Ordinance No. 0314 10-18-1965I``�
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AN ORDINANCB AMBNDING CNAPTER 24 OF THE FRIDI,BY CITP CODE RB-
LATING T17 THE ORGANIZATION, POWER, aND �UTHORITY OF T[� CITY
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION.
The City Council of the City of Fridley do ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. That various sections oi Chapter 24 of the Fridley City
Code be amended as follows:
Section 24.01. Q2EATi0N. There is hereby created a Parks
and Recreation Commission for the City of Fridley. 'It:e
commissior. shall consist of five Fridley residents, appoint-
ed by the City Council.
The Commission Chairman ehall be appointed by the City
Council and shall also serve as a me�aber of the Planning
Cpr�mission.
The initial members shall be appointed for staggered
terms, so that the term of no more than one wo:tld conclude
in any year. Thereafter, the members shall be appointed
for terms of three years. Both ori.ginal and successive
appointees shall serve until their successors are appoint-
ed and �calified.
A vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired portion of
the term by the City Conncil. Plembers of the commission
shall serve without compensation and shall not be person-
ally interested in any contracts of the cocrtnission. They
shall at the beginning of each yVer select a vice-chairman
and a secretary from their own number with duties in addition
to commission membership implied by these titles. e maj-
ority shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of
business.
Section 24.02. SCOPE, The Parks atsd Recreation Commission
sh�ll advise the City Manager and Council on operation of a
program of parka, p:aygrovnds, and public recreation. If any
part of the public recreation program of the community is
administer.ed directly by any public or private agency other
than the City, the commission shall have power to make
c000erative agreements with any such public or private
agency for the purpose of coordinating all the activities
and facilities included in such public recreation pro�ram.
The commission may make use of public'propert� assigned to,
or of private proper*y leased or otheru�ise made available
for public recreational use. Upon recommenda*_ion of �he
couuaission, the Council shell determine what land is to
be acquired for recreationa2 purposes, �ohat land the com- •
mission shall be permitted to nse in carrying on its
recreational program, and what buildin@s o: ether perm-
anent structures are to be conscructed upon such land.
The commission shall advise the Council upon such matters
and shall organize and review the operation of facilities
made available to it for recreational p+�rposes, but it
shall have no authority to acquire land in its own name
or without the consent of the governmental unit in whose
name such land is *_o be acquired.
Section 24,03. POWER. In order to carry on responsibil-
ities provided herein, the commission shall have power to:
(a) Adopt rnles for its meetings and the transaction
of its business and rules governing the use by
the public of the recreation €acilities under its
contro L
(b) Censent an3 approve appointment by the Parks and
Recrea*_ion Director of persanttel necessary to carry
out the responsibilities of the commission.
Ce) Accept gifts of real and personal propartv for
public recreational purposes, subject to the
provisions ef Secti_on 24.02.
(d) Provide for maintenance and care of public property
which has been assigned to it for �ublic recrea-
ticnal puzpo��s. �
(e) PerFO�m *ahatever other acts are reasonable and
necessary and proper to ca*ry out the ^_�mmission's
responsibi�ities under this ord=nance.
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Section 24.04. PROGRAM. The commissior shall each year ptior
to September 1, prepar� a comprehensive program for parks im-
provement and acq•�isition anJ f�r public recreation activities
f�r rn� eneuir,g year. The cor.unission's program sha11 be des-
criued in terms of activities a-,m11 as finances. The budget
of finances shalJ sho*a:
(a) Estima*_ed revenue_s, divided as follows:
(1) A�our.*_ ap�ropr.i.�`e� by City Council
(2) wn*_ributions from private sources
(3) Farnin�s fran ad.r.i=sions and other charges
made for use of facilities
(4) Miscellaneou; revenues; and
(b) Sstim�ted ex,enditures, 3ivided as follows:-
(I) Administration payroll
(2) Instructional and supervisory payroll
(3) M.aintenance and improve��nt payroll
(4) Supplies
(5) Printing
C6) Posta�e, express f,reight, utility charges
(7) ?:epairs
(4) Rents
(9) Equipmettt
(10) Real estate and improvementa
(11) Miscellaneous expenditures
C12) Contractual Services
(13) Taxes and assessments
(14) Consultant fees.
Su�h budget shall. be. submitted not later than June 1, to the
City Manager. The final deci.sions as to these contributions
shall be re�orted back to the commission, which shall adjust
the budget, if necessary. The expenditure allowances, as finallq
approved by the commission and City Council, shall control the
year's spending program. The commission sha21 not itseif levy
taaces or borrow moneY; and it shall not approve any claims or
incur any obligations for expenditure.
Sec*_ion 24,C5. FUNDS. For the purpose of financing the parks
and recreatior. pro�ram authorized 6y this chapter, the account-
ing shsJ1_ be the responsi`�ili•i�� of the treasurer of th� �;ity.
The commission shall be au*_horized to establish charges or fees
for the restricted use of anp facilities or to make any phase of
the recreation program wholly or partiall,y self-sustaining.
eny empl.oyees who hand).e cash in the process of collecti.cn shall
be bonded.
Section 24.06. REPORTS, In matters relatino to the recreation
pro�ram, personne: ar�i finances, advisor.y reports shall be made
directly to the City Council throu�h the City Manager.
Matters relating to propertp pvrchases, capital imorovements
and faci7ities shall be reported to the City Co•�ncil with rec-
commendation of the Planning Commission.
Section 24.07, nNNUAL REPORT. The commission shall, as soon as
possibie after the end of each calandar year, present to tile City
Council a comorehensive anaual r�port of its activities.
PASSED BY TiIE CITY COUNCIL OF TH5 CITY OF FRIDLEY Tk'.IS 18TN DAY
OF OCTOBER, 1965. I ^n �� �
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MaYOFt - W L iam J. Nee
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CI ,' CI.h�RK - Plarvin , Brunsell
First Reading:
Second Ree�ling:
Publish:
October 4, 2965
October 18, 1965
Rcvember 3, 1965
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