CRESTON CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 25

CREST AREA
ARTS AND RECREATION CENTER BOARD

25.01  Board Created	25.04  Reports
25.02  Board Organization	25.05  Rules
25.03  Duties of the Board	25.06  Penalties

25.01    BOARD CREATED.  A Crest Area Arts and Recreation Board is hereby created to operate and maintain the needed facilities for the Crest Area Arts and Recreation Center.  The Board shall also plan and oversee the operation of the Crest Area Arts and Recreation Center program and encourage other programs to be operated in the Crest Area Arts and Recreation Center.

25.02    BOARD ORGANIZATION.  The Board shall consist of five (5) members, with three (3) members being residents of the City appointed by the Mayor, with approval of the Council, for overlapping five-year terms.  The Mayor shall appoint one member from the City Council, one Arts Council member and one at-large member.  The fourth and fifth members shall be appointed by the Creston Community Betterment Foundation and Southwestern Community College, respectively.  The Mayor shall designate the terms of the first appointed members and the first Chairperson and Vice Chairperson and the Board shall choose its Chairperson and Vice Chairperson every one or two years thereafter.  Members shall serve without compensation but may receive their actual expenses.  Vacancies shall be filled by appointment of the Mayor and Council.

25.03    DUTIES OF THE BOARD.  In addition to its duties to operate and maintain the Crest Area Arts and Recreation Center, and oversee and plan programs for the Center, the Board shall have the authority over the property and personnel for the Crest Area Arts and Recreation Center, subject to limitations of expenditures for salaries and supplies, contracts and capital outlay set forth in the annual budget provided for by the Council for the Crest Area Arts and Recreation Center.  The Board shall also cooperate with the Mayor in the allotment of time for City employees for use of the Crest Area Arts and Recreation Center.  The Chairperson shall warrant by the Clerk for invoices submitted and approved by the Board.

25.04    REPORTS.  The Board shall make written reports to the Council of its activities from time to time as the Council requests.  Its revenues and expenditures shall be reported monthly by the Finance Officer in the manner of other departmental revenues and expenditures, and a copy shall be provided to each member of the Board and in the Finance Officer’s report to the Council.

25.05    RULES.  The Board has the power to make rules and regulations for the use of the Crest Area Arts and Recreation Center subject to the approval of the rules by the Council.  Such rules shall be either posted on the facility or otherwise publicized in a manner to provide adequate notice to the using public.

25.06    PENALTIES.    Violations of Board rules which have been approved by the Council and adopted by ordinance may be cause for denial of use of a facility or participation in a program.  The violation of Board rules may be prosecuted as a misdemeanor.