HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-05-08 Packet 09.A-B.
To: Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Commission
From: Zac Dockter, Parks and Recreation Director
CC:
Date: April 26, 2023
Subject: Action Updates
Introduction/Background
Staff will present on the following topics:
1. 2023 Park Project Review
2. Crockett Fields at Hamlet Park
3. Bylaw Review – below is the edited bylaws based on City Council direction regarding
terms:
Membership
1. Number and Term – The Commission shall consist of nine (9) members, two of which are youth
seats, each appointed by the City council for terms of two (2) years beginning March 1. No
Parks Commission member may serve more than four consecutive terms. Appointments to fill
vacancies shall be only for the unexpired portion of such vacancy; filling an unexpired term of
one year or less shall not be counted against the limit of three consecutive terms.
2. Qualifications – All members of the Commission must meet the following qualifications:
a. Each Parks Commission member shall be a resident of the City.
b. Youth Commission members shall be a student enrolled in grades 9-12.
3. Attendance and Resignation
a. Resignation from the Parks Commission shall be in writing to the Chair of the Parks
Commission who will notify the City Council and request a new appointment.
b. Absence From Meetings: Unexcused absence from three (3) consecutive regular meetings
of the commission or four (4) meetings in any one year period (beginning March 1) shall be
deemed to constitute a resignation of a member, and the vacancy thus created shall be filled
thereafter. To be excused, an absence must be requested in writing by the affected
member, granted by the commission chairperson (or the vice chair if the chairperson makes
the request) and the council liaison and filed with the city clerk. Absences may be excused
for extenuating circumstances that prevent the member's attendance, such as business
demands, state of health, or personal emergencies. (Ord. 694, 5-2-2001)
c. Removal of Members: The council shall, by majority vote, have the authority to remove any
member of the commission from office whenever in its discretion the best interest of the city
shall be served thereby. A member removed from office shall, upon request, have a right of
appeal before the council. (1971 Code § 2-46)
4. Ex-Officio Members – Ex officio members of the Parks Commission, who shall be nonvoting
members, shall be the Mayor and members of the City Council. The Council or Parks commission
chairperson may appoint ex officio, nonvoting members to the Parks commission when such
appointment, in the sole discretion of the appointing authority, is deemed beneficial to aiding the Parks
commission to fulfill its assigned duties, such ex officio member to serve for a term designated by the
appointing authority. (1971 Code § 2-44; amd. 2000 Code)
Staff Recommendation
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