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and perform all other duties and functions assigned by the <br />Commission or the City Council. The Vice Chair shall perform <br />these duties in absence of the Chair. If a vacancy occurs in the <br />Chair Office, the Vice Chair shall assume the Chair's duties for <br />the remainder of the year and a new Vice Chair shall be elected <br />by the Commission at the next scheduled Commission meeting. A <br />quorum shall consist of a majority of the sitting members. Each <br />member of the commission shall be a resident of the City of Elk <br />River. <br /> <br />216.08 - COMPENSATION <br />The members of the Commission shall serve without pay but may be <br />reimbursed for actual expenses incurred while performing duties <br />as a Park and Recreation Commission member. <br /> <br />216.10 - TRAINING <br />The Commission members shall be encouraged to avail themselves of <br />training courses offered by the City, State, and other <br />goverrnnental units and agencies and the City Council shall budget <br />for the reimbursement of expenses incurred in training each year. <br /> <br />216.12 - POWERS AND DUTIES <br />The Commission shall prepare, hold hearings and recommend to the <br />City council such plans, programs and policies as it deems <br />necessary to carry out the purposes of this ordinance. Said <br />powers shall include, but not be limited to, the studying and <br />recommending to the City Council on the following: <br /> <br />1. Land acquisition for Park and Recreation purposes. <br /> <br />2. Plans and major improvements in City parks. <br /> 3. Rules and requirements for conduct of and in parks and <br /> recreation facilities. <br /> <br /> 4. Plans and programs relating to the design and programming of <br /> city parks. <br /> <br /> 5. Proposed amendments in the recreation section of the City <br /> Growth Management Plan. <br /> 6. DeveloPment of a comprehensive City park and recreation plan <br /> and make recommendations on the implementation of this plan. <br /> <br /> 7. Assisting in the promotion of city parks. <br /> 8. Conducting periodic inspection of City parks and review <br /> existing situations and make recommendations on improvements of <br /> City parks and recreation programs. <br /> <br /> 9. Discourage the vandalism of City parks. <br /> <br />2.32 <br /> <br /> <br />