Columbus, Georgia

Memorandum





DATE: February 13, 2002



TO: Mayor Peters

Each Councilor





FROM: Tiny B. Washington, CMC

Clerk of Council



SUB: Recreation Advisory Board

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The term of office of Mr. Michael Barnett on the Recreation Advisory Board

will expire on February 28, 2002. Mr. Loving cannot succeed himself, as he will

have served two consecutive full terms of office when his current term of

office expires.



Mr. Barnett serves as Council District 10- At-large representative.



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. Brad Chambers, Director

Parks & Recreation Department













RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD





Organization:

Recreation Advisory Board



Address:

Dept. of Parks and Recreation

110 4th Street

Columbus, GA 31901

Phone:

Fax:

706-653-4176

706-653-4188



Contact:

Tony Adams





Title:

Director, Parks & Recreation



General Counsel:

N/A



Meeting Date:

Quarterly/location varies



Charge/Mission

This board serves in an advisory capacity to the director of the Department of

Parks and Recreation for the considerations of the department and makes

recommendations for its operation and the advancement of recreational programs

and facilities throughout the city. It has eleven members. (an ord. amending

Section 4-29 of the Columbus Code so as to increase the membership of the

Recreation Advisory Board from seven to eleven members adopted 4-25-00. One

member shall be apointed from each Columbus Council District, one member shall

be a school board representative set forth in Section 4-31, and each of the two

at-large Councilors shall appoint one member to serve at large.







Recreation Advisory Board: Term Begins Term Ends Appointed By



Eddie Obleton SD-16 01-01-00 12-31-01 School Board

1832 Whittlesey Road

Columbus, GA 31904

School Board Nominee*



Michael L. Barnett SD-16 03-01-97 02-28-02 Council

3541 Ambassador Drive

Columbus, GA 31907 Chairman

District 10 - At- Large



Jim Webster SD-16 (Appt. 3-21-00) 01-01-98 12-31-02 Council

4235 Will Rhoades Dr

Columbus, GA 31909

District 6









Recreation Advisory Board: Term Begins Term Ends Appointed By





*Tiffany Tootle SD-16 (Appt. 6-29-00) 01-01-99 12-31-2003 Council

4343 Warm Springs Road

Columbus, GA 31909

District 5



Bradley Ogletree SD-15 01-01-00 12-31-04 Council

395 Dogwood Drive

Columbus, GA 31904

District 1



Robert Wetzel SD-16 (Appt. 6-19-01) 01-01-00 12-31-04 Council

1425 Dartmouth Road

Columbus, GA 31904

District 2



Debra Aldridge SD-15 01-01-00 12-31-04 Council

875 Pheasant Loop

Columbus, GA 31907

District 4



Teresa Locey SD-15 01-01-00 12-31-04 Council

2233 Patsy Lane

Columbus, GA 31903

District 7



Reginald Kelly SD-15 01-01-00 12-31-04 Council

2729 Nancy StreeT

Columbus, GA 31906

District 8



Robert Loving SD-15 01-01-00 12-31-04 Council

3522 Levy Road

Columbus, GA 31903 Vice-chair

District 3



Susan Hindsman SD-15 01-09-01 12-31-05 Council

708 1st Avenue

Columbus, GA 31901

District 9 - At Large



Tony Adams, Secretary

Director of Parks & Recreation



* School Board Representative appointed for one year term







RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD





CLERK OF COUNCIL?S DATA SHEET

(REVISED JUNE 3,1994)

(SUPERSEDES DECEMBER 5, 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 Ord. No. 69-328, adopted November

24, 1969. Reestablished by Ord. 80-90, adopted July 22, 2980, as amended by

Ord. 92-10 adopted February 4, 1992. (Amended by Ord. 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)



QUALIFICATION 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 recommended a nominee from the school board athletic

and recreation council to serve as one of the members of the board. See

Council Districts below, and Sec. 2-3.02 (a) col. Code for general

qualifications for all boards.



COUNCIL DISTRICTS REPRESENTATIVES: Res. NO. 9-74, Adopted January 4, 1971,

provides that ?at least one (1) member shall be appointed to the Recreation

Advisory Board from each Council District? ( Ord. No. 00-42) which reflects the

new eight Council Districts.



MEMBERS APPPOINTED 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. 16-71 which

appointed members immediately after the effective date 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 an advisory capacity to the

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

department and make recommendations for its operation and the advancement 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 which members are appointed and/or confirmed by the

Columbus Council.