Park and Recreation Board

Overview

Board or commission vacancies are filled by appointment of the mayor with the consent of council. Appointments are made for terms not to exceed four years and will expire the last day of March unless mandated otherwise by state statute. All board members or commissioners shall serve without compensation.  For a detailed description of the City's boards, commission and committees, please refer to the City's Municipal code, Title 2, Administration and Personnel.

Park and Recreation Board

The Park and Recreation Board, consisting of seven members, is established for the purpose of advising and making recommendations to the city council regarding Milwaukie's recreation programs and facilities. The board shall be responsible for, but is not limited to, the following activities:
    A.    Surveying recreation and leisure time needs through the neighborhood associations and recommending the roles the city should or ought to pursue in meeting such needs;
    B.    Serving in an advisory capacity to the city council on the location, service areas, siting, standards, class, number and needs for existing and future parks within the community;
    C.    Identifying desirable future park locations consonant with established plans and standards;
    D.    Ensuring the development of a master plan for each park site;
    E.    Exploring the feasibility of meeting community park and recreation needs through consolidating grounds and programs with local schools;
    F.    Identifying park acquisition and development priorities and recommending methods of financing;
    G.    Establishing, evaluating and monitoring maintenance standards of city parks and advising council of the status; and
    H.    Such other activities as the council may assign. (Ord. 1801 § 3 (part), 1996)

If you are interested in serving on the Park and Recreation Board and a vacancy is announced, download an official application (in Microsoft Word or PDF format), complete it  and submit it to our City Recorder's office.

Park and Recreation Board Members

Park and Recreation Board Meeting Agendas and Minutes

Previous Committee Meeting Agendas and Minutes