Columbus, Georgia

Memorandum





DATE: January 6, 2005



TO: Mayor Poydasheff

Each Councilor





FROM: Tiny B. Washington, CMC

Clerk of Council



SUB: Recreation Advisory Board

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The term of office of Mrs. Brenda Dozier on the Recreation Advisory Board

expired on December 31, 2004. Mrs. Dozier cannot succeed herself, as this will

be the end of her second full term of office on the board.



Mrs. Dozier serves as the Muscogee County School Board?s representative.

The School Board?s representative term of office is for a one-year term. A

letter has been written to the Superintendent of Schools requesting their

nominee.



Enclosed is a copy of our data sheet, as well as a list of the current

members.



Please advise if there are any questions.





cc: Mr. Tony Adams, Director

Parks & Recreation Department







RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD

CLERK OF COUNCIL?S DATA SHEET

(REVISED JUNE 3, 1994)

(SUPERCEDES DECEMBER 15, 1990 REVISION)

(REVISED APRIL 25, 2000)





CREATED BY: Originally created by an ordinance adopted by the former City

Commission on January 13, 1948 as amended by Ordinance No. 69-328, 1980, as

amended by Ordinance 92-10 adopted February 4, 1992. (Amended by Ordinance No.

00-42)



CHARTER REFERENCE: Formerly referenced in Sec. 4-612 but this section was

deleted by Act No. 1183 and Act No. 1237, Ga. Laws 1980, but see Section 4-103,

General Provisions Concerning Boards, Commissions and Authorities.



COLUMBUS CODE REFERENCE: See Sec. 4-27 through 4-31 for references to this

specific board and Sec. 2.1, 2-3.01, 2-3.02 and 2-3.1 for general provisions

relating to all boards, commissions, authorities and committees



COMPOSITION OF BOARD: Eleven members. (Ord. No. 00-42)



QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS: Not addressed by above Columbus Code sections other

than Sec. 4-31 provides that the Columbus Council shall request the Muscogee

County School Board to recommend a nominee from the school board athletic and

recreation council to serve as on of the members of the board. See Council

Districts below, and Sec. 2-3.02 (a) Col. Code for general qualifications of

all boards.



MEMBERS APPOINTED BY: Not addressed by above Columbus Code Sections, but the

members have always been appointed by the Council.



TERMS OF OFFICE: Five years, based upon the provisions of Res. No. 16-17 which

appointed members immediately after the effective data of consolidation.

EXCEPTION: The member nominated by the school board serves for only one year

at a time since this board appoints committees with only one year duration.



POWERS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Serve in as advisory capacity to the

Director of Parks and Recreation for the consideration of policies of the

department of recreational programs and facilities throughout the community.



COMPENSATION: Not addressed by above Columbus Code sections, but the members

have never been compensated.



SUCCESSION OF MEMBERS: See Col. Code Sec. 2-1 for general provisions applying

to all boards, commissions, and authorities.



OTHER REFERENCES: See Clerk of Council?s list of Miscellaneous General

Provisions applying to all boards, commission, authorities and committees to

which members are appointed and/or confirmed by the Columbus Council.