[Ord. No. 97-6 §§1 — 7, 3-18-1997; Ord. No. 10-2000 §1, 3-21-2000; Ord. No. 277-2007 §§1 — 2, 2-6-2007; Ord. No. 510-2012 §1, 8-7-2012; Ord. No. 522-2012 §1, 12-18-2012; Ord. No. 22-2018, 7-3-2018[1]; Ord. No. 156-2021, 3-16-2021[2]]
A. 
There is hereby established a Parks and Recreation Board for the purpose of guiding and directing the development and maintenance of the Neosho City parks and recreation and related activities pertaining to such Neosho City parks and recreation.
B. 
The Parks and Recreation Board shall be composed of six (6) members as follows: five (5) voting members and one (1) non-voting ex officio member. The non-voting ex officio member shall be a member of the City Council. The Board shall elect from its members a Chairman, Vice Chairman, and Secretary.
C. 
Each member of the Parks and Recreation Board shall be appointed by the City Council. The members, after the original members, shall serve for three (3) years. In the event of a vacancy, a new member shall be appointed to fill such vacancy in the same manner and for the remainder of the unexpired term.
D. 
At least four (4) voting members shall be resident citizens. One (1) voting member may or may not be a citizen of Neosho, but they must be a resident of Newton County, Missouri.
E. 
The Parks and Recreation Board shall hold monthly meetings at such times and places that the Board may determine. A quorum for all regular or special meetings shall be three (3) voting members.
F. 
The Parks and Recreation Board's responsibilities will be:
1. 
To assist the City in development of rules and regulations applicable to parks and recreation activities.
2. 
To assist the City in developing and recommending plans for growth and improvement of City parks and recreation facilities.
G. 
The Parks and Recreation Board shall be responsible to the City Council and shall confine its activities to the duties specified in this Article.
[1]
Editor's Note: Ord. No. 22-2018 sought to return this committee to its original language as it existed prior to combining the Golf Board and Park and Recreation Committee. The Editor has returned to the language as it existed prior to Supp. #16, 1/13, which incorporated 510-2012 and 522-2012.
[2]
Editor's Note: Ord. No. 156-2021 also changed the title of this Article and Section from "Park And Recreation Board" to "Parks And Recreation Board."