HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 0567ORDINANCE $6i, 567
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ORDINANCE CODE OF THE
CITY OF BURLINGAME; CREATING A PARK COMMISSION;
AND PROVIDING FOR ITS ORGANIZATION, TERMS OF ITS
MEMBERS, OFFICERS, POWERS AND DUTIES.
The City Council of the City of Burlingame does ordain
as follows:
SECTION 1 - The Ordinance Code of the City of Burlingame
is hereby amended by adding thereto a new Division to be designa-
ted Division 7 of Articlw 6 of Part II of said Code and to be
entitled "Park Commission," which shall read and provide as
follows:
DIVISION 7
PARK COMMISSION
SECTION 650 - ORGANIZA.TION; TERMS OF MEMBERS. There
shall be a Park Commission in the City consisting of five members,
appointed by the Mayor, subject to confirmation of the City
Council; the members thereof shall be qualified electors of the
City, and their term of office shall be for a period of three
years and until their successors are appointed and qualified.
The terms of the first members of the Park Commission shall be
determined. by lot so that the term of one member shall be for one
year, of two members for two years and of two members for three
years, all commencing at the first meeting of the Commission after
the effective date of this Ordinance and after the Commission is
fully constituted. The members shall serve without compensation,
but all necessary expenses shall be paid by appropriate Council
action.
SECTION 651 - DUTIES. The duties of the Park Commission
shall be those of an advisory committee to the City Council on all
matters pertaining to the development, ornamentation and beautifi-
cation of the streets, highways, roads, avenues and parks of this
City.
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SECTION 652 -RULES, MEETINGS. The Commission shall
hold regular meetings at least once a month and such other meet-
ings as may be necessary or expedient. A majority of the Com-
mission shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of transacting
the business of the Commission. The Commission shall elect a
chairman and secretary, both of whom shall serve at the pleasure
of the Commission.
The secretary may appoint an assistant who shall not
be a member of the Commission. The secretary shall keep a record
of all proceedings, resolutions, findings and transactions of
the Commission for public inspection and shall furnish a copy
thereof to the City Clerk for the City Council.
SECTION 2 - All parts of the Ordinance Code in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3_ - This Ordinance shall be published once as
required by law.
H. KENT ATWATER
74AYOR
I, Herbert K. White, City Clerk, do hereby certify that the
foregoing; ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the
City Council, November 1, 1Q54 and .adopted at a regular meeting
held on the 15th of November, 1954, by the followinm vote:
AYES: COUNCITMEN: Atwater -Byrd -rove -Morgan -Simonds
NOES: COUNCITMEN: None
ABSL]NT COUNCILMEN:
None
ERBERT K. WHITE
City Clerk