CITY COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM

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Department:

Lawrence Parks and Recreation

Commission Meeting Date:   July 17, 2018

Staff Contact:

Derek Rogers, Director

Recommendations/Options/Action Requested:

Approve City of Lawrence Parks and Recreation Advisory Board bylaws as recommended for approval by the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board on a 3-0 vote Tuesday, July 10, 2018.

Executive  Summary:

A product of the City Commission’s strategic plan was to produce greater consistency in how advisory boards and committees operate. 

 

When the Lawrence Recreation Commissoin was terminated by Senate Bill No.115 of the 1965 Session of the Kansas Legislature establishing a recreation system in the City, the Governing Body of the City appointed all the members of the Recreation Commission to an advisory board, which is explained in Ordinance No. 3470.

 

While the advisory board had general direction from the ordinance as to how it was to operate, there were no formalized by-laws established on record. Resolution No. 7224, adopted last year, established policies and procedures related to advisory boards, committees and commissions. The proposed Parks & Recreation Advisory Board by-laws are necessary for the Board to comply with Resolution No. 7224.

 

Strategic Plan Critical Success Factor

Effective Governance and Professional Administration

Fiscal Impact (Amount/Source):

None.

Attachments:

Draft By-laws

Ordinance No. 3470

Resolution No. 7224

 

 

Reviewed By:

(for CMO use only)

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