances of the
Borough.
H.Â
He or she shall also be empowered to prepare budget estimates and
to supervise the keeping of complete financial records for the Department.
I.Â
The Director shall attend all regular meetings of the Board established by § 6-15 of this Code. He or she shall submit a monthly report to the Board, advising the latter as to the conduct and progress of recreational activities and facilities in the Borough.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: The following original sections of the 2002 Code, which immediately followed this subsection, were moved to Ch. 6, Boards, Committees and Commissions, Art. III, Advisory Board of Recreation, as part of the 2010 recodification: § 2.44.030, Advisory Board created; § 2.44.040, Appointment of members; and § 2.44.050, Power and duties of Board.
