[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Port Jefferson as Ch. 14 of the 1970 Code; amended
in its entirety 6-11-1992 by L.L.
No. 4-1992. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
There is hereby established a Parks and Recreation
Advisory Council pursuant to § 4-412 of the Village Law
of the State of New York.
The Parks and Recreation Advisory Council shall
consist of seven members to be appointed by the Mayor, subject to
the approval of the Board of Trustees, each for a term of five years,
to serve without compensation, except that of those first appointed
one shall serve for a term of one year, one for a term of two years,
one for a term of three years, one for a term of four years and one
for a term of five years. Any vacancy occurring otherwise than by
expiration of a term shall be filled by appointment by the Mayor for
the unexpired term only. Members must be citizens of the United States,
at least 18 years of age and residents of the Incorporated Village
of Port Jefferson. Members of the Board of Trustees, not exceeding
two in number, may be members of the Parks and Recreation Advisory
Council. The members of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Council
shall select a Chairman from among their members.
All meetings of the Parks and Recreation Advisory
Council shall be held at the call of the Chairman and at such other
times as the Parks and Recreation Advisory Council may determine.
The Parks and Recreation Advisory Council shall keep a written record
of its proceedings. Four members shall constitute a quorum.
The Parks and Recreation Advisory Council shall
have the following powers and duties which shall be performed and
discharged subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees:
A.
To recommend to the Board of Trustees for consideration
and enactment local laws for the care, management and protection of
parks and for the conduct of persons therein and for the exclusion
of improper persons therefrom.
B.
Pursuant to the Village Law of the State of New York,
the Parks and Recreation Advisory Council shall have the following
additional powers and duties, subject to the approval of the Board
of Trustees:
The Parks and Recreation Advisory Council, at
a time to be designated by the Board of Trustees, shall submit to
the Board of Trustees an estimate of anticipated revenues and expenditures
for the ensuing fiscal year to be, if approved by the Board of Trustees,
included in the budget.
