HomeMy WebLinkAboutPark 2013-04-24 Item 5F - Tukwila Municipal Code ReviewTUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE
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2.32.010 Created
2.32.020 Membership
2.32.030 Term of Office
2.32.040 Duties
2.32.050 Relationship of Commission to Annual Budget
2.32.010 Created
There is created in and for the City a park board to be
known as the "City of Tukwila Park Commission."
(0/ d, 1018§'2, 1977)
2.32.020 Membership
The Park Commission shall consist of five individuals, res-
idents of the City, who shall be appointed by the Mayor with
the consent of the Council. Of the five commissioners, one
shall be a senior citizen,
(Ors.. 1 tI18 §3, 1977)
2.32.030 Term of Office
Each commissioner shall serve for a three -year term. The
original terms shall be as provided for in RCW 25.23.170.
(Ord u 18 §4, 1977)
2.32.040 Duties
The Park Commission shall serve in an advisory capacity,
and as such shall submit to the City Council any recommenda-
tions it may have regarding the acquisition, development, ex-
pansion and operation of parks and recreational facilities and
programs in the City. In order to accomplish this, the Commis-
sion shall meet at least once per month with the Recreation
Supervisor, who shall act as secretary to the Commission,
More specifically, the duties of the Park Commission shall be:
1. To recommend any form of recreational activity
sponsored by the City that will employ the leisure time of the
people in a constructive or wholesome manner;
2. To recommend on all requests for the use of
City-owned or leased parks by agencies other than the City;
3. To plan, promote and recommend policy and
standards for the construction, development, maintenance and
operations, either within or without the City limits, of parks,
playfields and recreation grounds belonging to or leased by the
City. This includes community buildings as designated by the
Tukwila City Council and improvements of such buildings;
4. To make recommendations on ornamentation of
all parks and designated community buildings, and to control
seasonal and other temporary decoration or omamentation of
street lights and standards;
5. To make recommendations for approval or rejec-
tion of any contract in writing with any public or private organi-
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zation or individual(s) for the purpose of conducting any recre-
ational programs;
6. To recommend to the City Council for adoption
by ordinance rules and regulations for the use and manage-
ment of any municipally -owned or controlled park or recrea-
tional facility. Publication of rules or changes in rules shall be
in such manner as the City Council shall direct. Rules and
regulations so adopted shall be enforced by the Police De-
partment of the City.
(Ord 10185, 1 77)
2.32.050 Relationship of Commission to Annual
Budget
The Park Commission shall recommend the types of recr-
eational programs they wish to see operated during each up-
coming budget year, and the Recreation Supervisor and Direc-
tor of the Office of Community Development shall submit a
budget to the City Council encouraging the implementation of
these programs. In order to accomplish this, the Park Commis-
sion shall annually, before September 1 of each year, submit
to the City Council a comprehensive parks and recreation pro-
gram. The City Council shall approve, modify or reject such
plan within 30 days after it has been submitted.
(Ord 1018 $8, 1977)
Produced by the City of Tukwila, City Clerk's Office 13