Ordinance 1426ORDINANCE NO. / t f2.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON
REPEALING CHAPTER 1.40 OF THE EDI`ONDS CITY CODE
AND ADOPTING A NEW CHAPTER 1.40 BY CREATING A
PARK AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD, PROVIDING
FOR APPOINTMENTS THERETO, TERMS OF NENBERSHIP,
AND POWERS AND DUTIES THEREOF.
WHEREAS, it is the purpose of this Ordinance to define
more clearly the duties of the Park Board of the City of Edmonds,
to expand its areas of advice and recommendations in the area
of recreational activities, but at the same time to retain the
existing members of the Park Board as the members of the Park
and Recreation Advisory Board and for their same respective
terms of membership without the necessity of reappointment.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDNONDS, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.40.010 Creation of Park and Recreation Advisory
Board and Eligibility:
reation Advisory Board,
appointed by the riayor,
There is hereby created a Park
consisting of nine members, who
with the confirmation
and Rec-
shall be
of the City
Council, from citizens who reside in the City of Edmonds. In
addition thereto, the Mayor shall appoint cane member of the City
Council to serve without vote, as ex-officio member of the Park
and Recreation Advisory Board for a term of six months.
Section 1.40.020 Terms of Membership: The original
membership of
those members
the Park and Recreation Advisory Board shall
presently serving the Park Board at the time
be
the enactment of this chapter. The term. of membership for
the members of
of
the Park and Recreation Advisory Board shall be
six years, provided, that in order that the fewest terms till
expire in any one year, the terms of the first appointee mem-
bers shall expire on the annual anniversary date of October 2,
1967, the effective date of the creation of the original terms
of the existing membership of the Board:
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Position No. 1 - 1968
Position No. 2 - 1969
Position No. 3 - 1969
Position No. 4 - 1970
Position I3o. 5 - 1971
Position No. 6 - 1971
Position No. 7 - 1972
Position No. 8 - 1973
Position No. 9 - 1973
Vacancies occurring otherwise than through the expiration
of terms shall be filled for the unexpired terms. Members
shall be selected without respect to political affiliations
and they shall serve without compensation.
Section 1.40.030 Officers of Board; Meetings; Quorum:
Members of the Board shall meet and organize by electing from
the members of the Board, a chairman and a vice chairman, and
such other officers as may be determined by the Board. It shall
be the duty of the chairman to preside at all meetings. The
vice chairman shall perform this duty in,the absence of the
chairman. A majority of the Board shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction of business. A majority of a quorum may
transact any particular business of the Board. A public meet-
ing of the Board shall be held at least once a month.
Section 1.40.040 Powers and Duties: The Board is hereby
empowered to advise and make recommendation to the Mayor, the
City Council and the Park and Recreation Department on such
matters as may be specifically referred to said Board by said
Mayor, Council or Department, including but not limited to the
following matters:
(1) Regarding the general supervision and control of all
parks and recreational facilities and programs of the City;
(I) Employment of necessary personnel;
(3) Conduct of any form of recrational or cultural
activity that will employ the leisure time of the people in
a constructive and wholesome manner;
(4) Regarding planning, promotion, management, acquisition,
construction, development, maintenance and operation, including
restrictions on, and compensation to be paid for, concessions
or privileges in parks, playgrounds, squares, parkways and
boulevards, play and recreation grounds, and/or other municipally
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owned recrational facilities, including community buildings
and improvements and ornamentation of the same;
(5) Regarding proposed contracts with the United States,
the State of Washington, any county, city or town, park dist-
rict, school district, port district or
zations for the purpose of conducting a
exercising other powers granted by this
any such public organi-
recreational program
Ordinance; and
(6) To recommend rules and regulations
or
for the government,
management, supervision, and control of the City parks
eational facilities and programs.
Section 1.40.050 Previously existing Chapter
Edmonds City Code is hereby repealed.
Attest:
I RENE VARN kY Psi N
CITY CLERK
APPROVED:
H. `H. %HARRISON
and rec-
1.40 of the
MAYOR
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: Eay 6, 1969
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: May 20, 1969
PUBLISHED: Flay 28, 1969