2014-143 Parks, Recreation and Trails Commission ORDINANCE NO. 2014-143
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MENIFEE,
CALIFORNIA, ADDING CHAPTER 2.30 TO THE MENIFEE MUNICIPAL
CODE PROVIDING FOR A PARKS, RECREATION AND TRAILS
COMMISSION
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MENIFEE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 2.30 is added to the Menifee Municipal Code to read as follows:
CHAPTER 2.30
Sections:
2.30.010 Parks, Recreation, and Trails Commission Established; Membership and
Qualifications
2.30.020 Appointment
2.30.030 Term of Office
2.30.040 Removal
2.30.050 Vacancy
2.30.060 Resignation
2.30.070 Removal for Absence
2.30.080 Time, Date and Location of Regular Meetings
2.30.090 Posting Places
2.30.100 Powers and Duties
2.30.110 Conduct of Commission Meetings
2.30.120 Secretary
2.30.130 Commission Subcommittees
2.30.140 Salary/Stipend
2.30.010 Parks, Recreation and Trails Commission Established; Membership and
Qualifications
A Parks, Recreation and Trails Commission hereby is established effective May 17,
2014, to perform planning and zoning functions on behalf of the City as required by state law
and as assigned by the City Council.
(a) The Parks, Recreation and Trails Commission shall consist of five (5) members.
(b) Each Parks, Recreation and Trails Commissioner must be a current City resident
and registered voter of the City and cannot be a member of another City Commission, a City
officer or a City employee.
(c) Each Parks, Recreation and Trails Commissioner shall be designated on the
City's Conflict of Interest Code.
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2.30.020 Appointment
(a) Each City Council member in his/her sole discretion shall appoint one Parks,
Recreation and Trails Commissioner. Each City Council member may determine whether or not
to utilize the application process in making such appointment.
2.30.030 Terms of Office
(a) Each Parks, Recreation, and Trails Commissioner shall serve at the pleasure of
his/her appointing City Council member, for the same term as that Council member and until the
Parks, Recreation, and Trails Commissioner's successor is appointed and qualifies. At the first
City Council meeting in January following each regular municipal election, each City Council
member shall make his/her Parks, Recreation, and Trails Commissioner appointment.
(b) There shall be no limit on the number of terms a Parks, Recreation and Trails
Commissioner may serve.
2.30.040 Removal
(a) A Parks, Recreation, and Trails Commissioner may be removed by his/her
appointing Council member or by majority vote of the City Council.
2.30.050 Vacancies
(a) An unexpected vacancy in a Parks, Recreation, and Trails Commissioners' term
(i.e., one occurring other than by expiration) shall be filled by the appointing City Council
member for the remainder of the term after posting as provided by Government Code Section
54974.
2.30.060 Resignation
A Parks, Recreation, and Trails Commissioner may resign by providing his/her written
resignation to the City Clerk and the resignation shall be effective when received by the Clerk.
2.30.070 Removal for absence
A Parks, Recreation, and Trails Commissioner who is absent (whether or not excused)
from three (3) consecutive regular Parks, Recreation and Trails Commission meetings or a total
of six (6) regular Parks, Recreation and Trails Commission meetings during any calendar year
shall be deemed to have vacated the position at the close of the meeting during which the final
absence occurs and the vacancy shall be filled as set out in 2.30.050 above.
2.30.080 Time, Date and Location of Regular Meetings
The regular meetings of the Parks, Recreation, and Trails Commission shall be held at
6:00 p.m., on the fourth Thursday of each month, (unless the same shall be a legal holiday, in
which case the regular meeting shall be held on the next succeeding day or on another day as
determined by the Commission and posted) at the City Hall at 29714 Haun Road, Menifee, CA
92586.
