[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Oakmont 1-13-1969 as Ch. 60 of the 1969 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Parks — See Ch. 141.
There is hereby created a Recreation Board known
as the "Recreation Board of the Borough of Oakmont."
[Amended 4-14-1975 by Ord. No. 012-76]
A.
The Board shall be composed of nine members, to be
appointed by the Council of the Borough of Oakmont, with the power
to provide, conduct and maintain public recreation areas, facilities
and centers subject to all of the responsibilities of the recreation
enabling legislation.
[Amended 5-11-2015 by Ord. No. O26-2015]
B.
The Board members shall serve for terms of five years
or until their successors are appointed, except that the members of
such Board first appointed shall be appointed for such terms that
the term of at least one member shall expire annually thereafter.
Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments
and for the unexpired term.
C.
Members shall serve without pay.
The following persons, residents of the Borough
of Oakmont, are hereby first appointed members of said Board, as provided
by law, for the respective terms as hereinafter shown:
A.
William Overly, for the term ending December 31, 1966.
B.
Mrs. Elizabeth Raphael, for the term ending December
31, 1967.
C.
Len C. Anderson, for the term ending December 31,
1968.
D.
Leonard Flowers, for the term ending December 31,
1969.
E.
William E. Kerr, for the term ending December 31,
1970.
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 bylaws, rules
and regulations covering its procedure not inconsistent with the provisions
of the state laws. The Recreation Board shall, from time to time,
make rules governing the operation and conduct of the recreational
facilities operated by the Board. The Board shall hold regular meetings
at such times and places as it may designate.
The Recreation Board shall maintain, operate
and supervise the public parks,[1] playfields and all outdoor and indoor recreation areas
and facilities owned or controlled by the Borough of Oakmont, whether
within or without the limits of the borough.
The Recreation Board may accept any grant, gift,
bequest or donation of services, equipment, real estate or money from
any individual or group, to be used as specified by the donor or by
the terms of acceptance. The Recreation Board shall have no authority
to enter into any contract or incur any obligation binding upon the
Borough of Oakmont, other than current obligations or contracts to
be fully executed within the then-current fiscal year, and all within
the budget appropriations made by the governing body of the Borough
of Oakmont.
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 supervise the activities of such other personnel as may
be deemed necessary in carrying out the program.
Any fund appropriated by the governing body
of the Borough of Oakmont and budgeted to the Recreation Board shall
be disbursed by the fiscal disbursing officer of the Borough of Oakmont,
upon vouchers issued by the Recreation Board and within the budget
appropriations made. Funds received by the Recreation Board from sources
other than budget appropriations shall be deposited by the Borough
of Oakmont to the credit and for the use of the Board and disbursed
as the above budget funds are disbursed, except that funds received
by gift, bequest or otherwise shall be disbursed in accordance with
the terms of such gift or bequest or the terms of the acceptance thereof.
The Recreation Board shall make full and complete
reports to the governing body at such times as may be designated or
requested by the governing body. The fiscal year of said Recreation
Board shall conform to that of the Borough of Oakmont.
Such powers as are now or may hereafter be provided
by statute of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or by ordinances of
the Borough of Oakmont, of the County of Allegheny and Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, relating to the development and operation of recreation
systems, public parks and playgrounds, are hereby vested in the Recreation
Board, to be exercised by it subject to any and all restrictions contained
in such powers and ordinances.
