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Editor's Note: Ord. No. 12-07, adopted Sept. 4, 2012, deleted the former Div. 6, §§ 2-241 — 2-247, and enacted a new Div. 6 as set out herein. The former Div. 6 pertained to the Parks and Recreation Commission and derived from Ord. No. 97-01, §§ 1-7, 12-16-1996; Ord. No. 97-10, §§ 1, 2, 10-20-1997; Ord. No. 99-05, § I, 7-6-1999; Ord. No. 02-08, § I, 1-7-2002; Ord. No. 10-01, § I, adopted 3-15-2010.
[Amended 9-4-2012 by Ord. No. 12-07]
The Parks and Recreation Commission heretofore established is continued.
[Amended 9-4-2012 by Ord. No. 12-07; 1-7-2019 by Ord. No.19-01; 12-14-2020 by Ord. No. 20-02]
The Parks and Recreation Commission heretofore established is continued.
(1) 
The Commission shall consist of seven or nine administrative officers appointed in accordance with § 4.7 (administrative service) of the City Charter for indefinite terms serving at the pleasure of the Council.
(2) 
Of the Commission membership there will be a president, vice president, treasurer and secretary voted upon by the entire Commission. All meetings must have four or five members present relative to the seven or nine membership to enact business.
(3) 
All members of the Parks and Recreation Commission shall serve as such without compensation. The Commission membership may include City Councilperson(s) and/or the Mayor.
(4) 
Proposed minutes of the Parks and Recreation Commission meetings are to be submitted to the City Clerk/Treasurer within 10 business days following the Parks and Recreation Commission meeting. Approved minutes are to be submitted to the City Clerk/Treasurer within five days of approval.
(5) 
Any Commissioner absent two consecutive meetings or 25% of regular meetings in a calendar year, without prior written approval by the City Manager, will be considered for removal from the Commission. All absences shall be recorded in the meeting minutes.
(6) 
Upon recommendation of the City Manager, the City Council may appoint one ex officio member to the Commission. The ex officio members so appointed by the City Council shall not have a vote at the meetings, but shall sit only in an advisory capacity.
(7) 
All administrative officers shall be responsible to the City Manager in and for the performance of the duties of their office.
[Amended 9-4-2012 by Ord. No. 12-07]
The purpose of the Parks and Recreation Commission shall be to recognize, preserve, promote and bring public attention to present and future parks and recreation projects, facilities, programs, activities and events.
[Amended 9-4-2012 by Ord. No. 12-07]
(1) 
Meetings will be held once a month or as needed. All meetings are open to the public and meeting date and time shall be published a minimum of two days in advance on the City calendar.
(2) 
All members and sub-committee members will be notified of the meeting date or cancellation of the same.
[Amended 9-4-2012 by Ord. No. 12-07]
The Parks and Recreation Commission shall be empowered to receive gifts and donations in the name of the City for the above named purposes. Any such net-proceeds deposited or transferred into the parks improvement fund shall be restricted for such purpose and used only upon recommendation of the commission and appropriation by the City Council.
An annual audit of gifts, donations and earnings, and disposition of such shall be presented to the City Council at a regular meeting of the Council.
Recommendations for the budget shall be given to the City Manager by March 1 of each year. The commission shall comply with all financial, budget, accounting and audit policies and procedures.
If so approved by the Friends of the Corunna Historical Village, the Parks and Recreation Commission shall also be empowered to solicit gifts and donations in the name of the Friends as allowed under their charter, for the purpose of providing tax deductible gift receipts to donors and for conducting fundraising events regulated by the charitable gaming division of the state bureau of lottery. All such proceeds shall be returned to the City in the name of the commission, and shall be restricted for the purpose given and used only upon recommendation of the commission and appropriation by the City Council. Any net proceeds retained by the Friends of the Corunna Historical Village that are under the control of the Parks and Recreation Commission shall be turned over to the City Clerk/Treasurer on the first business day of each month, and shall be reported in the City audit.
[Amended 9-4-2012 by Ord. No. 12-07]
The Parks and Recreation Commission may sponsor programs independently or in conjunction with other commissions and agencies of the City.
[Amended 9-4-2012 by Ord. No. 12-07]
The Parks and Recreation Commission shall be empowered to appoint such committees as may be found necessary to accomplish the purposes of this division. Qualifications of committee members shall be as by policy adopted by the commission. All persons appointed to such committees not appointed to the commission shall be sworn in by the City Clerk, and shall serve for indefinite terms at the pleasure of the commission. Committee members shall be responsible to the commission in and for the performance of the duties of their office, and shall comply with City policies and procedures in the same way as they pertain to the members of the commission.
All committees shall comply with the Open Meetings Act, Freedom of Information Act, and other such acts, ordinances, policies and procedures in the same way as they pertain to the commission. The committees will meet as needed; however, they will make any and all proposals to the commission pertaining to their needs.