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2.30.090 Posting Places
All agendas, ordinances and resolutions required by ordinance to be published or posted
shall be posted at the same place as city agendas, ordinances and resolutions, i.e. in at City
Hall and in at least two (2) other public places within the City of Menifee, which locations are as
follows:
Sun City Library, 26892 Cherry Hills Blvd., Sun City, CA 92586
Kay Ceniceros Community Center, 29995 Evans Rd., Sun City, CA 92586
2.30.100 Powers and Duties
The Parks, Recreation, and Trials Commission shall have the following powers and
duties:
(a) Recommend policies and procedures to the City council for the operation, use
and management of all recreation activities, facilities, parks, parkways, open space and trails.
(b) Assist staff in drafting and submitting an annual budget for park and recreation
activities, including a long range capital improvement program.
(c) Assist staff in drafting and submitting an annual budget forpark and recreation
activities, including a long range capital improvement program.
(d) Review joint use agreements for park and recreational facilities with the County,
school district and other persons, organizations and agencies.
(e) Recommend policies to the City Council for the acquisition, development and
improvement of City parks and recreational facilities.
(f) Review and make recommendations to the City Council regarding fees and
charges for park and recreation services and the use of facilities.
(g) Assist in the development of the City's Parks, Trails, Open Space, and
Recreation Master Plan.
(h) Perform such other duties and undertake studies, as requested by the City
Council.
2.30.110 Conduct of Commission Meetings
(a) The Commission shall establish its own procedural rules which shall comply with
the Ralph M. Brown Act, other applicable local and state laws and regulations, this Chapter and
City Council Policy No. 1 (Rules of Decorum).
(b) The presence of three (3) Commissioners shall constitute a quorum of the
Commission which may take action unless otherwise required by law. Such rules shall provide
that during the January meeting of each year, the Commission will elect or re-elect a Chair and
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Vice-Chair. The Chair and Vice-Chair shall serve until their replacements are elected and
qualify.
(c) The Chair shall be the presiding officer for meetings and hearings. An alternate
serving in the Chair's absence shall not act as the Chair, but the Vice-Chair shall serve as Chair
in the absence of the Chair, unless both the Chair and Vice Chair are absent at the same time.
2.30.120 Secretary
The City Manager, or his or her designee, shall act as secretary to the Parks, Recreation
and Trails Commission, and shall be the custodian of its records, conduct official
correspondence, and coordinate the clerical and technical work of the Commission in
administering the provisions of this Chapter.
2.30.130 Commission Subcommittees
The Parks, Recreation and Trails Commission may form subcommittees of its own
members, to deal with any issue within the powers and duties of the commission as defined by
this Chapter.
2.30.140 Salary/Stipend
Each Parks, Recreation and Trails Commissioner shall receive a stipend of
$75.00/meeting for each regular or special meeting he/she attends. No Commissioner shall be
paid unless he/she attends substantially all of the meeting.
SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall take effective 30 days from the
date of its adoption. The City Clerk shall post this ordinance as required by law.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 16'h of,April, 2014.
Scott A. Mann, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Ju ie Hayward Efiggs, Attorney
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CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, KATHY BENNETT, City Clerk of the City of Menifee, do hereby attest to and certify
the attached Ordinance No. 2014-143 to be the original ordinance adopted by the City
Council of the City of Menifee on April 16, 2014 and that said ordinance was published
in accordance with the law.
Date: April 16, 2014
Kathy Bennett, City Clerk
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ENIFE
Scott A.Mann
Mayor
Wallace W.Edgerton
Deputy Mayor
John V.Denver
Councilmember
Thomas Fuhrman
Councilmember STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss
Greg August CITY OF MENIFEE )
Councilmember
I, Kathy Bennett, City Clerk of the City of Menifee, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Ordinance No. 2014-143 was duly adopted by the City Council of the
City of Menifee at a meeting thereof held on the 161' of April, 2014 by the following
vote:
Ayes: August, Denver, Edgerton, Fuhrman, Mann
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
Kathy Bennett, City Clerk
29714 Haun Road
Menifee,CA 92586
Phone 951.672.6777
Fax 951.6793843
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