Chapter 2.60
PARKS, RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION*
2.60.010 Created.
2.60.020 Composition-Appointment- Compensation.
2.60.030 Qualification-Term.
2.60.040 Vacancies.
2.60.050 Removal of members.
2.60.060 Election of president and secretary.
2.60.070 Regular meetings.
2.60.080 President to preside-Election of president pro tempore.
2.60.090 Duties of secretary.
2.60.100 Special meetings.
2.60.110 Quorum.
2.60.130 Powers and duties generally.
2.60.140 Establishment of rates, fees and charges.
2.60.150 Director-Authority.
2.60.160 Cooperation with city officers and departments.
2.60.170 Not to incur financial liability.
* For charter provisions as to parks, playgrounds and recreation centers generally and as to authority of council to appoint commission, see Charter, Art. XIV, º 1. As to public service surplus fund for purpose of improving parks and playgrounds, see Charter, Art. XI, º 22.2. For authority of city to acquire, construct, etc., parks and playgrounds, etc., see Charter, Art. III, º 2, subsection 10. For authority of council as to general care and supervision of parks and parkways, see Charter, Art. XIX, º 2. For provision placing parks and playgrounds under the public welfare department, see Charter, Art. X, º 3.
2.60.010 Created.
There is created a parks, recreation and community services commission in and for the city. (Prior code º 3-61)
2.60.020 Composition-Appointment- Compensation.
The parks, recreation and community services commission shall consist of five members, who shall be appointed by the council to serve without compensation. (Prior code º 3-62)
2.60.030 Qualification-Term.
Each member of the parks, recreation and community services commission shall be a qualified elector of the city at the time of his or her appointment and during his or her incumbency. The term of office shall be three years or until his or her successor shall be appointed and qualified; provided, however, that at the first meeting of the commission after the appointment of its members, they shall so classify themselves by lot that one of them shall go out of office at the end of one year, two members shall go out of office at the end of two years, and the remaining two members shall go out of office at the end of three years from the date of their appointment. (Prior code º 3-63)
2.60.040 Vacancies.
Should a vacancy occur in the parks, recreation and community services commission for any reason, such vacancy shall be filled for such unexpired term by an appointment of a successor to fill the unexpired term of office by the council. (Prior code º 3-64)
2.60.050 Removal of members.
Whenever, in the discretion of the council, the best interests of the city shall be served, any member of the parks, recreation and community services commission may be removed from office by a majority vote of the council. (Prior code º 3-65)
2.60.060 Election of president and secretary.
Within ten days after their appointment, the members of the parks, recreation and community services commission shall meet in regular session and organize by electing from their members a president and a secretary, who shall each hold office for one year. (Prior code º 3-66)
2.60.070 Regular meetings.
The parks, recreation and community services commission shall meet in regular session at least once a month at a time and place selected by vote of its members. (Prior code º 3-67)
2.60.080 President to preside-Election of president pro tempore.
It shall be the duty of the president to preside over all meetings of the parks, recreation and community services commission. In the president's absence, a president pro tempore may be elected to preside. (Prior code º 3-68)
2.60.090 Duties of secretary.
It shall be the duty of the secretary to keep a record of all proceedings of the parks, recreation and community services commission and transmit its recommendations to the council. (Prior code º 3-69)
2.60.100 Special meetings.
Special meetings of the parks, recreation and community services commission may be called by the president or by any three members. Written notice of each special meeting must be given not less than seventy-two hours before such meeting to all members not joining in the call who are in the county. (Prior code º 3-70)
2.60.110 Quorum.
Three members of the parks, recreation and community services commission shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may adjourn from time to time to a day certain. (Prior code º 3-71)
2.60.130 Powers and duties generally.
The powers and duties of the parks, recreation and community services commission shall be to plan and recommend by regular reports to the council such action as may be necessary to create and develop an adequate and complete system of parks, playgrounds, bathing facilities and recreation centers and facilities; to manage, organize, direct and supervise various properties and facilities for public parks and public recreation; to take charge of and supervise parks and playgrounds and activities thereon, recreation and social centers, playfields, natatoriums and similar facilities; to supervise and provide for the community sports of all kinds, community singing, music, games, plays, celebrations and similar activities; and to cooperate with individuals, firms or organizations interested in public recreation. It shall be the duty of the commission and it shall have power to provide such clean and wholesome recreation and amusement for the citizens of the city as it shall deem advisable. (Prior code º 3-73)
2.60.140 Establishment of rates, fees and charges.
A. Except where rates, fees or charges have been or may hereafter be established by the council by ordinance for the use of or entrance upon or to any property or facility, including the civic auditorium parking garage, which is in charge of or under the management, care, control or supervision of the parks, recreation and community services commission, or the director, the commission may, from time to time, by resolution, establish reasonable rates, fees and charges therefor.
B. Whenever the commission schedules a course of instruction for a skill, sport or hobby, or in some phase of the arts and crafts, or whenever it establishes a special recreational program involving participation in sports or for a special outing, including but not limited to a day camp program, it may in the exercise of its discretion establish by rule a reasonable fee therefor to aid in defraying the cost of such course or program; provided, further, that notwithstanding the provision of Chapter 4.08 of this code relating to refunds, the commission shall also have the authority to provide by duly enacted rules for the refund of such fees where there is, in the commission's sole determination, good cause for such refund. (Ord. 5106 º 1, 1996: prior code º 3-74)
2.60.150 Director-Authority.
The office of director of parks, recreation and community services is created. The director of parks, recreation and community services shall carry out the directions of the city council and the parks, recreation and community services commission and to that end he or she shall organize and direct the use of all playgrounds and recreational centers owned, operated or maintained by the city. The director of parks, recreation and community services shall enforce all the ordinances of the city regulating parks, playgrounds and recreation centers and their use and may, in furtherance of such duty, have power to remove or cause to be removed and excluded from any of the parks, playgrounds and recreation centers any person violating any of the ordinances for a period not to exceed twenty-four hours. The director of parks, recreation and community services shall have the care and control of all equipment, grounds and paraphernalia owned or controlled by the city in use for park, playground or recreation center purposes, and shall be responsible to the commission for the custody of such property. (Prior code º 3-75)
2.60.160 Cooperation with city officers and departments.
All officers, departments and department heads of the city shall render cooperation and all reasonable and necessary assistance to the parks, recreation and community services commission. The commission may select and consult with such additional committees as it may deem advisable. (Prior code º 3-76)
2.60.170 Not to incur financial liability.
Neither the parks, recreation and community services commission, nor any person connected with the commission shall incur any financial liability in the name of the city. (Prior code º 3-77)