[CC 1979 §2-197; Ord. No. 86-180 § 2, 2-3-1986; Ord. No. 16-2160 § 1, 11-7-2016]
There is hereby established the office of Director of Parks,
Recreation and Arts.
[CC 1979 §2-197.1; Ord. No. 86-180 § 2, 2-3-1986;Ord.
No. 16-2160 § 1, 11-7-2016]
The Mayor, with the consent and approval of a majority of the
members of the Board of Aldermen, shall appoint a Director of Parks,
Recreation and Arts who shall serve until his/her successor is appointed
and qualified.
[CC 1979 §2-197.2; Ord. No. 86-180 § 2, 2-3-1986; Ord. No. 16-2160 § 1, 11-7-2016]
The Director of Parks, Recreation and Arts shall be a graduate
of an accredited four-year college or university having pursued a
course of study with an area of concentration in the study of recreation
or physical education and having a knowledge of pool management, and
such office shall be a full-time office for the City of Manchester.
[CC 1979 §2-197.3; Ord. No. 86-180 § 2, 2-3-1986; Ord. No. 16-2160 § 1, 11-7-2016]
The Director of Parks, Recreation and Arts shall take the oath
of office required for other City Officers, with the additional requirement
that he/she will have no personal interest in any contract made with
the City, nor in the furnishing of materials for the municipal parks
and all other recreational facilities of the City of Manchester. If
deemed necessary by the Board of Aldermen, the Director of Parks,
Recreation and Arts shall execute any bond required by the City for
the faithful performance of any duty required of him/her or to turn
over any money that he/she may collect on behalf of the City by reason
of any ordinance, resolution or motion. The cost of such bond, if
required, shall be borne solely by the City.
[CC 1979 §2-197.4; Ord. No. 86-180 § 2, 2-3-1986; Ord. No. 16-2160 § 1, 11-7-2016]
A.
The
Director of Parks, Recreation and Arts shall receive such compensation
as shall be fixed by ordinance. The Director of Parks, Recreation
and Arts shall be further entitled to all fringe benefits which are
provided to other officers and employees of the City and such other
fringe benefits as the Board of Aldermen may provide by ordinance.
B.
All
expenses incurred by the City by the Director of Parks, Recreation
and Arts incident to his/her position shall be paid by the City or
reimbursed to the Director if he/she has already paid for such expenses.
Such expenses shall be submitted by way of the City Administrator
for approval.
[CC 1979 §2-197.5; Ord. No. 86-180 § 2, 2-3-1986; Ord. No. 16-2160 § 1, 11-7-2016]
A.
The
duties of the Director of Parks, Recreation and Arts shall be as provided
from time to time by the Board of Aldermen and shall include the following.
He/she shall:
1.
Supervise the operation of the municipal parks and all other
recreational facilities including the operation of the municipal swimming
pool, picnic pavilions, ball diamonds, playground areas, and tennis
courts;
4.
Make and submit plans, estimates and specifications for any
project which may be proposed or ordered for the municipal park or
Arts Council;
5.
Serve as liaison between the City Administrator and any third
person providing services or consultations for the municipal parks
and all other recreational facilities or Arts Council at the request
of the Mayor or Board of Aldermen;
6.
Create and supervise activities for an active parks and recreation
program involving the youth, couples, senior citizens, physically
challenged and other residents of the City of Manchester and the surrounding
area;
7.
Keep a full and accurate account and systematic record of all
transactions relative to his/her Department;
8.
Attend all meetings of the Board of Aldermen and all meetings
of any committee of the Board of Aldermen when reasonably requested
to attend by the Board of Aldermen, the City Administrator or by the
committee;
9.
Assist the City Administrator in the preparation of the City's
annual budget and provide with respect thereto such information as
may be required in order to fully inform the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
of the budgetary requirements of the Department of Parks, Recreation
and Arts;
10.
Perform such other duties as are or may be directed by the City
Administrator or by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen.
[CC 1979 §2-197.6; Ord. No. 86-180 § 2, 2-3-1986; Ord. No. 16-2160 § 1, 11-7-2016]
The Director of Parks, Recreation and Arts shall keep and preserve
all maps, plats, plans, surveys, records, books, specifications, papers
and documents connected with or relating to the public business of
his/her department and any of the same shall be subject to examination
by any person seeking information therefrom under such regulations
as the City Administrator and Director of Parks, Recreation and Arts
may prescribe. All such maps, plats, plans, surveys, records, books,
specifications, papers and documents shall be and remain the sole
property of the City of Manchester.
[CC 1979 §2-197.7; Ord. No. 86-180 § 2, 2-3-1986; Ord. No. 16-2160 § 1, 11-7-2016]
The Director of Parks, Recreation and Arts shall be diligent
in assisting the Chief of Police in enforcing all laws of the City
and State within the scope of his/her employment and shall be diligent
in observing all rules and regulations imposed on him/her by the City
Administrator or by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen.
[CC 1979 §2-197.8; Ord. No. 86-180 § 2, 2-3-1986; Ord. No. 16-2160 § 1, 11-7-2016]
A.
Upon vacating his/her office, the Director of Parks, Recreation and
Arts shall turn over to his/her successor in office the following:
[CC 1979 §2-197.9; Ord. No. 86-180 § 2, 2-3-1986; Ord. No. 16-2160 § 1, 11-7-2016]
The Director of Parks, Recreation and Arts may be removed from
office in the manner provided by the Statutes of the State of Missouri
relative to removal of appointive officers.
