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Page 3 of 12 (8) Make recommendations on the acquisition of sites eligible for designation as a heritage preservation site by gift, negotiation, or eminent domain as provided for in Minn. Stats. cCh. 117. Sec. 2-215. Meetings and rules of procedure. The Hheritage pPreservation cCommission shall meet regularly at least four times each calendar year, at such time and place as established per their bylaws. The commission must abide by the MN Open Meeting Law, Chapter 13D. Sec. 2-216. Reports. Reports, conclusions, and recommendations shall be made to the Ccity cCouncil throughout the year as needed. An annual meeting shall be held with the cCity cCouncil to review commission vision, goals, tasks, and accomplishments. DIVISION 3. PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION2 Sec. 2-231. Established. A park and recreation commission for the city is hereby established. Sec. 2-232. Membership; officers; compensation of members; training courses. (a)The pPark and rRecreation cCommission shall consist of seven members appointed by the cCity cCouncil. 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. Sec. 2-233. Purpose. The Ppark and rRecreation cCommission is established to review and to make recommendations to the Ccity cCouncil on the development and organization of the city parks and city recreation programs. The scope of the commission shall consist of advising the Ccity cCouncil regarding on matters relevant to the city parks and recreation functions of the city. The commission shall participate in the planning for development and acquisition of parks and recreation programs. Page 56 of 464