BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, ETC.
TITLE 2
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, ETC.
CHAPTER
1. PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD.
CHAPTER 1
PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD
SECTION
2-101. Created.
2-102. Powers and duties.
2-103. Memberships and compensation.
2-104. Organizations and meetings.
2-105. Finances.
2-101. Created. The Oliver Springs Parks and Recreation
Board (herein referred to as "the board") is hereby created and
shall be organized and operated as in the following sections. (Ord.
#93-02-04A, April 1992)
2-102. Powers and duties. It shall be the duty of the
board to study the need for further park sites and recreation facilities in
the Town of Oliver Springs and to make recommendations to the Oliver Springs
Municipal Planning Commission and town council as per Tennessee Code
Annotated, ?? 13-4-104, 13-4-201 and 11-24-103 concerning the development and
coordination of future sites, maintenance of existing sites within the
corporate limits, and the establishment and operation of municipal recreation
systems and facilities. (Ord. #93-02-04A, April 1992)
2-103. Membership and compensation. The board shall
consist of five (5) persons, at least two (2) of whom may be members of the
school staff, to be appointed by the presiding officer of such governing body,
to serve for terms of five (5) years or until their successors are appointed,
except that the members of such board or commission first appointed shall be
appointed for such terms that the term of one (1) member shall expire annually
thereafter. The members of such board or commission shall serve without pay.
Vacancies in such board or commission occurring otherwise than by expiration
of term shall be filled only for the unexpired term, and such appointment
shall be filled by the governing body. (Ord. #93-02-04A, April 1992)
2-104. Organization and meetings. The board shall elect
from its appointed members a chairman, a vice-chairman, and a secretary. The
terms of office shall be for one (1) year with eligibility for re-election.
The board shall adopt rules, regulations, and by-laws for the performance and
discharge of its duties and objectives. All town officers, departments and
committees, boards and commissions appointed by the town shall render
reasonable and necessary assistance to the board. The board shall meet in
regular session each month at a regularly scheduled time. Called meetings of
the board shall be determined by the chairman or majority of entire membership
of the board. (Ord. #93-02-04A, April 1992)
2-105. Finances. The board shall annually on or before
July 1st of each year, prepare in detail a budget for recreation purposes and
submit same to the town council. The town council shall have full power to
revise such budget. The parks and recreation board may in the name of Oliver
Springs accept gifts, grants, or money or any personal or real property from
any agency, firms, corporations, or any person. Any gifts, grants, or bequests
shall be used or applied for the purpose of this chapter. If acceptance of a
gift, grant or bequests shall subject the town to expense of improvement,
maintenance, renewals, or other similar circumstances, the acceptances shall
be subject to approval by the town council. The town council may appropriate
funds belonging to the town to meet aid assistance by county, state, and
federal agencies for recreation purposes. The expenditures of the parks and
recreation board, other than the voluntary contributions made by interested
individuals, shall be within that amounts appropriated by the town council.
All purchases and payments being made from funds so appropriated by the town
council shall be made under the supervision of the town administrator as
purchasing agent with expenditures of voluntary contributions to be made in
accordance with the best judgement of the parks and recreation board. (Ord.
#93-02-04A, April 1992)