Orange County Municipal Code Art. 2 Orange County Parks Commission

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 10-012, § 2, adopted September 28, 2010, amended the Code by renaming art. 2. Formerly art. 2 was entitled "Harbors, Beaches and Parks Commission."

(a) There is hereby created an Orange County Parks Commission consisting of seven (7) members. Five (5) members shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors. Each Supervisor shall nominate one (1) member of the Commission who shall reside in the County of Orange. Two (2) members shall be appointed by the "City Selection Committee" as established pursuant to California Government Code Sections 50270 through 50279.2. One (1) such member shall be a resident of the Cities of Seal Beach, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, Dana Point or San Clemente, and one (1) such member shall be a resident of one (1) of the other cities in the County of Orange. The term of office of each member appointed by the Board of Supervisors shall coincide with the term of office of the nominating Supervisor. The term of office of the members appointed by the City Selection Committee shall be for successive four-year periods. A member may be removed during his/her term of office by a majority vote of the respective appointing authority.

(b) A member of the Board may nominate a person from outside of the District that the member represents, but may only nominate such a person with the concurrence, in writing, of the Board member who represents the District in which the proposed nominee resides.

(Ord. No. 99-21, § 1, 8-31-99; Ord. No. 10-013, § 1, 9-28-10; Ord. No. 15-016, § 1, 10-6-15)

Each member of the Commission shall receive compensation of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for each Commission meeting attended and for attendance at each meeting of a standing or ad hoc committee when appointed by the commission as the commission's representative, not to exceed a total of two (2) meetings in any calendar month. The Commissioner shall be entitled to traveling expenses to and from his/her usual place of residence to the place of meeting of the Commission, and for other Commission business under the procedure for and at the mileage rate allowed County-employee units covered under the Personnel and Salary Resolution.

(Ord. No. 99-21, § 1, 8-31-99; Ord. No. 10-012, § 4, 9-28-10)

The Commission shall elect one of its members as chairman and another as vice-chairman, each of who shall serve at the pleasure of the Commission. The Director or designee shall act as Executive Officer of the Commission, preparing its agendas, keeping the minutes of its meetings and attending to its necessary correspondence and shall be the custodian of its records.

(Ord. No. 99-21, § 1, 8-31-99)

The Commission may meet monthly or more often at such times and place as it may determine.

(Ord. No. 99-21, § 1, 8-31-99)

Except as otherwise provided, the Orange County Parks Commission shall be advisory to the Board of Supervisors and to the Director of Orange County Parks, and shall have the power and duty:

(1) To recommend to the Board of Supervisors plans and policies for the acquisition, development, maintenance and operation of the harbors, beaches, parks and recreational areas of the County;

(2) On request of the Board of Supervisors, to advise the Board and make recommendations on any matter pertaining to harbors, beaches, parks, and recreational areas and any other matters referred by the Board concerning open space, trails, community and neighborhood parks and recreational activities;

(3) On request of the Director, to advise him/her on any question of administrative policy and regarding any matter to be decided by the Director under this division;

(4) On appeal from an administrative decision by the Director, to act as a board of administrative review where so provided in this division;

(5) To make such investigations as it may deem necessary in the exercise of the powers in this section enumerated;

(6) To perform the duties and functions of the Fish and Game Commission assigned by either statute or this Code and shall consider methods for the propagation and protection of fish and game in the State of California and County of Orange.

(Ord. No. 99-21, § 1, 8-31-99; Ord. No. 10-012, § 4, 9-28-10)