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Board Members Include:
Randy Veach - President
Chet Griffeth -Vice President
Judy Simpson - Secretary
Geraldine Calley Park BoardMinutes
Mark Green
Mark Jenkins Park Board Agenda
Andi Kent
Ian Kurtz
Trichia Long
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PARK AND RECREATION BOARD -- CREATION -- COMPOSITION
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Under authority of the State laws of Missouri Sections 90.500 to 90.570, RSMo., there be and is hereby created a Park and Recreation Board in this City, the Directors of which shall be appointed by the Mayor, subject to the consent of the Board of Aldermen, and shall consist of nine (9) members. Directors appointed to the Park and Recreation Board must be citizens and shall have been residents of the City for at least two (2) years immediately prior to their appointment. No member of the Municipal Government shall be a member of said Board. (R.O. 2006 §140.010; CC 1992 §140.010; CC 1974 §26.010)
SECTION 145.020: TERMS OF DIRECTORS
A. Such members shall hold their respective office from the first (1st) of June following their appointment. They shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years, except that those appointed at the first (1st) meeting shall cast lots for their respective terms, three (3) Directors to serve three (3) years, three (3) Directors to serve two (2) years and three (3) Directors to serve one (1) year.
B. The Mayor may, by and with the consent of the Board of Aldermen, remove any member of the Park and Recreation Board for misconduct or neglect of duty.
C. Vacancies occasioned by removal, resignation or otherwise shall be reported to the Board of Aldermen and shall be filled in like manner as original appointments, except that the term of office is restricted to the unexpired term of office. No Director of the Board shall receive compensation as such. (R.O. 2006 §140.020; CC 1992 §140.020; CC 1974 §26.020)
SECTION 145.030: OFFICERS, RULES AND POWERS
The Park and Recreation Board shall, immediately after the appointment of Directors, meet and organize by the election of one (1) member as President, a Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. The Board shall make and adopt such bylaws, rules and regulations for its own guidance and proceedings as may be expedient, not inconsistent with this Chapter and with Sections 90.500 to 90.570 RSMo. (R.O. 2006 §140.030; CC 1992 §140.030; CC 1974 §26.030)
SECTION 145.040: DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Parks and Recreation Board shall:
1. Survey and make plans for the development and maintenance of facilities and activities for an adequate municipal park system.
2. The Board shall have exclusive control of the expenditures of all money collected to the credit of the Park Fund and of the supervision, improvement, care, acquisition and custody of the parks.
3. All monies received for such parks shall be deposited in the Treasury of the City to the credit of the Park Fund and shall be kept separate and apart from all other monies and accounts of the City and be drawn upon by the proper officers of the City, upon the properly authenticated vouchers of the Park and Recreation Board.
4. The Board shall have power to purchase or otherwise secure ground to be used for parks.
5. The Park and Recreation Board shall have power to appoint a suitable person to take charge of said parks and necessary assistants, if required for said person, and to fix their compensation. The Board shall also have power to remove such appointees for misconduct or neglect of duty and shall in general carry out the spirit and intent of Sections 90.500 to 90.570, RSMo., in establishing and maintaining public parks. (R.O. 2006 §140.040; CC 1992 §140.040; CC 1974 §26.040)
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