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ORDINANCE NO. 95 -777
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY
AMENDING THE TEMPLE CITY MUNICIPAL CODE RELATIVE TO CHANGING THE
TITLE OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION TO THE PARKS &
RECREATION COMMISSION.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Article II, Chapter 6, Part I, Sections 2600 through 2607 of the Temple City Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
PART 1 - PARKS & RECREATION COMMJSSION
SECTIONS
2600 PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION
2601 MEMBERS
2602 ORGANIZATION
2603 MEETINGS
2604 ABSENCE FROM MEETINGS
2605 ABSENCE FOR CAUSE
2606 RECORDS
2607 DUTIES
2600. PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION CREATED
Pursuant to Article XI of the Charter of the City of Temple City, Parks & Recreation
Commission is hereby created.
2601. MEMBERS
The Parks & Recreation Commission shall consist of five (5) members appointed for two
year terms who shall be residents and qualified electors of the City at the time of their
appointment to office and members shall be required to remain residents and qualified
electors of the City during their entire period of service on the Commission. Members
shall be appointed as set forth in Section 1103 of the Charter of the City of Temple City.
2602. ORGANIZATION
The rules and regulations adopted by the Commission and Roberts' Rules of Order, where
not inconsistent with said rules and regulations, shall govern all meetings of the
Commission.
The Commission shall elect its chairman from among its appointed members for a term
of one (1) year. The commission shall hold at least one regular meeting in each month.
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2603. MEETINGS
Regular meetings shall be as provided for by resolution of the Parks & Recreation
Commission and approved by the City Council. Special meetings shall be called in the
manner specified in the Government Code of the State of California for the calling of
special meetings of Commissions and Boards. A majority of the regular members shall
constitute a quorum. Less than a quorum may adjourn any meeting.
2604. ABSENCE FROM MEETINGS
If a member of the Commission shall be absent from three successive regular meetings of
said Commission, without cause, the office of such member shall be deemed to be vacant
and the term of such member ipso facto terminated and the Commission shall immediately
inform the City Council of such vacancy.
2605. ABSENCE FOR CAUSE
Where a member of the Commission is absent due to illness or unavoidable absence from
the City, and gives notice thereof to the Secretary of the Commission on or before the day
of any regular meeting by said Commission the same shall be deemed an absence for
cause.
2606. RECORDS
The Commission shall keep a record of all business, minutes, transactions, findings,
determinations, correspondence and other matters coming before it. Such records shall
be maintained as are public records of other bodies and agencies.
Minutes of the Commission shall be filed with the City Clerk.
2607. DUTIES
The duties of the Parks & Recreation Commission shall be as follows:
A. It shall be the continuing duty of the Parks & Recreation Commission to monitor
the existing parks and recreation programs and to formulate policy matters
directly to the City Council in respect to the development and acquisition of park
sites; the development, maintenance and general operation of existing recreation
areas and facilities; and the development of programs such as senior citizens
services, transportation, human services, youth services, special events, and other
community -wide programs and activities;
B. To act in an advisory capacity to the City Council in all matters pertaining to
parks and recreation programs;
C. To act as Liaison with the governmental agencies, private social service agencies,
civic groups and citizens in order to establish an ongoing needs assessment for
programs and sites, and to coordinate programs for a more effective delivery of
services and reduction of duplication;
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D. To advise City Staff with respect to matter of administration, development of park
and recreation programs, areas, facilities and services;
E. To make periodic inventories of recreation programs that exist or may be needed
within the City, County or Community, to review the needs with City Staff and
to advise the City Council accordingly;
F. To advise City Staff concerning the preparation of the Annual Parks Maintenance,
Recreation/Human Services, Public Transportation Program Budgets, special
projects and long range capital improvement programs;
G. To review on an as needed basis ordinances and City policies which relate to use
of City parks and public facilities;
H. To develop, review, recommend and implement community activities that promote
and encourage economic enhancement opportunities.
Section 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance and to its
approval by the Mayor and shall cause the same to be published in the Pasadena Star News, a newspaper
of general circulation in the City of Temple City.
SIGNED AND ADOPTED this 6th day of June, 1995.
ATTEST:
I, City Clerk of the City of Temple City, hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance, Ordinance
No. 95 -777 was introduced at a regular meeting held on the 21st day of March, 1995, and signed by the
Mayor attested to by the City Clerk, at regular meeting held on the 6th day of June, 1995 by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilman - Budds, Gillanders, Souder, Wilson, Breazeal
NOES: Councilman -None
ABSENT: Councilman -None