Recreation Committee

Current Board Members:

Amanda Betty, R, 12-31-2023
Rita Van Steenbergen, U, 12-31-2023
Kim Johansen, R, 12-31-2023
Lindsay E. Dahlheimer, R, 12-31-2023
Pam Carey, R, 12-31-2024
Cristina Sivigny-Smith, U, 12-31-2024
Stephanie Fisher, U, 12-31-2024
Vacancy, R, 12-31-2024
Heather Parente, U, 12-31-2024

Alternates:
Melanie Madore, R, Alternate 12-31-2023
Vacancy, R, Alternate 12-31-2024

Sherry Hill, Director, U

 Constitution of Board/Quorum:

Nine regular members, and two alternate members.  Members elect one of their members as chairman, vice-chairman and secretary.  There is also one director.  Five people shall constitute a quorum.

 Term of Office:

2 year term, 9 regular/2 alternate
1 director who is an ex-officio member of the committee, 12/31/07

 Appointing Authority:

 Board of Selectmen

 Authority: 

 Durham Town Charter, Section 6-13, and Articles of Authority of the Durham Recreation Committee as recorded by the Town Clerk.

 Powers and Duties:

The Committee shall serve as a policy-making and budget making authority and shall plan and authorize all recreational activities and facilities in the Town of Durham, and shall be responsible for preparing, revising and approving the budget request prior to submission to the Board of Selectmen in January of each year.

 Printed Regulations:

Durham Town Charter, Section 6-13, and Articles of Authority of the Durham Recreation Committee as recorded by the Town Clerk. Click here to view Articles.

History:

At a special  town meeting on March 15, 1965 voters heard the report of the Recreational Study Committee and voted to accept the report as presented.  However, they also went on the record as not being in favor of creating, by ordinance, a Recreational Commission.  On March 23, 1965, the Board of Selectmen decided to appoint five members to serve on the Recreational Committee.  The Board of Selectmen established the articles of authority for the Durham Recreational Committee in June of 1968, these articles were updated in 1980.