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RESOLUTION NOo 5261
RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION 5100
ESTABLISHING A
PARK AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMISSION
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota, as follows:
1. There is hereby created a Park .and Recreation Advisory Commission.
2. The Commission shall serve in a direct advisory capacity to the city council.
Staff services for the commission shall be furnished by the park and recreation
department of the city.
3. The Commission shall consist of nine (9) regular members, all of whom shall be
residents of-the City of Richfield. They shall be appointed by the city council and
shall be subject to removal, with or without cause, by the city councilo In making
appointments to the Commission, the council shall undertake to secure a representative
balance among various groups and interests within the community, They shall give due
regard to representation from (a) senior citizens, (b) handicapped persons and
parents of the mentally and physically handica-peed persons, (c) the business community,
(d) the public and private. schools, (e) the community's athletic organizations,
(f) the clergy and (g) homemakers.
In addition to the nine regular members of-the Commission, it shall have four (4)
non-voting, ex-officio members. Such ex-officio members shall be selected as
follows: One member shall be appointed by the city council from among its members;
one shall be appointed by the school board from among its members, one shall be
appointed by the Youth Advisory Commission from among its members, and one shall
be appointed by the. Planning Commission from among its members.
4. Regular members shall be appointed in January of each year by the city council to
serve for three (6) year terms, except in the case of the original commission, The
regular members of-.the original commission shall serve staggered terms as follows:
Three members shall be appointed for one year terms; three members shall be appointed
for two year terms; three members shall be appointed for three year terms. Terms of
members of the Commission shall begin on the first day of February of the year of
appointment and shall continue until the first day of February of the-year in-which
their appointment expires, or until their successors are selected, subject, however,
to prior termination as otherwise provided in this resolution.
Selection of ex-officio members from the city council and the school. board shall
be made annually and, insofar as possible, in January of each year, with such
ex-officio members serving for a term of one year or until their successors are
appointed.
5. The Commission shall be advisory to the city council on matters relating to park
and recreation facilities, programs and finances, It shall develop and review in
accordance with all state and local requirements plans for the acquisition and
development of parks and recreation facilities and make recommendations thereon
to the council. It shad also develop and review park and recreation programs and
activities and make recommendations thereon to the council. It shall also investigate
and make recommendations to the council on any matter, related to park and recreation
facilities and programs including the review of the financial operations and
maintenenace of the nature center, swimming pool, and ice arena, which is referred to
it by the city council.
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6o Any of the following shall cause the office of a regular member to become vacated:
a) Death
b) Disability or failure to serve, shown by failure to attend three consecutive
regular meetings of the commission without written permission of the
commission to be excusede
c) Removal of legal residence from the city.
d) Resignation in writingo
e) Removal by the city council
f) Election or appointment to a public office,
Passed by the city council of the City of Richfield this 9th. day of September, 1974°
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