ORD 449 11/1/1994WINT1111H.&USTABITA M11
AMENDING AND REPLACING ORDINANCE NO. 236 THAT CREATED THE
PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION
ARTICLE I: CREATION OF PARKS AND RECREATION
COMMISSION
SECTION 1.1. Creation; composition; appointment of members.
There is hereby created a City Parks and Recreation Commission to be
composed of five (5) members appointed by the City Council of Cibolo.
SECTION 1.2. Qualifications and terms of members.
The members of the Parks and Recreation Commission shall be resident
citizens of the City or its extra -territorial jurisdiction and qualified voters and
shall be appointed to serve for terms of (2) years for positions 1, 2, and 3
and (3) three years for positions 4 and 5. The initial term of office shall begin
on November 11 of the year of appointment, except for the filling of vacancies
and unexpired terms. All vacancies occurring shall be filled by appointment of
a majority vote of the Council and such appointments shall be for the
remainder of the unexpired term. Members shall be limited to appointment
for not more than two (2) complete successive terms, and are eligible for
reappointment to two additional consecutive terms after a two-year absence
from the Commission. The City Council shall appoint a representative to the
Parks and Recreation Commission from within its membership who shall
serve as a non-voting member of this body and will provide coordination
between the two groups.
SECTION 1.3. Members to serve without compensation.
Members of the Parks and Recreation Commission shall serve without
compensation.
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SECTION 1.4. Organization; meetings.
The members of the Parks and Recreation Commission shall organize and
select their officers and shall hold meetings regularly at least once in each
month and shall designate the time and place of such meeting. The preferred
meeting place shall be at the City Hall or one of the City Parks. All Officers
terms run from January 1 to December 31.
At the initial meeting of the Commission after the absence of the Commission
for a period exceeding 180 days, the City Council representative shall preside
over the election of a new Chairman. After the election of the new Chairman,
the City Council representative shall relinquish the Chair. The following
describes Officers and their duties:
Chairman: Shall preside over the affairs while the Commission is in session.
The Chairman may vote on all matters before the Commission but may not
originate any motion.
Vice -Chairman: Shall preside in the absence of the Chairman
Secretary: Shall keep an accurate account and record of all meetings, both
regularly scheduled and special.
SECTION 1.5. Quorum
A majority of the Parks and Recreation Commission members (3) shall
constitute a Quorum for the transaction of business,
SECTION 1.6. Rules and procedures; record of proceedings.
The Parks and Recreation Commission shall adopt its own rules and
procedures and keep a record of its proceedings.
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SECTION 1.7. Attendance
Members must attend at least fifty (50 %) percent of all regular and
special meetings during each six (6) months of their tenure regardless of
cause of absence and regardless of excuse. The six (6) month period shall be
from January 1 through June 30, and from July 1 through December 31 of
each year. Failure to comply with attendance requirements whether excused
or not will be considered as resignation from the board. In the event of such
termination, the Chairperson of the board shall immediately notify the City
Council who shall then take immediate steps to fill such vacancy,
SECTION 1.8. General powers and duties.
The Parks and Recreation Commission shall have power to be
required to:
(1) Act in an advisory capacity in all matters pertaining to
public parks and recreation.
(2) Consider the annual budget of the parks and recreation program
and make recommendations with respect thereto to the City
Administrator and City Council.
(3) Assist in the planning of parks and recreation programs, promote
and stimulate public interest therein and, to that and,
solicit to the fullest possible extent the cooperation of the
school authorities and other public and private agencies.
(4) Act on special requests for special use of any of the public
parks or playground facilities.
(5) It shall be the duty of the Parks and Recreation Commission
to supervise and administer the park and the playgrounds under
the supervision and direction, and subject to the approval of, the
City Council
(6) Assist in the development of the Parks and Recreation Programs and
the supporting organizations
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SECTION 1.9. Expenditures and Obligations.
Whenever it is deemed necessary by the Parks and Recreation Commission
to incur any expenses in performing the duties assigned to it, an estimate of
such proposed expenses shall be submitted to the City Administrator, and no
debts of any kind or character shall be made or incurred by the Commission
or any one acting for it unless such expenditures have been specifically
authorized by the City Administrator prior to the time such obligations
are incurred.
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ARTICLE II. IN GENERAL.
SECTION 2.1. Loitering in or about park rest rooms.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to linger or loiter
in or about a public rest room in a public park without
being able to give a satisfactory explanation of his
presence.
(b) For purposes of this section, any person found lingering
or loitering within a distance of one hundred (100') feet
of a public rest room in a public park shall be prima facie
presumed to be loitering "about" the public rest rooms.
SECTION 2.2. Hunting in parks prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt any wild birds, animals or game
with firearms, dogs, bow and arrow or other device in any park within the
City.
SECTION 2.3. Driving vehicles or riding animals in the park.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or cause to
be driven any vehicle or conveyance of any kind, over,
across, or along the grounds of a City Park other than along
and on the roadways and parking lots provided in such parks. This
shall include motor bikes and go karts and other licensed and
unlicensed vehicles.
(b) It shall be unlawful at any time to enter into or upon any
closed or fenced area in said park without permission of
the City of Cibolo or its duly authorized representative.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to ride a horse, mule, llama,
cow or other animal within the boundaries of the park unless it is as
part of a performance in conjunction with an event approved by the
City Council of Cibolo.
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SECTION 2.4. Damaging, removing, etc., park property.
It shall be unlawful for any person to cut, pull-up, bruise, remove or in any
manner injure any tree, shrub vegetation of any kind growing in any City Park
or to injure, deface or in any way interfere with any chair, bench, seat or
hydrant, frame, fence, gate, or structure of any kind therein or thereon or
connected therewith. It shall be unlawful for person to mar, paint, scratch, or
deface any surface on City Property. This section shall not apply to anything
done by the employees of the City in the lawful performance of their duties or
under their authority or direction of the City Council..
SECTION 2.5. Bathing or Swimming.
It shall be unlawful for any person to bathe, swim or wade in Cibolo Creek or
the drainage area along the City Park located adjacent to the Deer Creek.
subdivision.
SECTION 2.6. Carrying or discharging firearms.
It shall be unlawful for any person to carry or discharge any firearms within
the City Park except as part of a performance in conjunction with an event
approved by the City Council of Cibolo..
SECTION 2.7. Curfew Established.
It shall be unlawful and a violation of this section for any Person to enter into
or upon the Cibolo City Park between the hours of 11:00 P.M. and 8:00
A.M.. However, that the provisions of the section do not apply while any
person is attending an authorized and scheduled event as such location by the
City of Cibolo or its duly constituted agents, representatives, or licensee.
SECTION 2.8. Alcoholic Beverages.
No beer or other alcoholic beverages shall to brought into the baseball park
or dugouts. Alcoholic beverages may be carried into the picnic areas and
recreation building by persons over the age of 21 years old.. No glass
beverage containers are allowed anywhere in the parks.
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SECTION 2.9. All baseball or softball leagues must be approved by the
City Parks and Recreation Commission.
SECTION 2.10. Any person who violates any provision of this
Ordinance shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than five dollars
($5.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) .
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 5} DAY OF N10V—mEIF 1994.
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Sam Bauder,
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Charles A. Balcar, City Administrator
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