HomeMy WebLinkAboutA001 - proof of publication, May 14, 1975 Sec. 25-1004. Compensation. Proof of Publication in The
Members of the com-
mission shall serve without ANTES DAILY TRIBUNE
compensation but may
• • notices receive reimbursement for a 1. ny expenditure of personal
funds in furtherance of STATE OF IOWA STORY COUNTY,ss.
ORDINANCE NO. 2507 commission business in ac-
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND cordance with such
THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF procedures as shall be I ?sX&}NpR £ W. T. Farley on oath
THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA, BY prescribed by the City
REPEALING CHAPTER 25 Finance Director. depose and say that I am OUN iWforeman
THEREOF AS SAID CHAPTER Sec. 25-1005. Filling of
HAS HERETOFORE EXISTED Vacancies. of the AMES DAILY TRIBUNE, a daily
AND ENACTING A NEW In the event a vacancy on p
printed at Ames, Story County,
CHAPTER 25 FOR THE the commission shall occur newspaper,
PURPOSE OF CREATING AN because of resignation,
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY TO disqualification or death of Iowa; that the annexed printed -_ (JTC� rariC2
BE KNOWN AS THE PARKS any incumbant, the mayor
AND RECREATION COM- shall appoint, subject to the ___ .11.25_0
MISSION, PRESCRIBING ITS approval of the City Council,a �l J'7---
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POWERS, DUTIES, METHOD person to serve out the
OF APPOINTMENT, TERM OF unexpired term.
OFFICE AND OTHER AP- Sec. 25-1006. General Powers
P R O P R I A T E M A TT E R S and Duties. was published in said newspaper for
RELATING TO SAID AGENCY; The Parks and Recreation
SETTING FORTH CERTAIN Commission shall have such
ACTS AND PRACTICES WHICH ! powers and duties as are consecutive weeks, the first ________________
ARE PROHIBITED WITHIN expressed in this chapter
THE CITY'S PARKS, relative to developing and and the last of said publication was on the
PLEASURE GROUNDS AND overseeing the im-
S W I M M I N G P O O L S ; plementation bf plans, 11� Y�_ day of ------ +aY-------
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PROVIDING APENALTY;AND, policies, procedures and -------
ESTABLISHING AN EF- programs for city parks,FECTIVE DATE. swimming pools, and other 19_75_.
BE IT ENACTED, BY THE recreational facilities and C� — -
CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY activities undertaken by or on _-_--�
OF AMES, IOWA, THAT: behalf of the City of Ames.
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-----Section 1. Chapter 25 of the Sec. 25-1007. Specific Powers Sworn to before me and subs my
Municipal Code of the City of and Duties.
Ames, Iowa, as said chapter has The Parks and Recreation presence by F[oJJ*.1UK2%S&QjWW T. Farley
heretofore existed, be, and the Commission shall have the
same is hereby repealed. following powers and duties: �L,
Section 2. A new Chapter 25 of (a) Rule making.Except as this _ L11-- d�a}'-Qf ___iiaX___---- ----
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the Municipal Code of the City of otherwise specifically
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Ames, Iowa, be and the same is provided in this chapter, the _ _
hereby adopted to read as follows: commission shall have rule- 45
CHAPTER 25 making authority, and shall otary Public
PARKS AND RECREATION prescribe and promulgate all i -
ARTICLE I. PARKS AND needed rules and regulations i and for Story County.
