Mission Statement: The Parks, Recreation & Cultural Arts Advisory Board is to provide representation for the citizens of the Town of Collierville in partnership with the Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Arts Department and the Mayor and Board of Alderman in promoting understanding, appreciation, participation, and support for open spaces, parks, recreational opportunities, cultural activities, programs, and facilities.
Purpose, Duties, & Authority of the Board: To plan & promote a system of park & recreation facilities & recreational programs, interpret the community recreation program & needs of public officials & the general citizenship, serve as a forum in the introduction of innovative new ideas, concepts, programs, policies & procedures, assist in matters relating to the maintaining of the highest standards in park/recreation leadership and in the quality of the program service, assist the park/recreation department in recruiting voluntary leadership staff to work with park/recreation programs & activities, assist the park/recreation staff in evaluating recreation programs & activities & in developing program priorities, review & develop a program of park & recreational facility & program expansion & forward to the Board of Mayor & Alderman, develop a long range recreational plan for the Town & recommend properties and/or facilities & to evaluate & make recommendations to the BMA on the maintenance & utilization of all buildings & physical facilities devoted to park & recreational programs within the Town.
Note: This Board was formed April, 1984, and consists of 9 members serving a term of one calendar year with terms expiring December 31st of each year (Resolution 99-53). Meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. at the Linda Kerley Center – 176 College Street.
Staff Point of Contacts: Greg Clark, Office: 457-2770, Cell: 508-5846, and Tress Shields, Office: 457-2770, Cell: 494-1175
The Board of Aldermen, jointly with the Mayor, has appointment authority for the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board.
Members: Kal Bhavaraju, Joe Ennnis, Maureen Fraser (BMA Liaison), Dustin Holmes, Micah Miller, Jennifer Moerbe, Dave Rhylander (Chair), Kathy Thiele (Collierville Arts Council Liaison), Tammy Townsend (Vice-Chair)
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: 1) Members must be Collierville residents. 2) Members cannot be Town employees. 3) Parks Board chooses own Chairman.
Parks Advisory Board Minutes
| January 2019 | Febuary 2019 | March 2019 | April 2019 | May 2019 | June 2019 |
| July 2019 | August 2019 | September 2019 | October 2019 | November 2019 | December 2019 No Meeting |
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