[Ord. of 9-25-1972]
There shall be an office of the City entitled director of parks
and recreation. Such officer shall be appointed by the City Manager,
under whose authority will come the managing of both recreation and
park functions, including the development of comprehensive recreation
programs and the operational and developmental phases of parks, boulevards,
recreational areas and facilities, playgrounds and specialized areas
and structures.
[Ord. of 9-25-1972]
(a)
The duties of the director of parks and recreation shall be:
(1)
To organize and direct the services of a parks and recreation
department in concurrence with the general policies established by
the public authority.
(2)
To prepare and justify the budget; to control and supervise
departmental expenditures.
(3)
To recruit, select and employ, subject to the personnel policies
of the jurisdiction, the professional and other personnel needed for
the successful operation of the department.
(4)
To ascertain present and future needs of areas, facilities and
programs; to prepare long-term plans to meet these needs, including
the budgetary requirements.
(5)
To direct the acquisition, planning, construction, improvement
and maintenance of all areas and facilities that are the responsibility
of the department.
(6)
To develop and administer a broad program of recreation activities
for all age groups and interests, taking into account the resources
and needs of the area.
(7)
To counsel with community groups and individuals to determine
program needs, area facility requirements and improvements, and to
interpret the scope and purpose of operations and point out program
deficiencies and areas in which expansion and improvement are needed.
(8)
To give direction and guidance to departmental staff by defining
standards and principles of operation; and together with staff, to
establish agency goals and objectives.
(9)
To confer with other local, regional, state and national government
and voluntary agencies concerned with recreation, parks, conservation
and other recreation resources, so that cooperative planning and working
relationships can be developed.
(10)
To establish procedures to maintain files, correspondence and
records of the department; to provide for a system for reporting,
interpreting, and publicizing the work of the agency.
(11)
To serve as the technical advisor to the parks and recreation
advisory committee and conservation commission or other authority
responsible to the public for the recreation and park services.
