§ 58-3. Relation to Mayor and Council., Chapter 58. Recreation Committee, Code of Ordinances, Paulsboro

The Mayor and Council shall cooperate with the Recreation Committee to coordinate and provide equipment for recreational activities, as well as to coordinate the development, operation, and maintenance of parks, public places, playgrounds, and recreational areas, in the Borough of Paulsboro, in order to provide for the maximum benefit and planned development for the residents of the Borough.

The Borough shall continue to be responsible for the care, custody, and policing of any such parks, public places, playgrounds and recreational areas, which, from time to time, may be placed under the jurisdiction of the Recreation Committee, unless such responsibilities or any others shall be specifically assigned in any such resolution.

The Recreation Committee shall not be deemed to be a park or recreation commission pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:12-1 et seq., but shall have only those powers and duties as set forth herein or as may be more particularly provided by resolution of the Mayor and Council.

There shall be no appropriation of public funds to the Recreation Committee, except as may be provided by the Mayor and Council for designated purposes consistent with the intent of this chapter. The Recreation Committee shall recommend to the Mayor and Council proposals, from time to time, as may be consistent herewith.

The Mayor and Council shall obtain liability insurance coverage covering the approved activities under the jurisdiction of the Recreation Committee, the participants in those activities, the Borough and individual members of the Recreation Committee.

Neither the Recreation Committee nor any member or members thereof shall have any power or right, express or implied, to bind or obligate the Borough or the Mayor and Council, directly or indirectly.