094 of 2004 - Repealing and reenacting Chapter 2.37 relating to the Youth & Family Recreation and Programs Advisor 0 04-1
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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 94 of 2004
(Youth and Family Recreation and Programs Advisory Board)
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REENACTING CHAPTER 2.37, SALT LAKE
CITY CODE, RELATING TO THE YOUTH AND FAMILY RECREATION AND
PROGRAMS ADVISORY BOARD.
Be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. That Chapter 2.37, SALT LAKE CITY CODE,pertaining to the Recreation
Advisory Board be, and the same hereby is, repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
Chapter 2.37
YOUTH AND FAMILY RECREATION AND PROGRAMS ADVISORY BOARD
2.37.140 Purpose
A. The Mayor and the Salt Lake City Council declare it to be a policy of the City that the
City be a provider and coordinator of youth and family recreation,programs, and facilities in Salt
Lake City, under the direction of the Salt Lake City Department of Public Services, either
through its own resources or by contract. The Department shall coordinate all youth and family
recreation,programs, and facilities that are operationally funded by the City. In addition, the
Department will cooperate with and supplement other entities providing youth and family
recreation,programs, and facilities, including but not limited to Salt Lake City School District,
Salt Lake County, religious, civic, and volunteer organizations.
B. The Mayor and City Council recognize and believe in the importance of preparing the
youth of the City to be proactive in our representative democratic form of government and be
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better informed and prepared to be leaders in the American free enterprise system. The Mayor
and City Council declare it to be in the City's interests to prepare young people to be future
leaders, to provide positive role models, and to provide opportunities for youth to play an active
role in promoting solutions to community problems.
C. The Department may provide the following services, among others, in Salt Lake City:
1. Community events. Activities for youth and families to promote community unity
and involvement. Such activities include special events, festivals, sporting events, and youth
activities.
2. Recreation Programs. Facilitate youth and family recreation programs for all City
residents, including leagues, clinics, tournaments, and events. Collaborate with Salt Lake County
Recreation, Salt Lake City School District, and community based youth sports organizations that
use City facilities. Coordinate reservations for all athletic fields owned by Salt Lake City.
3. Facilities. Own, operate, use, or lease out facilities that provide youth and family
recreation and programs. Coordinate with the Salt Lake City School District on the use of the
Salt Lake Sports Complex for high school swimming and other athletic programs.
4. Youth Programs. Design and provide youth and family programs after school and
during the summertime. Activities may include Youth City Government, employment,
performing and visual arts, technology, and sports.
D. This chapter is enacted and intended for the purpose of establishing a Salt Lake City
Youth and Family Recreation and Programs Advisory Board for the general purpose of
establishing criteria and guidelines for assessing the City's youth and family recreation and
program needs and to recommend program priorities, as well as to monitor any joint agreements
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between the City and other entities/providers. The more specific powers and duties of the board
shall be as set forth in Section 2.37.250 of this chapter or its successor.
2.37.150 Definitions
"Board" means the Salt Lake City Youth and Family Recreation and Programs Advisory
Board created under this chapter.
"City" means Salt Lake City, a municipal corporation of the state of Utah.
"Council" means the Salt Lake City Council.
"County"means the Parks &Recreation Division of Salt Lake County, a governmental
entity organized under the laws of the state of Utah.
"Department"means the Salt Lake City Public Services Department.
"Director of Youth and Family Programs Division"means a person appointed by the
Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council who is duly qualified and acting head of the
Youth and Family Programs Division.
"Mayor" means the duly elected or appointed and qualified mayor of Salt Lake City.
"Member" means a person appointed by the Mayor who is duly qualified and an acting,
voting member of the board.
"Person" means an individual.
"School Board" means Salt Lake City Board of Education.
2.37.160 Board Created
There is created the Salt Lake City Youth and Family Recreation and Programs Advisory
Board, hereinafter referred to as "the board,"which body shall consist of fourteen (14) appointed
voting members. The Director of Youth and Family Programs Division, Director of Public
Services, the City Attorney, and the Chief of Police shall be ex officio nonvoting members.
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The voting members shall consist of the following:
A. Seven members representing the seven Council districts, one member for each
district.
B. One member representing the Salt Lake City School Board.
C. One member representing the Salt Lake City School District Community Education
Program.
D. One member representing the communities served by the Salt Lake City Sports
Complex and Fairmont Park swimming facility.
