Ventura Municipal Code Ch. 2.365 Parks, Recreation, and Community Partnerships Department 8

8 Editor’s note(s): Sections 3 and 4 of Ord. No. 2010-011, adopted September 27, 2010, amended Chapter 2.365 in its entirety to read as herein set out. Former Chapter 2.365 pertained to the community services department and derived from Ord. No. 2003-003, adopted April 28, 2003.

The parks, recreation, and community partnerships department is established and is organized into four functional program areas, all of which are under the direction and administration of the parks, recreation, and community partnerships director. These four areas are community recreation, golf operations, community partnerships and public parks. (Ord. No. 2010-011, § 3, 9-27-10)

Under the direction of the parks, recreation, and community partnerships director, this department is responsible for implementing and maintaining a comprehensive community service program that includes recreation activities and events; community recreation and long-range park planning efforts; golf course operations; cultural programs and services; overseeing the city’s public art program; stewardship of some of the city’s historic sites; overseeing and coordinating public information, and volunteerism efforts; administering city funded social service programs, services and facilities; administratively overseeing community libraries; and acquiring, maintaining, and improving city parks, recreational facilities, beaches, landscape areas, median strips and street trees. (Ord. No. 2010-011, § 4, 9-27-10)