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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-14-1978 Regular Meetingn FAIRHOPE PMT, AND RECREATTON BOARD Minutes for the meeting of June 14, 1978 The Fairhope Park and Recreation Board met in regular session Wednesday, June 14, 1978 at the City Administration Building, 387 Fairhope Avenue, Fairhope, Alabama.. Chairman Barney Shull presided. Board Mambers, Billy Wiggins and Stephanie Montgomery were present. Acting Program Director, ,doe Dean and Facilities Director, Phil Rutherford were also present. The minutes of the May 10, 1978 meeting were read and approved as recorded, All bills were approved for payment with the exception of Eastern Shore Sporting Goods. Guests, Henry Aaseeb, Alfred Bosby and Clarence Bosby were present to represent the Community Minded People of Young Street Recreation Center. They wanted a job description for Cato Jackson and Kerry Hunt. They reported that the building was in bad shape as well as the playground equipment. The Board explained that each year the facilities have been put in good shape and then the kids tear it up. A.committee of parents will patrol this area to try to keep down vandalism. Phil Rutherford is going down Thursday morning to check on the palyground equipment. Paint was given to the committee by Phil Rutherford to pain the trash cans and equipment. The Recreation Board agreed to attend the Community 11inded People's meeting to help them with their projects Joe Dean recommended that the tennis and basketball courts be resurfaced. Ib action was taken at this time. Joe Dean proposed that two basketball goals be purchased for Young. Street at a cost of $115.00 each. Motion Made by Barney Shull, seconded by Stephanie Montgomery. Motion carried. Joe Dean present the Board with the following report on the summer programs: Greeno Pool General Admmmissions----------------------- 269 at $139.24 SwiTmAng Lessons ------------------------ 174 at 652.00 Season Tickets--------------------------- 51 at 200.00 Day Camp--------------------------------- 19 at 765.00 Concession ------------------------------ 128.60 Page 2 Minutes of the June 14, 1978 meeting A letter of resignation from the Young Street Craft Program Director was received from Jean Smith. Billy Wiggins submitted to the Board a letter from John Duck on the job description of Howard Thelkeld, Tennis Pro. (see Attached copy) Mr. Shull is going to consult with Ix. Duck on this matter. Billy Wiggins commended Barney Shull for his presentation of the Stimpson Field Project to the City Cduncil. On a motion duly made. seconded and carried, the meeting adjourned. Respectfully submitted Jean Keevan � 319 MAGI E. 928-2191 JOHN V. DUCK RON E. KOPESKY ATTORNEYS AT LAW P. O. DRAWER Y FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA 36532 June 12, 1978 Hon. James P. Nix and Members,City Council City of Fairhope Fairhope, Alabama RE: Recreation Board Tennis Courts Gentlemen: Pursuant to your request, I have examined the laws of the State of Alabama as to the use of tennis courts and other facilities of a recreational board in a municipality. There is no statutory law in the 1975 Code of Alabama concerning the operation of the tennis courts, golf courses, or other particular facits of a recreation board where the recreation board is an appointed board and not set up under a separate corporation as authorized by the Board. Further, there are no particular cases cited as to the operation of any particular facit of an appointed recreation board. However, we contacted the Counsel for the League of Munici- palities in Montgomery, Alabama and he states to us that the usual procedure is as follows: 1. That if a professional is hired by a recreation board, and he is paid a salary by that recreation board, and he gives private lessons and the fees for these private lessons are turned over to the recreation board, then, in that event, he shall have the right to make appointments and, generally, to run the particular facility that he is hired for at his discretion, but to the good of the municipality as a whole. 2. If the professional is not hired by the recreation board and he is not paid a salary, and he gives private lessons and pockets the money, then, and in that event, he does not have the authority to control the facility that he is operating for the recreation board and any and all citizens have the right to use the facility at their convenience and without any prior appointment, nor do they have to go through the professional to play at the particular facility. 319 MAGNi 928-2191 Mayor Nix & City Council JOHN V. DUCK RON E. KOPESKY ATTORNEYS AT LAW P. O. DRAWER Y FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA 36532 -2- June 12, 1978 Since our Recreation Board is an appointed board by the City of Fairhope and does not operate under a separate corporation, it is my considered opinion that if the professional pockets the money for fees he gets for private lessons, then, and in that event, he can not control the facility and all of the citizens of Fairhope shall have equal right to_ use the same. inc ely, JOHN V. DUCK ,City ttorney