E. One member representing the communities served by the Northwest Community
Center and the Sorenson Multi-Cultural Center.
F. One member representing the communities served by the Central City Community
Center and Kiwanis Boys and Girls Center.
G. Two high school age members representing the youth of the City.
2.37.170 Appointment of Members—Oath of Office
A. Appointments. All appointments of members of the Youth and Family Recreation
and Programs Advisory Board shall be made by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the
Council. The seven Council District members shall be appointed to a term of office for four
years. All other board members shall be appointed to a term of office for two years. In making
initial appointments of the seven Council District members, the Mayor shall,with the advice and
consent of the Council, designate three members to serve two years, two members to serve three
years, and two members to serve four years. Any fraction of a year in the initial appointment
shall be considered a full year. Thereafter, all of said appointments shall be made for a four-year
term. In making initial appointments of the other seven board members, the Mayor shall,with
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the advice and consent of the Council, designate four members to serve two years and three
members to serve one year. Thereafter, all of said appointments shall be made for a two-year
term. Any fraction of a year in the initial appointment shall be considered a full year. Each
member's term of office shall expire on the applicable third Monday in January, but he or she
shall continue to hold that office until his or her successor is appointed and qualified.
B. Compensation- Immunity from Liability. Each member shall perform service on a
voluntary basis without compensation and on such basis shall be immune from liability with
respect to any decision or action taken during the course of those services as provided by Utah
Code Annotated, Section 63-30-1, et seq. (1953) as amended, or successor sections. However,
this shall not restrict the payment of reasonable compensation to a member when he or she
renders authorized administrative,professional, or other bona fide services to the board pursuant
to written contract in a capacity other than as a board member.
C. Vacancies. Midterm vacancies occurring in the membership of the board shall be filled
by appointment by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council for the unexpired term.
In exercising his or her discretion in making appointments to the board, the Mayor shall, where
advisable, take into consideration the geographic diversity within the City.
D. Oath of Office. Members shall sign the oath of office required by law to be signed by
city officials and file the same in the office of the city recorder. Every member who shall fail
within ten(10) days after notification of his or her appointment to file with the city recorder his
or her oath of office to perform faithfully, honestly and impartially the duties of the office, shall
be deemed to have refused such appointment, and thereupon another person shall be appointed in
the manner prescribed in this chapter.
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2.37.180 Removal from office.
Any member may be removed from office by the Mayor for cause,prior to the normal
expiration of the term for which such member was appointed. If any member of the board
engages in conduct that, in the opinion of the board, is prejudicial to the best interests of the
board, the board may recommend removal of such member to the Mayor. Any member of the
board who shall be absent for one half of the meetings of the board in any consecutive 12-month
period may be removed from the board by the Mayor.
2.36.190 Members' ethics.
Members shall be subject to and bound by the provisions of the city's conflict of interest
ordinance, Chapter 2.44 of this code, or its successor. Any violations of the provisions of said
chapter, or its successor, shall be grounds for removal from office.
2.37.200 Eligibility for membership.
A person, to be eligible to be appointed as a member of the board, shall meet the
following prerequisites:
A. Be not less than eighteen years of age, except for the two high school student
representatives referred to below;
B. Be a resident of the state of Utah and of Salt Lake City;
C. No person shall be eligible to serve on the board as a member while actively engaged
or employed in any commercial recreational venture.
D. The two high school student representatives shall be attending a high school in the
Salt Lake City boundaries and are not held to the age restriction.
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2.37.210 Meetings.
A. The Board shall convene for regular meetings to be held every other month,but not
less than six (6) throughout the year. The annual meeting schedule will be set at the first regular
meeting after the third Monday in January of each year. To the extent that the meetings of the
board are governed by Chapter 4 of Title 52, Utah Code Annotated, 1953 as amended, or its
successor, said meetings shall be conducted in compliance with said state law. Special meetings
may be called by a majority of the board, the chairperson, or the Mayor. The call for a special
meeting must be signed by the member calling such meeting and, unless waived in writing, each
member not joining in the order for such special meeting must be given not less than 24 hours
notice. Said notice shall be served personally or left at the member's residence or business office.
Meetings shall be held at the City& County Building, Room 138, or at such other public place as
may be designated by the board. A majority of the board positions filled board shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business. The board may act officially by an affirmative vote of the
quorum.
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B. The board shall cause a written record of its proceedings to be kept which shall be
available for public inspection in the office of the city recorder. The board shall record the yea
and nay votes on any action taken by it.
