Resolution 79-16 - Create Park Advisory Board - 11/27/1979 RESOLUTION NO. 79-16
WHEREAS, the Huntsville City Council is aware and concerned about the
recreational facility needs of the citizens of the community of Huntsville
and desires to devote the necessary attention to the exixting facilities to assure
their continued optimum service to the recreation of its citizens; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council are of the opinion that citizen
input would be a great asset to their delivery of these services and that
it would be advantageous to create a Park Advisory Board for each of the
City's three park facilities : Kate Barr Ross Memorial Park, Thomas Henry
Ball Memorial Park and the Emancipation Park; and
WHEREAS, the Council envisions the structure of these parks boards to be
as follows :
Kate Barr Ross Memorial Park . • . • Six members on board
Thomas Henry Ball Memorial Park . . Five members on board
Emancipation Park . . . . . . . . . Five members on board
Terms:
Two members. .. . . . . . . . . . . . one year term
Two-.Three. members. . . . . . . . . . two year term
Chairperson . . . . . . . . . . . . three year term
Meetings:
The second Monday evening of the month in the City Hall
at 7:00 P.M. or at called times convenient to the board members.
and;
WHEREAS, the purpose and function of these parks advisory boards would be
to advise the City Council on the needs of the parks and to make suggestions
for the future development of the parks as well as ideas to more fully make use
of the existing park land areas and to report their findings to the City Council `
on a regular basis;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it so resolved to create the three Parks Advisory Boards
to become the "arms into the community" for the assistance and support of the
programs of the Huntsville City Council .
APPROVED this the 27th day of November, 1979.
THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS
(SEAL) Morris I. Waller, Mayor
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