DUTIES : The Parks and Recreation
Commission studies, reviews, evaluates and makes recommendations to
the City Council, the City Manager and other department heads regarding
existing and/or proposed parks, recreation and community services,
facilities and programs, their use and operation, the extent and nature
of services to be rendered to the public, and the financing, operations
and services of such facilities. The Commission makes studies and submits
to the City Council reports or recommendations as the City Council
may from time to time require or request.
RELATIONSHIPS: The City Council
is the final decision-making body. The Commission acts in an advisory
capacity on all matters referred to it by the Council. In addition,
the Commission acts as a conduit for community input to both the Council
and the Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services Department.
QUALIFICATIONS: Members should have an awareness
and sensitivity to community needs, and any background in recreation
or leisure studies, planning or landscape architecture would be helpful.
Commission members must live in San Jose.
MEETINGS: The Parks and Recreation
Commission meets twice a month: on the 1 st and 3rd Wednesdays at 5:00
P.M., the location varies - check with staff. Commissioners spend 4-6
hours each month preparing for and attending the regular meeting. In
addition, Commissioners spend 2-15 hours a month on activities such
as attending community, City Council and Staff meetings, evaluating
the physical location and condition of parks facilities, and acquiring
additional resource information.
BENEFITS: There is no compensation
for Parks and Recreation Commissioners. However, from time to time,
Commissioners may be reimbursed for some expenses incurred on City
business.
POLITICAL REFORM ACT OF 1974 AS AMENDED: The
Conflicts of Interest section of the Political Reform Act applies to
the Parks and Recreation Commission; however, Commission Members are
not required to file a Statement of Economic Interests.
APPOINTMENT PROCESS : All applications received are
submitted to the Project Diversity Screening Committee for review according
to the needs of the Commission as specified in a Needs Assessment Memo.
Applications will be forwarded to the City Attorney for a Conflict
of Interest review and thereafter, the applicants will be asked to
appear before the Screening Committee Members for an interview. Following
interviews, the Screening Committee will develop a list of applicants
which will be submitted to the Council Member Liaison to the Commission.
The Liaison will forward the list to the Rules Committee of Council
either with or without a supplemental recommendation. The City Council
makes the final appointment to the Commission based on Rules Committee
recommendations.
ATTENDANCE : Commissioners are expected to attend
all Commission meetings. San Jose Municipal Code Section 2.08.060 specifies
that a Commissioner who has unexcused absences from any three consecutive
regular meetings, or 20% of the meetings in a calendar year, is deemed
to have resigned from the Commission.
For further information about the Commission, please contact the Commission
Staff at 408-535-3570.
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