Parks & Recreation Committee - 2017

Jurisdiction

This Committee shall have jurisdiction over the County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Conservation:

  • The Vanderbilt Museum, including its appointments and finances
  • Management of County parks
  • Management of County golf courses
  • The Board of Trustees of Parks, Recreation, and Conservation

Sports Projects

This  Committee shall have jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to or  affecting the coordination, oversight, or expediting of sports-oriented  projects such as:

  • Golf course initiatives
  • Municipal recreational programs
  • Hunting
  • Fishing
  • Outdoor recreational activities
  • Similar projects or programs

It  shall also interact with Federal, State, or local officials,  representatives of the private sector, schools, clubs, colleges,  sportsmen, fishermen, hunters, community organizations and interested  individuals to promote such activities.

This Committee shall have  jurisdiction over all programs, policies, funding matters, initiatives,  and/or legislation affecting or pertaining to such activities.

Naming Parks

This Committee shall have jurisdiction over the naming of County parks.

Voting

This  Committee shall also consider and vote on any appointment to a board,  commission, department, agency, authority, task force, or comparable  entity under the jurisdiction of this Committee as well as any outside  consultant which may be authorized by this Committee.