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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2415ORDINANCE NO. ALLI$ AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of Port Angeles, increasing the membership of the Parks, Recreation and Beautification Commission, amend- ing Chapter 2.32 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code, and repealing Sections 1 and 2 of Ordinance No. 1926 and Section 1 of Ordinance No. 2384. The City Council of the Cityof Port Angeles does ordain as follows: Section 1: PAMC 2.32.010 is hereby amended to read as follows: 2.32.010 Created. There is hereby created a Parks, Recreation, and Beautification Commission, which shall consist of nine members. Section 2: 2.32.020 Membership. A. Procedures 1. Seven members of the Parks, Recreation and Beautifi- cation Commission shall be appointed by the City Council in accordance with the criteria set forth in PAMC 2.32.020 B. 2. Two members of the Parks, Recreation and Beauti- fication Commission shall be appointed by majority vote of the seven members appointed by the City Council. These two members shall be Port Angeles High School students and residents of Port Angeles. 3. Members may be removed from office for reasons deemed appropriate by the appointing authority, including but not limited to malfeasance in office or neglect of duties. B. Criteria. Criteria used in selecting members shall include but not be limited to the following: 1. Members shall be residents of the City. 2. Members shall have displayed an interest in the work of the Commission. 3. Members shall be selected in accordance with the Equal Opportunity guidelines. 4. The Commission shall represent a broad spectrum of the community. 5. Members shall be appointed without regard to political affiliation. 6. Members shall not be City employees or members of the City Council. C. Terms. 1. A full term of office shall be four (4) years ex- cept that the term for the High School student members shall be one school year. 2. The term of office shall start on March 1st of the year in which the appointment is made, provided that appointments to an unexpired term shall start as designated in the appointment, and provided further that appointments to the High School student posi- tions shall start on October 1st of the year in which the appointment is made and shall terminate on June 15th the following year. 3. Members of the Commission may be appointed to succeed themselves. 4. Appointments to fill an unexpired term shall be only for the remainder of that term, after which a re- appointment may be made. 5. Existing members shall fulfill the terms they were appointed to serve. 6. The terms of office for members appointed to un- expired terms shall be designated in the appointment and shall be for the maximum length of terms, not to exceed four (4) years, that result in no more than two members' terms expiring in the same year. 7. No person shall be allowed to serve on the Recrea- tion and Parks Commission for more than two consecu- tive four (4) year terms; provided that this prohi- bition shall not disqualify any person now serving on the Recreation and Parks Commission from com- pleting the term that he or she has been appointed -2- to serve as of the effective date of this ordinance; and provided further that no High School member shall be allowed to serve on the Recreation and Parks Com- mission for more than two consecutive one (1) year school year terms. 8. Members shall serve without pay. Section 3. Sections 1 and 2 of Ordinance No. 1926 and Section 1 of Ordinance No. 2384 are hereby repealed. Section 4 - Severability. If any provision of this ordinance, or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the ordinance, or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances, is not affected, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable. Section 5 - Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect as provided by law. PASSED by the City Council of the Cityof Port Angeles at a regular meeting of said Council held on the ai day of 0.6 e,r , 1986. ATTEST: Sherri L. Anderson, City Clerk APP ED VCZZzJ Craig_ Knutson, City Attorney PUBLISHED: LtlelyeAr 4-- 7 /9y5(F, -3- M A Y O R MEMO: October 16, 1986 TO: Mayor Whidden, City Council a City Manager FROM: Parks a Recreation Department SUBJECT: Consideration of Adding Students to the Parks, Recreation and Beautification Commission ISSUE: Should the City Council amend the ordinance governing the Parks, Recreation and Beautification Commission to allow two (2) Port Angeles High School students to be added as voting members of the Park Board, serving one year terms that run concurrently with the school year? BACKGROUND /ANALYSIS: It is the Parks, Recreation and Beautification Commission's desire to amend the existing ordinance governing the Park Board to allow the appointment of two (2) Port Angeles High School students to the Board as voting members. Student members' terms are to be one year terms and are to run concurrently with the school year. The selection process would be a cooperative effort between the Park Board and the High School administration. It is anticipated that the following benefits would be derived from the institution of this program: 1) this concept would allow students to be somewhat involved in some aspects of City government; 2) this would allow the Park Board the opportunity to hear from representatives of the school regarding park needs and interests; 3) with the increased emphasis of teen programming targeted by the Recre- ation Division, this would allow more insight in to programs which may be more viable than others; 4) it is a natural tie in with the athletic, music and horticultural programs of the High School. The athletic and music users of our major park facilities could have an easily accessible vehicle for which to communicate with the Parks, Recreation and Beautifica- tion Commission and with Park personnel. Horticultural students could have a better opportunity to discuss issues involving Park maintenance, turf maintenance, or to learn more about seasonal job openings and the acquisition of same, to enhance their opportunities for possible employment. RECOMMENDATION: The Park 8 Recreation Department and the Parks, Recre- ation and Beautification Commission recommend that the City Council amend the ordinance governing Parks, Recreation and Beautification Commission to allow the addition of two (2) student members. SB /jg cc: Parks, Rec. 6 Beautification Commission