HomeMy WebLinkAbout1533A by-law to establish a Municipal Recreation Committee as authorized by regulations issued under the Department of Education Act.
1. There is hereby established for the Municipality of Township
of Clarke a Municipal Recreation Committee which shall be responsible
for the development of a programme of recreation for the inhabitants of
that municipality in accordance with Regulations issued under the
Department of Education Act..
2. The said committee shall be known as the rrTownship of Clarke
Recreation.Committeen.
3. The Township of Clarke Recreation Committee shall consist of
eleven members. appointed by resolution of Council, two of whom shall
be members of the municipal council and nine of whom shall be residents
of the municipality.
!~. The term of office of the members of the municipal Recreation
Committee shall be determined by resolution of the Municipal Council.
5. Duties of Recreation Committees
(1) The Committee shall conduct or encourage and assist the
programmes. of recreation which will meet the needs and interests of
the inhabitants of the Municipality of Township of Clarke. Such
programmes shall include the social, cultural and physical aspects of
recreation as applied to each age group, both male and female. '
(2) The Committee shall assist in the co-ordination of
community recreation activities.
(3) The Committee shall assist, encourage and provide
advisory services on request to all groups, organizations, or persons
carrying on recreation activities in the Municipality of Township of
Clarke.
(~.) The Committee shall at all times keep the inhabitants of
the Municipality of Township of Clarke aware of the recreation
opportunities which are available and will continually interpret to the
public the total community programme of recreation.
(5) The Committee shall be responsible for all policies,
rules and regulations relating to the administration of the community
programme of recreation which are conducted directly by that committee
or its employees and it shall have the powers to adopt by-laws, rules
and regulations pertaining to the proper conduct of such community
programme of recreation.
(6) The Municipal Recreation Committee may recommend to the
Municipal Council the appointment of a properly trained and qualified
Municipal Recreation Director. Such Municipal Recreation Director shall
be employed full-time and shall be directly responsible to the Municipal
Recreation Commaittee.
(7) The Committee may appoint recreation workers either part-
time or full-time and shall be responsible for assigning the duties and
responsibilities of such employees. Where a Municipal Recreation
Director is employed such appointments should be subject to his recommend-
ation.
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($) The Committee shall conduct and supervise organized
public recreation activities and is authorized to work jointly with
other municipal departments to provide and establish, operate, conduct
and maintain a supervised recreation system and to operate, improve and
maintain property, both real and personal, for parks, playgrounds,
recreation centres, and other recreation facilities and activities.
(9) The Committee may solicit or receive any gifts or
bequests of money or services or any donations to be applied to
principal or income for either the temporary or permanent use for
facilities, equipment, programme or other recreational purposes.
(10) Annually, the Committee shall submit and interpret to
the council a budget for its approval and shall make to the council
full and complete annual and other reports as required.
(ll) In carrying out the provisions of this by-law, the
Committee shall at all times be the agent of the Municipality of
Township of Clarke and while acting bona fide within the limits of
the authority of this by-law neither the Committee nor any member
thereof shall incur any liability by reason of anything done or left
undone by the committee; provided however, that nothing in this
paragraph contained shall authorize or empower the Committee to incur
any debt, liability or obligation for which the Municipality of Township
of Clarke shall become liable without having previously obtained the
consent of the council.
6. That By-Law No. 1325 be and is hereby repealed.
First Reading the 6th day of January, 1967;
Second Reading the 6th day of January, 1967;
Third Reading the 6th day of January, 1967.
Passed this 6th day of January, 1967.
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