City Council Ordinance 731ORDINANCE NO. 731
ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 32 — PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
BY AMENDING TITLE TO PARKS, ARTS, AND RECREATION COMMISSION
§ 32.045 PURPOSE.
A Parks, Arts, and Recreation Commission is hereby established to serve as an advisory
commission to the City Council.
§ 32.046 MEMBERSHIP.
(A) The Parks Arts, and Recreation Commission shall consist of seven regular members to
be appointed by the City Council. The Commission shall consist of no more than one member
who is not a resident of the city.
§ 32.048 ATTENDANCE.
It is the City Council's intention to encourage Parks, Arts, and Recreation Commission
members to attend all Parks, Arts, and Recreation Commission meetings. Should any Parks, Arts,
and Recreation Commission member be absent for more than three meetings in a calendar year,
that member will be subject to replacement by the Council.
§ 32.050 OFFICERS.
(A) Elections. The city's Parks, Arts, and Recreation Commission shall elect at its January
meeting from its membership a Chair, Vice Chair, and a Secretary who shall serve for a term of
one year and shall have powers as may be prescribed in the rules of the Commission.
(B) Duties of Chair. The Chair shall preside at all meetings of the Parks, Arts, and
Recreation Commission and shall have the duties normally conferred and parliamentary usage of
such officers.
(C) Duties of Vice Chair. The Vice Chair shall act for the Chair in his or her absence.
(D) Duties of Secretary. A Secretary may be appointed who is not a member of the Parks,
Arts, and Recreation Commission but can be employed as a member of city staff. The Secretary
shall keep the minutes and records of the Commission; and with the assistance of staff as is
available shall prepare the agenda of the regular and special meetings for Commission members,
arrange proper and legal notice of hearings when necessary, attend to correspondence of the
Commission, and other duties as are normally carried out by a Secretary.
§ 32.051 MEETINGS.
Regular meetings shall be held on a date established by the Parks, Arts, and Recreation
Commission. In the event of a conflict with a holiday or special events, a majority at any meeting
may change the date and location of the meeting. The meeting shall be open to the general
public.
§ 32.052 QUORUM.
A majority of the total Parks, Arts, and Recreation Commission members shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business.
§ 32.054 AMENDMENTS.
This subchapter may be amended as recommend by the majority vote of the existing
membership of the Parks, Arts, and Recreation Commission and only after majority vote of the
City Council.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION by the City Council of the City of
Monticello, Minnesota, this 12th day of November, 2019.
CITY OF MONTICELLO
Brian Stumpf, May
ATTEST:
Jeff 'I11 City Administrator
VOTING IN FAVOR: Davidson, Fair, Hilgart, and Stumpf
VOTING IN OPPOSITION: None.
Councilmember Gabler was absent.