§ 90-1. Parks and conservation resources advisory board.

(a)

Establishment; appointment; qualification; organization.

(1)

Establishment. There is hereby established in and for the county a board to be known as the "Pinellas County Parks and Conservation Resources Advisory Board" consisting of ten members.

(2)

Appointment. One member shall be a member of and nominated by the county youth advisory committee and appointed by the board of county commissioners. Of the nine remaining members, each county commissioner shall nominate one member without regard to political affiliation, and the members shall be appointed by the board of county commissioners and two members with experience in environmental science and/or policy shall be appointed by the board of county commissioners. The term of office shall be one year and shall run concurrently with the term of the nominating commissioner, or, in the case of the county youth advisory committee and environmental science/policy nominees, from August 1 through July 31. Except in order to maintain concurrency of term, no member of the parks and conservation resources advisory board may be removed prior to the expiration of the member's term except by the board of county commissioners. The parks and conservation resources advisory board may request that the board of county commissioners remove a member of the parks and conservation resources advisory board who misses 50 percent or more of the meetings scheduled in a year.

(3)

Qualification. Each member's background, education and experience shall be such as to qualify said member to carry out the duties and responsibilities vested in the parks and conservation resources advisory board by this article. Members shall be appointed from the county at large. In selecting a new member of the parks and conservation resources advisory board, the board of county commissioners of the county shall consider the interest and knowledge of such prospective member in parks, environmental lands, and natural resources, including the ecological and economic benefits thereof.

(4)

Organization. The parks and conservation resources advisory board shall elect annually one of its members as chair and one as vice-chair of the board, and may adopt rules and procedures for the conduct of its meetings. The parks and conservation resources advisory board shall meet at least quarterly to conduct the business of the board, unless notified that there is no business to conduct as determined by the chair.

(b)

Duties. It shall be the duty of the parks and conservation resources advisory board to assist the board of county commissioners, administrator, and department by:

(1)

Reviewing and commenting on park or environmental lands plans and design.

(2)

Reviewing and commenting on park or environmental lands operations and procedures.

(3)

Participating in public education and ceremonial activities.

(4)

Hearing citizen comment on park or environmental lands related activities.

(5)

Formulating proposals and suggestions with the goal of improving the parks and environmental lands of the county.

(6)

Reviewing specific issues referred to the parks and conservation resources advisory board from the board of county commissioners.

(7)

Reviewing specific issues referred to the parks and conservation resources advisory board from the county administrator.

(8)

Communicating with the county administrator and the board of county commissioners on issues related to the duties of the parks and conservation resources advisory board.

(c)

Selection of director. The chair of the parks and conservation resources advisory board or designee may participate in the selection process for the director, including the interviews of director candidates with county staff.

(Ord. No. 10-44, § 1, 9-28-10; Ord. No. 16-40, § 1, 7-19-16)