Ontario Municipal Code Art. 4 Recreation and Parks Commission

There is hereby created and established an advisory Recreation and Parks Commission.

(§ 1, Ord. 1607, eff. June 17, 1965, § 3, Ord. 2899, eff. February 19, 2009)

The duties and responsibilities of the Recreation and Parks Commission shall be as follows:

(a) To act in an advisory capacity to the Council and City Manager in all matters concerning recreation and parks in order to coordinate all public agencies and civic organizations to provide sound recreation and parks planning and programming;

(b) To coordinate with the Recreation and Community Services Director in formulating policies on recreation services for approval by the Council and to recommend:

(1) To the Council and pertinent school district governing bodies the best joint use of recreation facilities; and

(2) To the Council the advisability of acquiring and/or utilizing various parcels of land for recreation and parks purposes;

(c) To advise the Recreation and Community Services Director on problems of administration and development of recreation areas, facilities, programs, and recreation services;

(d) To recommend the adoption of standards on organization, personnel, areas and facilities, and program and financial support of recreation and park activities;

(e) To make periodic inventories of recreation services which exist or may be needed and interpret the needs of the public to the Council and the Recreation and Community Services Director;

(f) To advise the Recreation and Community Services Director in the preparation of the annual budget request and on the long range recreation and parks capital improvement program;

(g) To consider all requests for permanent facilities to be erected on park areas; and

(h) To interpret the policies and functions of the Recreation and Community Services Department to the public.

(§ 3, Ord. 1607, eff. June 17, 1965, § 3, Ord. 2899, eff. February 19, 2009)

(a) Procedure. The Recreation and Parks Commission shall adopt rules and regulations to govern procedure.

(b) Regular meetings. The Commission shall, by vote, set a time for regular meetings which shall be held at least once each month.

(c) Special meetings. The Commission shall determine the manner in which special meetings may be held and due notice given of such meetings.

(d) Quorum. A majority of the regular members shall constitute a quorum.

(e) Absences. Absence from three (3) consecutive regular meetings [two (2) for the non-voting student member] without the formal consent of the Commission shall be deemed to constitute the resignation of such member and the position declared vacant.

(f) Minutes. Minutes of the meetings of the Commission shall be filed with the City Clerk, City Manager and Recreation and Community Services Director.

(§ 2, Ord. 1607, eff. June 17, 1965, as amended by § 3, Ord. 2754, eff. April 4, 2002, § 3, Ord. 2899, eff. February 19, 2009)