Ordinance 1988-10 ORDINANCE NO. 1988-
AN ORDINANCE CREATING CITY RECREATION BOARD
The City Council of the United City of the Village of Yorkville, State
of Illinois does ordain as follows :
SECTION ONE
CREATION OF RECREATION BOARD
A Recreation Board of the United City of the Village of Yorkville is
hereby created for the express purpose of managing all City Parks and Recreational
Facilities; to employ and manage with the consent of the City Council and
approved by the Mayor, a "City Recreation Director"; and to deal in all respects
with personnel, programs, and budgeting necessary to operate a City Recreation
Department. The Recreation Board shall consist of five (5) persons who
shall serve as voting members under Ch.24 § 11-95-3 of the Illinois Municipal
Code. One (1 ) member shall be selected by the Yorkville School Board. All
members must be residents of the city, appointed by the Mayor as follows:
one (1 ) of the members shall be appointed for a term of one (1 ) year; one
(1) for a term of two (2) years; one (1 ) for a term of three (3) years; one
(1) for a term of four (4) years; and one (1 ) for a term of five (5) years.
Their successors shall in all cases be appointed for terms of five (5) years,
and all appointments to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired terms.
SECTION TWO
COMPENSATION OF RECREATION BOARD MEMBERS
The City Recreation Board members shall receive no compensation for
their services as such board members.
SECTION THREE
REPORTS BY RECREATION BOARD AND RECREATION DIRECTOR
The time within which the City Recreation Board shall report on any
matter or class of matters referred to it in accordance with the provisions
of the Illinois Municipal Code. The Recreation Board and/or its Director
shall furnish the City Council with a current report, no less than once per
month, so that said report may be considered at a regularly scheduled City
Council meeting each month.
SECTION FOUR
CITY COUNCIL PARTICIPATION
In addition to the appointed and advisory members of the City Recreation
Board, one (1) City Council member shall be designated by the Mayor each
fiscal year to serve as a liaison to said Recreation Board without voting powers.
Said liaison shall report back to the City Council of the various undertakings
of the City Recreation Board, including any requests concerning budget and
any explanation of the monthly report to be submitted by the Recreation
Board or its Director to the City Council.
SECTION FIVE
BUDGET
The Recreation Board shall establish a budget for necessary operations
during any given calendar year. All park facilities and recreation facilities
shall be owned in the name of the United City of the Village of Yorkville
and the Recreation Board shall exercise jurisdiction for the daily maintenance,
planning and improvement of said facilities.
The Recreation Board shall submit to the City Council, an annual budget
request which shall be passed on and voted on in like budgetary matters
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by the City Council, no later than March 1 , of each calendar year. Said
budget submittals shall be for a fiscal year starting May 1 of each year and
ending on April 30 of each year. No funds can be spent without budget
process except recreation funds.
SECTION SIX
RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE RECREATION BOARD
The City Council and the Mayor of the United City of the Village of
Yorkville shall give serious consideration to any recommendaitons made by
the Recreation Board for acquisition of land for the successful operation of
the recreation programs of the City. The City Council and Mayor shall not
be bound to acquire additional land unless they so pass an Ordinance appropriating
funds therefor.
SECTION SEVEN
ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS, GRANTS OR LEGACIES
The Recreation Board shall have authority pursuant to Chapter 11 §11-95-5
of the Illinois Municipal Code (1985) to accept gifts, real estate, any legacy
or devise from any estate, or grant, for the operation of park facilities or
park programs. Any said acceptance shall be subject to the approval of
the City Council of the United City of the Village of Yorkville.
SECTION EIGHT
FUNDING
The Recreation Board may recommend to the City Council that a referendum
be created at any time, under Chap. 24 §11-95-7 for purposes of funding
the programs and operations of said Recreation Board.
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SECTION NINE
EFFECTIVE DATE
This Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect after
its passage and publication according to law.
Passed by the City Council of the United City of the Village of Yorkville
on the day of ��r_,_�, 1988.
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Signed and Approved by me, as Mayor, this day of , ,',. _ 1988.
MAYOR
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