ARTICLE 18
Recreation Commission
18.1 There shall be a Recreation Commission consisting of nine members appointed by the Selectmen.
18.2 The Recreation Commission shall be responsible for the operation of the Recreation Department and shall appoint a Director of the Department.
18.3 The Commission shall have charge of all playgrounds and recreation facilities of the Town which are not under the control of the School Department. The Commission and the School Department shall cooperate to the end that optimum use may be made of all the town's recreation facilities.
18.4 The Commission shall be responsible for the formulation of Recreation Department policy in the areas of:
A. Facilities and Maintenance,
B. Recreation Programs,
C. Long Range Planning.
18.5 The Commission shall establish such reasonable fees for use of any recreation facilities and programs as it deems to be consistent with recreation policy.
18.6 The Commission shall prepare an annual budget for the Recreation Department to be submitted to the Selectmen for approval on a schedule to be established by the Selectmen.
18.7. The recreation revolving fund established pursuant to Chapter 44, Section 53D, of the General Laws shall be subject to annual authorization by a vote of the Annual Town Meeting.
Section 18.7 inserted at June 14, 1993, Annual Town Meeting. Approved by Attorney General Scott Harshbarger on August 20, 1993.
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