[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of Montgomery Borough 6-27-1949 by Ord. No. 184 (Ch. I, Part 4B, of the 1996 Code of Ordinances). Amendments noted
where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Parks and recreation areas — See Ch. 298.
There is hereby created a recreation board to be known as the
"Montgomery Recreation Board of Montgomery, Pennsylvania."
[Amended 2-4-1963 by Ord.
No. 48]
The Board shall be composed of seven members to be appointed
by the Borough Council, except that three of the said seven members
may be members or appointees of the school board having control over
the school district in which the Borough of Montgomery may be located.
Such Board shall possess all the powers, and be subject to all the
responsibilities of borough recreation boards as prescribed and set
forth in law. Members of the Board shall be appointed for a term of
five years, except that, of the seven members first appointed to the
Board, the terms of two shall expire at the end of one year, two at
the end of two years, one at the end of three years, one at the end
of four years, and one at the end of five years. Vacancies shall be
filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointments.
Members of the Board shall serve without pay.
[Amended 2-4-1963 by Ord.
No. 48]
The Recreation Board shall appoint from its membership a Chairman
and such other officers as it may deem necessary for the orderly procedure
of its business, and may adopt rules and regulations governing the
conduct of all business within its jurisdiction. The Board shall hold
regular meetings at such times and places as it may designate.
The Recreation Board shall supervise the recreation programs
and activities and all indoor and outdoor activities and may use the
areas and facilities controlled, maintained and operated by the Montgomery
Public Park Commission.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Park Commission was established and
regulated by Ordinance No. 72, mainly to supervise Montgomery Public
Park. The Park Commission was abolished by Section 1 of Ord. No. 1973-4,
which repealed Ord. No. 72. Section 2 of Ord. No. 1973-4 provided
that the Montgomery Park Commission transfer all properties, physical
and monetary, to the Borough.
[Amended 2-4-1963 by Ord.
No. 48]
The Recreation Board may accept any gifts, grants, bequests
or donation of services, equipment, real estate or money from any
individual or group, to be used as specified by the donor, as by the
terms of acceptance. The Recreation Board shall have no authority
to enter into any contract or incur any binding obligation other than
for current obligations or contracts to be fully executed within the
then current fiscal year, and within budgeted appropriations made
for such year by the Borough Council and any other moneys lawfully
appropriated or made available to the Recreation Board for such year.
The Recreation Board shall have the power to appoint an executive
director or superintendent of recreation, who possesses the necessary
qualifications and who has demonstrated by actual work his ability
to organize and direct a community recreation system, and such other
personnel as may be deemed necessary and are recommended by the executive
director.
[Amended 2-4-1963 by Ord.
No. 48]
The funds appropriated by the Borough Council and budgeted to
the Recreation Board shall be disbursed by the fiscal disbursing officer
of the Recreation Board, upon vouchers issued by the Recreation Board
and within the appropriations made. Funds received by the Recreation
Board from sources other than budget appropriations shall be deposited
by the fiscal disbursing officer to the credit and for the use of
the Recreation Board, and shall be disbursed as the above-mentioned
budgeted funds are disbursed, except that funds received as gifts,
bequests or donations shall be disbursed in accordance with the terms
of such gift, bequest or donation, or the terms of the acceptance
thereof.
[Amended 2-4-1963 by Ord.
No. 48]
The Recreation Board shall make full and complete reports to
the Borough Council at such times as the Council may designate or
request. The fiscal year of the Recreation Board shall conform to
that of the Joint School District of the Borough of Montgomery and
Clinton Township.
Such powers as are or may be hereafter provided by statute of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or by ordinances of the Borough
of Montgomery relating to the development of and supervision of recreation
programs and/or recreational activities are hereby vested in the Recreation
Board to be exercised by it subject to any and all restrictions contained
in such powers and ordinances.
