Board of Park Commissioners

Meetings

Third Wednesday of each month
City Hall, 111 N. Main Street, Bristol, CT 06010
6:00 PM

Members

Overview

The Board of Park Commissioners was established in 1913 to provide stewardship and policy oversight of the Parks Department. The commission consists of the Mayor as an ex officio, chairman, six commissioners, a City Council Liaison and a Board of Finance Liaison. The Board of Park Commissioners meets the 3rd Wednesday of every month at 6:00 p.m. (unless otherwise noted). In order to thoroughly vet policy, 3 sub-committees comprised of board members (as assigned by the Mayor) are established and convene on an as needed basis. This includes:

• Policy & Strategy Committee: To act as the policy development committee responsible for: Annually reviewing and approving the Policy Manual, reviewing Superintendent’s policy change recommendations, introduces new policies for staff to develop, assists with conduct of research regarding policies under consideration by the board, assists with review and approvals of CAPRA accreditation reports, and may review and make policy determination on special projects, requests or initiatives.
• Finance Committee: To act as the fiduciary committee responsible for: Reviewing financials on a monthly basis, providing input and approving the Superintendent’s annual operating and capital improvement budget, reviewing and modifying park use fee schedules as appropriate, reviewing trust fund reports and evaluating requests to utilize trust funds for qualifying capital improvement projects, and providing input into department Business Plans as appropriate. May provide input into other financial issues throughout the year as needed.
• Fund Development & Advocacy Committee: To act as the philanthropic committee responsible for: Partnering with staff to institutionalize philanthropic processes, provides input and approves the annual Fundraising strategy and goals, cultivating partnerships and community relationships, assisting with securing sponsorships and donations, providing input on and assisting with fundraising events or initiatives as requested by staff.