C. The board shall adopt a system of rules of procedure under which its meetings are
to be held. The board may suspend the rules and procedures by unanimous vote of the members
of the board who are present at the meeting. The board shall not suspend the rules of procedure
beyond the duration of the meeting at which suspension of the rules occurs.
2.37.220 Election of officers.
Each year the board at its first regular meeting after the third Monday in January shall
select one of its members as chairperson and another of its members as vice-chairperson, who
shall perform the duties of the chairperson during the absence or disability of the chairperson. No
member shall serve more than two consecutive terms as chairperson. The Youth and Family
Programs Division Director shall make available a secretary to the board when required.
2.37.230 Review of action-Powers of Mayor.
All actions taken by the board shall constitute recommendations to the Mayor and
shall not constitute official action. The Mayor shall have the power to review, ratify, modify or
disregard any recommendation submitted by the board, or to refer the matter to the Council, if
appropriate. No action shall be implemented until the board is notified in writing that it has been
ratified by the Mayor, or, if referred to the Council, that the Council has adopted an ordinance
implementing the recommendation of the board, or that the recommendation was modified and
adopted by the Mayor or Council, as appropriate, and in such event it shall be implemented as
modified.
2.37.240 Committees.
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The board may designate such committee or committees as it desires to study,
consider and make recommendations on matters which are presented to the board. In the event
the board desires non-board members to serve on such a committee, the board may request the
Director of Public Services to make such appointments. Members of such committees shall also
serve without compensation.
2.37.250 Powers and duties.
The board shall have the following powers and duties:
A. Determine and establish such rules and regulations for the conduct of the board as
the members shall deem advisable; provided, however, that such rules and regulations shall not
be in conflict with this chapter or its successor, or other city, state or federal law;
B. Recommend the adoption and alteration of all rules, regulations and ordinances
which it shall from time to time deem in the public interest and most likely to advance, enhance,
foster and promote youth and family activities, for the conduct of the business of, and the use and
operation of recreation, youth and family services facilities within the City and for the purposes
of carrying out the objectives of this chapter; provided, however, that such rules and regulations
shall not be in conflict with this chapter or its successor, or other city, state or federal law;
C. Recommend planning, establishment and approval of all construction and
expansion projects for city recreational programs and facilities. The approval required in this
section shall be in addition to all other approval of other city departments required by law or city
policy;
D. Recommend broad matters of policy regarding the operation and management of
City youth and family recreation, programs, and facilities, which may include, but need not be
limited to, the following:
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1. Construction or expansion of City recreational facilities,
2. Timing and progress of such construction or expansion,
3. Establishment of rate structures for services or facilities furnished by City youth
and family recreation facilities to the public or to any person, firm or corporation, public or
private, and for leasing of space or facilities, or for granting rights,privileges or concessions at
city recreational facilities,
4. Determination of the number and type of concessionaires, services, or facilities
at city recreational facilities;
E. Review and make recommendations annually on the budget for the Division of
Youth and Family Programs within the department;
F. Facilitate fundraising as needed to provide for the sustainability of all youth and
family recreation, programs, and facilities;
G. Coordinate with Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City School District, and other
citizen boards, nonprofit groups, and other service delivery organizations that work with the City
in delivering recreation programs and other youth programs;
H. Annually recommend program evaluation, performance oversight, and use and
development of facilities throughout the City.
I. Meet and communicate with community constituency, elected officials, and any
interested parties about available programs.
J. Respond to special requests as identified by the Mayor's office or Council.
K. Review city park use policies and practices, and make recommendations on how
park resources can better support the recreation needs of the city.
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L. Assist the Director of Public Services in the continuing orderly development and
promotion of City youth and family recreation, programs, and facilities in order to best serve the
citizens of the city.
2.37.260 Contracts
Neither the board nor any member nor officer of the board shall have power or authority
to bind the City by any contract or engagement or to render it liable pecuniary for any purpose or
for any amount.
2.37.270 Staff.
A. Attorney for the Board: The Salt Lake City attorney or his designee shall serve as
the attorney for the board and shall be an ex officio nonvoting member.
B. Board Staff: The Division of Youth and Family Programs staff shall serve as staff
of the board and shall be available to keep minutes or to provide routine services.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon the date of its first
publication.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this tday of DecPmbPr
2004.
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Bill No. 94 of 2004.
Published: 1-11-05
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