Function.
New Orleans City Code § 2-318
in effectSec. 2-318. - Function.
The commission shall:
(a) Plan, supervise, and conduct a comprehensive and coordinated program of cultural and physical recreation;
(b) Promote cooperative planning with public and private entities concerned with recreation;
(c) Manage, maintain, and operate recreational facilities owned or operated by the city;
(d) Appoint a director of the commission who shall serve at its pleasure. The director shall be the executive officer of the commission and shall be responsible for the supervision of the staff;
(e) Conduct an annual evaluation of the director of the commission;
(f) Adopt a comprehensive community visioning process that will result in a five year strategic plan for the commission. The commission shall adopt such a plan every five years from the completion of the strategic plan; and
(g) Other related duties as may be provided by ordinance of the council.
(M.C.S., Ord. No. 24126, § 1, 9-2-10; M.C.S., Ord. No. 27744, § 1, 4-19-18)
Source: City of New Orleans, Code of Ordinances and Home Rule Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/la/new_orleans/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICO_CH2AD_ARTIVBOCOCO_DIV11NEORREDECO_S2-318FUFetched: 10/28/2026