Section 3-12 Board of Park and Recreation Commissioners
There shall be a board of park and recreation commissioners consisting of five
(5) members elected for terms of three years each, so arranged that the term
of office of as nearly an equal number of members as is possible shall expire
each year. The board of park and recreation commissioners shall conduct and
promote recreation, play, sport, physical education and other programs to meet
the leisure time needs of the community. The board of park and recreation
commissioners shall have general charge and management of the town playing
fields, parks, public lawns and landscaped areas, and the town pool and of all
property of the town relating thereto, in coordination with the Town Manager.
The board of park and recreation commissioners shall have all of the
powers and duties which are given to boards of park and recreation
commissioners under the constitution and laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, and shall have such additional powers and duties as may be
authorized by the charter, by by-law or by other vote of the town meeting.
Park and Recreation - Town Charter
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