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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 707-1976.ORDINANCE NO. 707-76 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE SOUTH SAN- FRANCISCO RECREATION' COMMISSION THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Conmission Establishment; Members; and Appointment. The South San Francisco Reereation Commi§sion is hereby e~%ab- lished, consisting of seven (7) members who are electors of the City, The City Council shall appoint the Commissioners. S~CTION 2. Terms; Limitation;. and Vacancy. · .. .- 2.1. Terms. The term of each member of the Commission shall be four (4) years and until a successor is appointed and qualified, except that commencing January 1, 1977, the first term shall be two (2) years for Commissioners 1, 2 and 3, and four (4) years for Commissioners 4,..5, 6 and '7, as described below, which description establishes the base dates for future appointments. The Council may designate.the respective Commissioners presently serving or appointed prior to January 1, 1977, to fill. each of the Commission offices described below, and until so desig- hated the Commissioners presently serving or appointed prior to January 1, 1977, shall continue in their respect- i~e offices, unless a successor has been appointed and qualified. Commissioner No. I Two (2) years commencing January 1, 1977, and end- lng December 31, 1978. CommissiOner No. 2 Commissioner No. 3 Commissioner No. 4 Commissioner No. 5 Commissioner No. 6 Commissioner No. 7 · ~vo C2) years co.~m, encing January 1, 1977, and ending December:31, 1978. Two (2) years con~nencin§ January 1, 1977, and endi:g December 3t, 1978..' Four {4) years qomm~_ncing January 1, 1977, and ending December 31, 1980. Four {4) years corar~ncing January 1, 1977, and ending December 31, 1980. Four {4} years commJencing January 1, 1977, and ending December 31, 1980.. Four (4) years com~rencing January 1, 1977, and ending December 31, 1980. ~ 2°2. 2.3. Limitation. Commencing on January 1, 1977, Comissior. ers shall be limited to t~vo (2) consecutive terms. Vacancy. Upon a vacancy occurring in a Recreation Commis'- sion Office for any reason, including but not limited to (1) resignation, (2) Council declaration of vacancy for a Commissioner's failure to attend four 'consecuti-Fe regular meetings without excuse by the Commission, anFJ IIII T '1 mle~ (3) removal by majority vote of the Council, a successor shall be appointed by the Council to fill the unexpired_ portion of the term. SECTION 3. Chairman, Chairman Pro Tem and Secretary. On the third Thursday in January of each year, the Commission shall elect a chairman, chairman pro tem and appoint a secretary and secretary pro rem. The term of said offices shall be one (1) year. The chairman pro tem and secretary pro rem shall serve in the absence of the chairman and secretary. SECTION 4. Place of Meetings. 4.1. Regular Meetinqs, Adjourned Regular Meetinqs, Special Neetings and Study Meetings. The Commission shall meet on the third Thursday of each month at seven-thirty o'clock (7:30) p.m., in the Council conference room, 400 Grand Avenue, South San Francisco, California,'except in case of necessity or emergency the chairman or four (4) commissioners may designate an alternate meeting place within the corporate limits of the City of'South San Francisco, with legal notice thereof to be given at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the time of said meeting. If a meeting is set for said regular meeting place of the Commission, or duly noticed for an alternate meeting place, and because of necessity or emergency the Commission is required to meet in another place within IIII I I III the corporate limits of the City of South San Francisco, then the secretary shall appear at the regular or alter- hate meeting place, whichever is the case, at the time set for the meetin§, and publicly announce the new meet- ing place and post a notice of same on the door of the regular meeting place. Notices of all meetings, except regular meetings, shall be served on each Commissioner and to each person who has requested notice in writing of such meetings, at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the time specified for the proposed ~eeting, and said notices shall comply with Government Code Section 54950, et seq., also referred to as the Ralph M. Brown Act or Secret Meeting~Law. 4.2. Holidays. If the day designated as a regular, adjourned regular, special or study meeting falls upon a legal hol- iday, the Commission shall meet upon the next succeeding day which is not a holiday unless othem~ise ordered by the Commission. ~ SECTION 5. Compensation. Commissioners shall receive the compensation established by the City Council pursuant to resolution 6r ordinance. SECTION 6. Clerk's Maintenance of Records and Notice to Council. 6.1. Record l~aintenance. The City Clerk shall establish and maintain a record of the names, addresses, telephone numbers, dates of appointment and dates of termination IIII Ii I i I1~1 6.2. SECTION 7. of each commissioner, and the names of the chairman, chairman pro tem, and the dates of their election and termination of service in those offices. Notice to Council of Term Expiration. The. Clerk shall give the Council written notice of the expiration of a Commissioner's term sixty (60) days prior thereto. Duties. The duties of the Recreation Commission shall be as follows: 7.1. To recommend to the City Council the establishment and development of park facilities, adequate system of parks, recreation services and facilities, including necessary operation, equipment, management and mainten- ance therefor. 7.2 To recommend the acquisition of such real and personal property as may be necessary or advisable for recreation facilities. 7.3. To make recommendations to the City Council regarding any matters pending before the Council related to parks, recreation and facilities necessary therefor. 7.4. To appoint advisory committees to assist the Recreation Commission in performing its duties. A member of the Commission shall be designated as chairman of said commit- tees. Any commissioner may be a member of said committees upon approval of the Recreation Commission. The committees shall be.assigned functions which are not inconsistent IIII !~ ! i ll/~ ' i with the provisions of this ordinance, and shall report to the Commission at the times and in the manner which the Commission may require. 7.5.. To prepare and submit a report of the Recreation Commis- ' sion activities not later than the first Monday in July of each year, together with recommendations as to funds' necessary fOr the work of said Commission during the forth- coming fiscal year. SECTION 8. No Planning Commission Function. The duties of the Commission shall not be construed to mean that said Commission or any of its members or committees are to performany of the duties of the Planning Commission of the City of South San Francisco. SECTION 9..Repeal of Ordinances Nos. 212 and 532. The following ordinances shall stand repealed on December 31, 1976, at twelve o'clock (12:00) p.m., except that commissioners serving pursuant to said ordinance shall continue to so serve until the Council has designated said commissioners to fill one of the Commission offices .described in ., Section 2, or appointed a new commissioner for said office: Ordinance No. 212, adopted March 3, 1941, entitled "An Ordinance Creating a Recreation Com- mission for the City of South San Francisco, and Defining its Duties," and Ordinance No. 532, adopted September 7, 1965, entitled "An Ordinance of the City of South San Francisco Amending Ordinance No. 212 entitled 'An Ordinance Creating a Recreation Commission for the City of South San Francisco and Defining its Duties.'" SECTION 10. Publication and Effective Date. This ordinance shall be published once in the Enterprise- Gm IIII !' Il I ii11[ Journal, a newspaper of general circulation in the City of South San Francisco, as required by law, and shall become effective thirty (30) days from and after adoption, and operative on December 31, 1976, at twelve o'clock (12:00) p.m. * * * Introduced this 18th day of nuqust , 1976. Passed and adopted as an Ordinance of the City of South San Francisco at a reqular meeting of the City Council of the City of South San Francisco this 1st day of Septe.m~er , 1976, by the following vote: AYES, COUNCILMEN William A. Borba, Emanu~le N. pam~Bte, Terr~ J. ~Zirri and Leo Padr~ddif NOES, " None ABSE,qT, " Richard a. ATTEST: ~x.~_. City C1 erk As Mayor of the City of South San Francisco, I do hereby approve the foregoing ordinance this lsd.. day of s~Bt~m~ar Mayor , 1976. e IIII 'l" I I~