City Council Ordinance 203ORDINANCE AMENDMENT NO. 203
THE CITY COUNCIL OF MONTICELLO, MINNESOTA, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN THAT
TITLE 2 OF THE MONTICELLO CITY ORDINANCE BE AMENDED BY ADDING THE
FOLLOWING CHAPTER CREATING A PARKS COMMISSION:
Chapter 6
Parks Commission
SECTION:
2-6-1:
Name of the Commission
2-6-2:
Authorization
2-6-3:
Membership
2-6-4:
Term of Office
2-6-5:
Attendance
2-6-6:
Vacancy
2-6-7:
Officers
2-6-8:
Meetings
2-6-9:
Quorum
2-6-10:
Duties of the Commission
2-6-11:
Amendments
2-6-1:
NAME OF THE COMMISSION: The name of the organization
shall be the Monticello Parks Commission.
2-6-2: AUTHORIZATION: The authorization for the establishment
of this commission is set forth under Minnesota Statutes,
Section 448.56. Duties are delegated to the Parks Commission by
the City Council of Monticello by this ordinance dated February 11,
1991, and power pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 448.56 to
448.56.
2-6-3: MEMBERSHIP: The Monticello Parks Commission shall
consist of five (5) regular members to be appointed by
the City Council of Monticello. All members shall be residents of
the city of Monticello and shall have equal rights and privileges.
2-6-4: TERM OF OFFICE: The term of the regular members shall be
for three (3) years and shall be staggered so that no
more than two members' terms expire in a given year. All regular
terms shall expire at the first City Council meeting of the new
calendar year.
2-6-5: ATTENDANCE: It is the City Council's intention to
encourage Parks Commission members to attend all Parks
Commission meetings. Should any Parks Commission member be absent
for more than three meetings in a calendar year, that member may be
subject to replacement by the City Council.
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2-6-6: VACANCY: Any vacancy in
membership shall be filled by
appointee shall serve for the unexpired
2-6-7: OFFICERS:
the regular or at large
the City Council, and such
term so filled.
(A) Elections. The City Parks 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 such powers as may be prescribed in the rules of said
commission.
(B) Duties of Chair. The chair shall preside at all meetings of
the Parks 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 absence.
(D) Duties of Secretary. A secretary may be appointed who is not
a member of the Parks 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.
2-6-8: MEETINGS:
(A) Regular meetings shall be held on a date established by the
Parks 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.
2-6-9: QUORUM: A majority of the total Parks Commission members
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of
business.
2-6-10: DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION: It shall be the duty of the
commission, with staff assistance, to study and provide
information to determine the park and open space needs of the city
and make recommendations to the City Council in respect thereof,
including general and specific development standards and criteria
for evaluating specific sites.
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2-6-11: AMENDMENTS: This ordinance may be amended as recommended
by the majority vote of the existing membership of the
Parks Commission and only after a majority vote of the City
Council.
Adopted this 11th day of February, 1991.
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City Admi istrator
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Published in the Monticello Times on 2/28/91.