[Ord. 1960-1, 1/18/1960, § 1; as amended by Ord. 2006-2, 3/27/2006, § 1]
A Recreation Board is hereby established pursuant to the Act of February 1, 1966, P.L. 581, Article XXVII, Section 2708 et seq. (53 P.S. § 47708 et seq.).
[Ord. 1960-1, 1/18/1960, § 2]
The Recreation Board shall equip, operate and maintain the parks and recreation places of the Borough in the manner, with the powers and authority and subject to the limitations imposed by the Borough Code; provided, however, that the Recreation Board shall have no jurisdiction over the Fanny Chapman Swimming Pool, such jurisdiction being vested in the Board of Managers of the Fanny Chapman Swimming Pool; and provided, further, that the Recreation Board shall not enter into any contracts, the power to contract being expressly reserved to Borough Council.
[Ord. 1960-1, 1/18/1960, § 2; as amended by Ord. 1987-1, 2/16/1987; by Ord. 2006-2, 3/27/2006, § 1; by Ord. 2006-10, 8/21/2006, § 1; and by Ord. 2009-5, 11/16/2009]
The Recreation Board shall consist of seven regular members and two student members appointed by resolution of the Borough Council. Each regular member so appointed shall serve for a term of five years; provided, however, that the terms of such regular members shall be staggered in such manner that at least one expires annually and provided further that nothing herein contained shall be construed to limit or otherwise affect the terms of existing regular members of the Recreation Board heretofore lawfully appointed by Borough Council. Regular members of the Recreation Board shall be residents of the Borough of Doylestown.
The student members so appointed shall, at the time of appointment, be between 15 and 18 years old and shall at all times be a resident of the Borough of Doylestown and be enrolled in and actively attending an accredited high school program and be in his/her freshman, sophomore or junior year in such high school program. The student member so appointed shall serve for a term of one year extending, if appointed as a freshman from the month of May in his/her freshman year through the month of April in his/her sophomore year, if appointed as a sophomore, from the month of May in his/her sophomore year through the month of April in his/her junior year or, if appointed as a junior, from the month of May in his/her junior year through the month of April in his/her senior year. The student member shall be permitted to attend all meetings of the Board and shall be permitted to participate fully in those proceedings.