Broward County - Parks and Recreation Division

Parks and Recreation Advisory Board

Parks Advisory Board members: L-R Terry Danger, Guy Roper, Jack Mathison, Milette Thurston, Alana Mersinger, Sharon Kent, Richard Simon, Sheila Rose, Jack Talabisco, Marc Kiar and Quentin Morgan. Bruce Edwards was not present for the photograph.

Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Formation
The members of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board are appointed by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners pursuant to Article IV, Section 4.07 of the Charter of Broward County, Florida. The function of the Advisory Board (according to Volume I, Chapter 12, Part V, Section 12.47 of the Broward County Administrative Code, amended on October 17, 2000) will be to:

Provide an ongoing process allowing public access to the planning, development, management, and programming of the County parks and recreation system.
Plan and recommend to the Board of County Commissioners proposed projects and activities for the non-land acquisition components of the 2000 Safe Parks and Land Preservation Bond Issue.
Serve in an advisory capacity to the Board of County Commissioners on matters relating to the Parks and Recreation Division.
Each County Commissioner is represented on the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board by two appointees from his/her voting district.

The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board holds meetings at various park locations on the first Wednesday of the month at 7:30 a.m. The Board also holds public participation forums two evenings a year. All meetings, however, are open to the public. For more information, please call 954-357-8107.

The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board welcomes your comments and questions. E-mail Parks and Recreation Board.

Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Function

On October 17, 2000, the Broward County Board of County Commissioners adopted Resolution 2000-1229 of the Board of County Commissioners of Broward County, Florida, amending Volume 1, Chapter 12, Part V, Broward County Administrative Code relating to the Broward County Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, to revise Section 12.47 in relation to the 2000 Safe Parks and Land Preservation Board Issue; designating the Broward County Parks and Recreation Advisory Board to serve in a citizens' oversight committee capacity for the non-land acquisition components of the Safe Parks and Land Preservation Bond Issue; providing for severability; providing for inclusion in the Broward County Administrative Code; and providing for an effective date.

Meeting Locations for 2010

Previous Meeting Minutes

Members - Parks and Recreation Advisory Board

District 1 - Commissioner Ilene Lieberman

Michael V. Smith Jack Talabisco

District 2 - Commissioner Kristin D. Jacobs

Quentin Morgan Sheila Rose

District 3 - Representing Commissioner Stacy Ritter

Richard H. Simon Howard E. Nelson

District 4 - Representing Commissioner Ken Keechl

Sharon Kent Marsha Oster Levy

District 5 - Representing Commissioner Lois Wexler

Stephen P. Lawson Stephanie Munson

District 6 - Representing Commissioner Sue Gunzburger

Terry Danger Guy Roper

District 7 - Representing Commissioner John E. Rodstrom, Jr.

Bruce Edwards John (Jack) Mathison

District 8 - Representing Commissioner Diana Wasserman-Rubin

Alanna O. Mersinger Marc Kiar

District 9 - Representing Commmissioner Albert C. Jones

Milette Thurston

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