R E C R E A T 1 O N C O M- for use of or participation in 56•20
MISSION the city parks, swimming Fees, a___________-•
Sec. 25-1001. Administrative pools, and other recreational
agency created; title facilities, programs and
There is created hereby an activities.
administrative agency to be (b) Planning. Prepare,and
known as the Parks and revise at least once every five
Recreation Commission of the (5) years, a plan for the
City of Ames, Iowa. development and con- pay the expenses of operation
Sec. 25-1002. Appointment'of tinuation of a system of city and maintenance of a certain,
members, term of office. parks, pleasure grounds, park, pleasure ground,
The Parks and Recreation swimming pools, and other swimming pool, or other
Commission shall consist of recreational facilities. recreational facility,or to pay
five (5) persons appointed by (c) Gifts. May solicit, on the principle and interest of
the mayor with the consent of behalf of the City of Ames, any revenue bonds and pledge
the City Council,whose terms gifts of money or property for orders as they come due.
of office shall be three (3) parks and recreation pur- (e) Joint projects. Subject
years beginning April 1 of the poses. to the approval of the City
year in which the ap- (d) Rates and charges. Council,the commission may
pointment is made; provided, Whenever,and only so long as take action jointly with other
however, that of the persons there are no revenue bonds or public or private agencies as
first appointed, one shall pledge orders outstanding provided in Chapter 28, Code
serve a term of one (1) year which are payable of Iowa, 1975.
only, and two shall serve a therefrom, the commission (f) Contracts. The com-
term of only two(2)years,the shall have the power and mission shall have power to
holders of the respective authority to establish fees, authorize and execute on
terms of office to be deter- rates and charges for the use behalf of the City of Ames,
mined by drawing of lots. of a city park, pleasure
Sec. 25-1003. Qualifications ground, swimming pool, or
No one shall be a member of other recreational facility, or
the Parks and Recreation for participation in a
Commission who is not a recreational program or
resident of the City of Ames, activity. However, the Cify
nor shall anyone who is an Council shall at all times
employee or elected official of retain and have power and
the City of Ames be a authority to establish, im-
member. pose, adjust and provide for
the collection of rates and
charges when such action is
necessary to produce gross
revenues at least sufficient to
without action of the City permitting the playing of Except for police officers,
Council,contracts with public amatuer or professional while in the performance of
or private entities for service baseball or other athletic duty, and as otherwise
relative to recreational games. specifically authorized by the
programs and.activities.Such ARTICLE II. PROHIBITED commission,it is unlawful for
contracts shall"be evidenced ACTS any person to carry or have
by a written document ap- Sec. 25-2001. Damaging in his possession or under his
proved as to form by the city plants,property in parks and control in any public park,
attorney and certified con- recreational facilities. pleasure ground or recreation
sist&nt with the csprrent It is unlawful for any person facility of the city any firearm
budget by the Director of to wilfully cut,rake,damage, of any kind whatsoever, BB
Finance. - destroy or interfere with any gun, pellet gun, bow and
(a Leasing to trees,shrubs,flowers,bush or arrow,sling shot,or any other
organizations. The com- other planting, or building, device for shooting or
mission shall have authority structure or other facility in throwing a projectile of any
tot.lease, under reasonable any public park or kind.
r0ki and ',4'equiremen?s, a recreational facility. Section 3. Any and all or-
particular park or portion Sec. 25-2002. Unlawful to dinances in conflict herewith are
thereof, as follows: operate a motor vehicle in hereby repealed.
(1) For a period not in city park; exceptions. Section 4. Violation of this or-
excess ,of ten_(10) days to It is unlawful for any person, dinance shall be a misdemeanor.
chari.tabli, fraternal and to operate a motor vehicle as Section 5. This ordinance shall
patriotic. organizations, for defined in the laws of the state be in ful I force and effect from and
the purpose of permitting in any public park or pleasure after July 1, 1975.
such organizations to conduct ground of the city, except Passed this 6th day of May,1975.
celebrations, anniversaries upon the streets and parking William F. Pelz,
and entertainments. lots therein which are Mayor
(2) For...a period not to specifically designated for Mary E. Paul,
exceed six (6) months, as the motor vehicle travel. City Clerk
commission shall-r deem; Sec. 25-2003. Firearms Published in The Ames Daily
proper, for the purpose of prohibited; exceptions. Tribune, May 14, 1975.