Recreation, Parks & Cultural Resources Advisory Board

Meetings

• 7 p.m.
• 2nd Monday of each month

Agendas & Minutes

Agendas are prepared prior to the meeting, minutes are available following approval.

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Members

The Recreation, Parks & Cultural Resources Advisory Board is composed of 10 voting members appointed by the Town Council:

• 1 non-voting, liaison shall be selected from the membership of the Town Council
• 1 non-voting, liaison shall be selected from the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education 
• 1 non-voting, liaison shall be designated by the Chapel Hill Arts Committee
• 1 voting, liaison member shall be selected from the Youth Council
• 1 voting, liaison member shall be a designee of the Executive Director of The ArtsCenter
• 1 voting member shall be an older adult (55 years of age or older) or a representative of older adults
• 7 members shall be residents of the Town

 Duties & Responsibilities

The advisory board shall :

• Recommend to the Town Council a policy for the selection of art to be displayed in or on public facilities.
• Coordinate arrangements to have artwork displayed on Town property, in conjunction with the staff of the Recreation, Parks & Cultural Resources Department.
• Work collaboratively with the community on projects related to the arts. Members of the advisory board may assist in community fund raising activities, but any funds received by the advisory board or by members acting in their official capacity must be accounted for, and all expenditures by the advisory board must be made, in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act. Such funds may be received and expended by the Town only for purposes for which the Town is statutorily authorized to expend public funds.

The advisory board shall advise the Town Council and the administration (e.g., the Town Manager or Director of Recreation, Parks & Cultural Resources) concerning:

• The acquisition of real or personal property to be used for park or recreation purposes and the maintenance and use of all Town-owned, leased or operated parks and recreational facilities
• The operation of all recreation programs
• Future needs for the acquisition of additional recreation facilities or the expansion of recreational programs and alternative means of acquiring such facilities or operating such programs

The commission shall report to the Town Council as requested by the council and shall undertake such studies or perform such duties as the board may request from time to time.