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Brainerd City Code 305.07 305.07 Park and Recreation Board. Subdivision 1. Membership. The Park and Recreation Board consists of five members appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council. Members of the Board serve without compensation. The Board shall choose one of its members as chairman and one as recording secretary. In the event the volume of work handled by the Board so requires, a paid secretary may be employed by the Board. Subd. 2 Meetings. The Board shall meet at the call of the Chairman or at the request of any two members. A regular meeting date may be established, if desired, by a majority of the Board Members. Subd. 3 Duties. The Board shall establish the recreation policy and conduct the supervise recreation areas, facilities, services, and programs for all types of public recreation, and shall conduct activities and pay for the necessary supervision incidental thereto, on the grounds and properties owned, leased, or controlled by the City, or on other properties with the consent of the owners or authorities who control the property. Subd. 4 Employees, Pro rg ams. The Board shall establish the qualification for employment and may employ and determine the compensation of a trained and qualified Director of Recreation, and such other assistants, supervisors, directors, play leaders, or other employees that may be necessary, in its judgment, for the efficient administration, conduct, and development of the public recreation program, within the monies provided for such purposes by the City. The Board shall coordinate services with other governmental programs, solicit and train volunteers, purchase supplies and equipment, develop and maintain facilities, procure or lease public or private properties, areas or facilities that may be required for programs, provided, however, that no property shall be procured by lease or otherwise for more than one year without the approval of the City Council. All expenditures shall be within the monies appropriated by the City for such purposes, together with donations, gifts, bequests of any money or any funds from earnings. All money received from donations, bequests, or earnings shall be deposited in a special account managed by the Board. Subd. 5 Budget. The Board shall annually prior to September 1St, prepare a budget for recreation purposes for the ensuing fiscal year, subject to the approval of the City Council. The Board shall be financed by any annual appropriation from the City Council. Such funds shall be placed in an account known as the recreation fund. The Clerk-Treasurer shall account for the fund and custody of the cash shall be in the hands of the Clerk-Treasurer. The Board is authorized to receive gifts, bequests, and donation. Such funds shall, also, be deposited in the recreation fund. No disbursements shall be made from said account unless claim for services and commodities actually rendered or delivered has first been submitted to and approved for payment by the Board as authenticated by signature of the Chairman and Secretary of the Board. Subd. 6 Annual Report. The Board shall, in the month of September of each year, prepare and present to the City Council an annual report of its activities and finances.