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ORDINANCE 0. 263 (New Series)
AN ORDINANCE PRESCRIBING THE ORGANIZATION,:
TERMS OF MEMBERS, POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE
PARK, PLAYGROUND AND RECREATION COMMISSION;
AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 215 (New Series)
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of San
Luis Obispo as follows:
Section 1 (a). The Park, Playground and Recreation
Commission provided for in Section 120 of the Charter of.
the City of San Luis Obispo shall hereinafter be designated
as the "Commission" and the City of San Luis Obispo shall
hereinafter be designated as the " 'City ".
(b). The Commission shall -be composed of five members,
hereinafter referred to as "Commissioners ". The Commission-
ers. shall be appointed, at such times and for terms as are
hereinafter provided, by the Mayor ..,.-.by and with the approval
of the City Council. Any..commissioner may be removed from
office at any time, with or without came, by a majority of
the City Council. The members of the Commission shall serve
without compensation. Vacancies on thelCommission shall be
filled by appointment by the Mayor, subject to the.confirma-
tion of the City Council.
(c). The first members of the Commission shall be
appointed specifically and, by :t-name, one fora term of one
year, one for a term of two years, one for a term of three
years, one for a term of four years, and one for a term of
five years. Thereafter-each-member appointed shall serve in
office for a period of five years, the method of appointment
to, the same.
Section 2.
(a). Within thirty days after their appoint
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members of the Commission shall meet in regular ses-
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siofi and organize by electing from their members g Chair -
m�.n, Vice - Chairman and Secretary, who shall hold office for
one year. Thereafter annually, the Commission shall, as soon
as practicable after the time of the annual appointment of
a member of the Commission, meet in regular session and
elect said officers.
(b),. -It shall be the duty of the Chairman, and in his
the', Vice-Chairman, .
absence,/fto preside over all meetings of the Commission. It
shall be the duty of the Secretary to keep a record of all
proceedings, resolutions, findings, determinations and trans-
actions of the Commission, which records shall be a public
record, and a copy of which record shall be filed with the
City Clerk as Clerk of the City Council.
(c). Said Commission shall hold regular meetings at least
once each month in the City Council chambers of the City Hall,
and may hold such additional meetings as may be deemed nec-
essary or expedient. A majority of said Commission shall
constitute a quorum for the purpose of transacting the busi-
ness of said Conadssion.
Section 3. The Commission shall have the power, and it
shall be the duty of said Commission, in a purely advisory
capacity, to make recommendations to the City Council and to
advise the Council in matters pertaining-to the creation,
operation, maintehance, management and control of the park,
playground and recreation activities of the City.
Section 4. Ordinance No. 215 (iiiew Series) entitled:
"An Ordinance Establishing a Public Recreation Commission,
Providing for the Appointment of a Board of Recreation Com-
missioners and Fixing the Powers, Duties and Terms of Office
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of-Such Commissioners" finally passed and adopted by the
City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo on July 1, 1940,
and all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with
this ordinance, are hereby repealed.
Section 5. This ordinance, together with the Ayes and
Noes, shall be published two days before its final passage'
in the Telegram- Tribune, a daily newspaper printed, published
and circulated in said City, and the same shall take effect
and be in force thirty days after its final passage.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED TO PRINT this 27 day of August--,
19451 by the following Uote:
AYES:
Fred L. Gist, R.P.Ho,°vell, Ralph C. Kennedy
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
Clyde T. OtNan,
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