Administrative Order_Parks and Recreation Department — File 201525

CITY OF SOMERVILLE MAYOR’S ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 2016-____ ESTABLISHING A PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT In Board of Aldermen__________ Parks and Recreation Department. Established. There is hereby established a parks and recreation department under the supervision of a director of parks and recreation. General Authorities and Responsibilities. The parks and recreation department exists to enrich the lives of residents by identifying, recruiting, improving, and providing recreational services and programs for youth and adults in the City of Somerville. It operates year-round programs throughout the city's public facilities, playgrounds, schoolyards, athletic fields and various other locations to promote positive and healthy activities. The parks and recreation department is responsible for the establishment, coordination and/or implementation of community sports programs for all boys and girls as well as adults, including working with the city’s youth leagues. The department is responsible for the preparation, maintenance, and improvements to fields and recreational facilities in close coordination with the Department of Public Works and the Transportation and Infrastructure Division of OSPCD. The department interacts with the Mayor for the purpose of program approval, budgeting, expenditure, and grant assistance; interacts with the school department concerning utilization of school gyms, fields, coordination of special needs activities with the school department's special needs division, and scheduling activities for athletic fields; and interacts with the police department to schedule recreation and public events programs, special details, and patrols and generally coordinate recreational services with public safety concerns. Approved: ________________________ President Board of Aldermen