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DIVISION 3. - PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION Gross urefeireince .... �:�Iarks and irecreafion, c;Il 54. Sec. 2-231. - Established. A park and recreation commission for the city is hereby established. (Code 1982, § 216.02) Sec. 2-232. - Membership; officers; compensation of members;training courses. (a) The park and recreation commission shall consist of seven members appointed by the city council for terms of three years each. All terms shall end on the last day of February; however, commissioners shall hold office until their successors have been appointed. The terms of the members shall be staggered so that no more than three terms of office shall expire at one time. All appointments shall be made by the city council and a vacancy shall be filled by the city council for the remainder of the term. Officers of the park and recreation commission shall consist of chair, vice- chair and secretary. The chair shall preside at all meetings of the commission if present, and perform all other duties and functions assigned by the commission or the city council. The vice-chair shall perform these duties in absence of the chair. If a vacancy occurs in the chair office, the vice-chair shall assume the chair's duties for the remainder of the year and a new vice-chair shall be elected by the commission at the next scheduled commission meeting. A quorum shall consist of a majority of the sitting members. It is expected that a preference be given to city residents, but residency by itself shall not be a disqualification. (b) The members of the commission shall serve without pay but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred while performing duties as a park and recreation commission member. (c) The commission members shall be encouraged to avail themselves of training courses offered by the city, state, and other governmental units and agencies, and the city council shall budget for the reimbursement of expenses incurred in training each year. (Code 1982, §§ 216.06, 216.08, 216.10; Ord. No. 03-003, § 1, 2-10-2003) Sec. 2-233. - Purpose. The park and recreation commission is established to review and to make recommendations to the city council on the development and organization of the city parks and city recreation programs. The scope of the commission shall consist of advising the city council regarding matters relevant to the parks and recreation functions of the city. The commission shall participate in the planning for development and acquisition of parks and recreation programs. (Code 1982, § 216.04) Sec. 2-234. - Powers and duties. (a) The park and recreation commission shall prepare, hold hearings on and recommend to the city council such plans, programs and policies as it deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this division. Such powers shall include, but not be limited to, the study of and recommendation to the city council on the following: (1) Land acquisition for park and recreation purposes. (2) Plans for and major improvements in city parks. (3) Rules and requirements for conduct of and in parks and recreation facilities. (4) Plans and programs relating to the design and programming of city parks. (5) Proposed amendments in the recreation section of the city growth management plan.