HomeMy Public PortalAbout1990-24ORDINANCE NO. 1990 -24
® AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 600
OF THE GREENCASTLE CODE TO ESTABLISH
A DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
BE IT ORDAINED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF GREENCASTLE, INDIANA:
SECTION 1.
Chapter 600 of the City of Greencastle Code, is hereby
amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 600
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
600 -1. Definitions
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have
the meanings described to them:
"Board" refers to the Board of Park commissioners
established under this Chapter.
® "City" means the City of Greencastle, Indiana.
"Department" refers to the Department of Parks and
Recreation established under this Chapter.
600 -5. Establishment
The Common Council hereby adopts IC 36 -10 -4. Under the
Provisions of IC 36 -10 -4 there is hereby created a Greencastle
Department of Parks and Recreation.
600 -10. Membership
The Board of Park Commissioners shall be composed of four
(4) commissioners appointed by the Mayor on the basis of their
interest and knowledge of parks and recreation. Each
commissioner must be a resident property owner of the City and
no more than two (2) commissioners shall be affiliated with
the same political party.
Additional members shall include:
One (1) ex- officio member from the Putnam County Library
Board.
One (1) ex- officio member from the Greencastle Community
School Board.
600 -15. Terms
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(a) Each commissioner appointed shall hold office for a
term of four (4) years, beginning on January 1 in the year of
the appointment. The mayor shall appoint a commissioner to
fill a vacancy caused by the expiration of a term by February
1 of that year. If a vacancy occurs, the Mayor shall appoint
a new commissioner for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(b) A commissioner may not be removed from office except
upon charges preferred in writing before the mayor, with a
hearing held on them. If the mayor is bringing the charges,
the Common Council shall appoint a hearing officer. The only
permissible reasons for removal are:
(1) inefficiency;
(2) neglect of duty;
(3) malfeasance in office.
600 -20. Organization and Procedures
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(a) At its first regular meeting after adoption of this
ordinance and thereafter in February each year, the Board
shall elect a president and vice - president. The vice-
president shall. have authority to act as the president of the
board during the absence or disability of the president. The
Board may appoint a secretary from within or outside its own
membership.
(b) A majority of the commissioners constitutes a
quorum. Action of the board is not binding unless authorized
by a majority of the commissioners at a regular or duly called
special meeting of the board. If there is a tie vote on any
questions, the city executive shall cast the deciding vote.
Ex- officio members shall not be counted in determining a
quorum and may not vote.
(c) The board shall fix a time for holding regular
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meetings. Special meetings of the board may be called at any
time by its president, or by any two (2) commissioners, upon a
written request to the secretary. If a special meeting is
called, the secretary shall notify the commissioners by
mailing written notices of the time of the meeting at least
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one day before the meeting. All meetings are open to the
public.
(d) The proper authorities of the city shall provide a
suitable office for the board where its maps, plans,
documents, records, and accounts shall be kept, subject to
public inspection at all reasonable times.
(e) By February 1 of each year the board shall make a
report to the Mayor of
(1) its proceedings, including a full statement of
its receipts and disbursements for the
preceding calendar year;
(2) the acquisition of real property by the board;
(3) improvements made by the board; and
(4) general character of the work of the board
during the proceeding year.
(f) Money received by the board shall immediately be
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paid into the city treasury and credited to the department.
All expenditures relating to the park, parkways, public
grounds, public ways, and other plans of the city under the
control of the department shall be provided for by a special
levy of taxes. The money shall be paid from the city treasury
when ordered by the board.
600 -25. Powers
The Board shall have the power to perform all acts
necessary to acquire and develop sites and facilities and
to conduct such programs as are generally understood to
be park and recreation functions. In addition, the Board
shall have all the powers listed in IC 36 -10 -4 et seq.
600 -30. Budget; Gifts
The Board shall prepare and submit an annual budget in
the same manner as other departments of city government as
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provided by IC 36- 4 -7 -6. The Board may accept gifts,
donations, and subsidies for park and recreation purposes.
600 -35. Special Taxing District
® All of the area within the corporate boundaries of the
city constitutes a taxing district for levying special benefit
taxes for park purposes as provided in IC 36 -10 -4.
SECTION 2. REPEALS.
All other ordinances, resolutions, or parts thereof in
conflict with the provisions and intent of this ordinance are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon
passage.
THIS ORDINANCE was passed and adopted this 13th day of
November, 1990. l /Z
Michael M. Harmless,
Presiding Officer
ATTEST:
Jtdith Berry
Clerk- Treasurer
Presented by me to the Mayor of Greencastle, Indiana,
this 13th day of November, 1990, at o'clock, fL.m.
J�) ith Berry,
Clerk- Treasurer
Approved and signed by me this 13th day of November,
1990, at ��'. f��' o'clock, (�.. m.
Michael M. z
Harmless,
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Judith Berry
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derk- Treasurer