HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 24A (1989)ORDINANCE NO. 24A (1989)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DIAMOND BAR AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 24(1989)
CONCERNING THE PARKS AND RECREATION
COMMISSION.
The City Council of the City of Diamond Bar does ordain
as follows:
section 1.
Ordinance No. 24(1989) of the City of Diamond Bar
hereby is amended to read, in words and figures, as follows:
Section I. Parks and Recreation Commission Created.
There is hereby created a Parks and Recreation
Commission to serve in an advisory capacity to the City Council.
section 1. Composition.
The Parks and Recreation Commission shall be composed
of five members each of whom shall be a resident of the City of
Diamond Bar, and appointed in accordance with the procedures set
forth in Section 5 hereof.
Section 1. imposes.
The purposes of the Commission shall be:
(a) To coordinate all of the recreation and leisure
activities of the City.
(b) To provide for the establishment and maintenance
of sound recreation and parks programs.
(c) To ensure the efficient operation of all
recreation and park facilities within the City.
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(d) To encourage a sound and well-rounded program of
activities to serve the recreational, park, leisure time and
related needs of people within the City.
Section A. Organization and terms of office; filling
of vacancies in o c • officers; meetings.
(a) Each member of the Parks and Recreation Commission
shall be appointed by one member of the City Council, provided
that should a member of the City Council fail to make an
appointment within thirty days of the vacancy in question being
created a majority of the City Council shall appoint to fill the
vacancy.
-- (b) If a vacancy occurs other than by expiration of a
term, it shall be filled within thirty days by appointment for
the unexpired portion of the term by the Council Member who
appointed or had the opportunity to appoint the commissioner
whose position has been vacated. If that Council Member fails to
appoint within that thirty -day period, a majority of the City
Council shall appoint to fill the vacancy. If the vacancy is
effected by the removal process specified in this Section, the
person so removed may not be appointed to fill the vacancy.
(c) Notwithstanding any other term or provision of
this Ordinance, each member of the Park and Recreation Commission
shall be deemed to have resigned from his or her position on the
Commission ninety (g0) calendar days after the succession of any
person, whether by election, reelection or appointment, to the
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office of the Council Member who appointed, or had the
opportunity to appoint, such Commissioner and that Commission
position shall thereupon be deemed vacant and available for
appointment for the otherwise unexpired term, if any.
(d) If a member of the Park and Recreation Commission
is absent from three (3) consecutive regular meetings or from
more than fifty percent (50%) of the regular meetings thereof in
any one (1) year period, the office of said Commission shall
thereupon be deemed vacant and the secretary to the Commission
shall immediately inform the City Council thereof.
(e) Any member of the Parks and Recreation Commission
may be removed without cause during his or her term of office by
a four-fifths vote of the City Council, provided that no such
member may be removed during the initial three months of any term
of office for which he or she is appointed except by unanimous
vote of the Council.
(f) The terms of office of the Park and Recreation
Commission shall be two-year terms commencing on July 1st of even
numbered years and expiring on June 30th of even numbered years;
provided, however, that the terms of office of persons initially
appointed to the Park and Recreation Commission shall expire June
30, 1992.
(g) The Parks and Recreation Commission shall, at its
first regular meeting in July of each calendar year, elect a
chairman from among its appointed members for a term of one year,
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and may create and fill such other offices as it may determine
and shall hold regular meetings at least once a month and other
meetings at such additional times are are deemed necessary.
(h) The Director of Parks and Maintenance, or his or
her designee shall be the Secretary to the Commission.
section 6. Duties.
The duties of the Commission shall be:
(a) To identify the recreational, leisure time and
other people -oriented needs and aspirations of the community and
shall be responsible for analyzing alternative methods of
fulfilling the needs and aspirations and to present alternate
i solutions or recommendations for action.
(b) To act in an advisory capacity to the City Council
and City Manager in all matters pertaining to public recreation
and people -related activities and to cooperate with all
governmental agencies and civic groups in the advancement of
sound recreational planning and programming.
(c) To recommend joint recreational programming, and
to render assistance regarding the terms of contractual
agreements on financial aid and recreational facilities.
(d) To interpret the community park, recreational and
leisure time programs to public officials and to the general
citizenship in order to promote understanding and financial
support from public and private sources.
(e) To recommend the establishment of general policies
with respect to recreation and parks.
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(f) To assist in the acquisition, development,
beautification and maintenance of recreation and park facilities
in the City as part of a sound master plan in keeping with
community needs and future growth.
(g) To advise in the preparation of the annual budget
and the long-range recreation and parks capital improvement
budget.
842tiOA Z. Recreation Fund -Established.
There is hereby established a fund to be known as the
"recreation fund," into which all funds levied, collected or
derived for recreation purposes by the City shall be deposited.
-- Action $. Same-Ap=.Qeriations ]y Council.
In any jointly sponsored recreation program, the City
Council shall appropriate such moneys as are required to meet its
contracted share of the budget, as is determined by joint
contractual agreement of the Council and any other agency joining
in the program.
SOction I. Same -Expend tures.
Expenditures may be made from the recreation fund by
warrant in accordance with the budget and appropriations approved
by the Council in accordance with legal requirements and rules
established thereunder.
section 1Q. Compensations travel expenses.
(a) Each member of the Parks and Recreation Commission
shall be paid a fixed sum for each commission meeting such
commissioner attends. The sum to be paid to each commissioner
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for each such meeting attended by such commissioner shall be
established by resolution of the City Council.
(b) The City Council may, from time to time, provide
such sums as the City Council deems reasonable, in its sole
discretion, for travel expenses, meals, lodging and related
expenses necessarily incurred by Parks and Recreation
Commissioners incidental to the performance of their official
duties, including attendance at seminars, conferences or training
courses approved by the City Council. Said expenses may be
advanced to Commissioners or otherwise paid to them in accordance
with policies established by the City Council.
section 'u•
The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of the ordinance
and shall cause the same to be posted in three (3) public places
within the City of Diamond Bar pursuant to the provisions of
Resolution 89-6.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 16th ay o ��tAAober , 1990.
Mayor
I, LYNDA BURGESS, City Clerk of thV City of Diamond
Bar, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was
introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City
of Diamond Bar held on the 2nd day of October , 1990, and
was finally passed at a regular meeting of the City Council of
the City of Diamond Bar held on the 16th day of October., 1990,
by the following vote:
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AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:Horcher, Papen, Kim,
Mayor Pro Tem Forbing and Mayor Werner
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ATTEST
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