EXECUTIVE ORGANIZATION OF A PARK DEPARTMENT 



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efficient and satisfactory conduct of the officials and 

 employees working under their direction and they shall 

 perform such other services as the general superintend- 

 ent may from time to time direct. 



The official in charge of each division of the operating 

 department will prepare and submit to the general 

 superintendent, when requested by him, a complete 

 statement of, and any suggestions he may have to make 

 as to the existing rules and regulations governing the 

 operation of his division and a chart showing the existing 

 organization of his division, including all the employees 

 thereof and a further chart showing his suggestions as 

 to reorganization of his division, making an estimate 

 of the increase or decrease in annual expenditure. 



He will also submit, not later than the eighth day of 

 each month, a written report to the general superin- 

 tendent, recording the operation of his division during 

 the month, giving such statistics as desirable, care being 

 taken to recite any unusual occurrence or unsatisfac- 

 tory condition, which report will be transmitted by the 

 general superintendent to the commissioners monthly, 



with such suggestions and recommendations as he deems 

 wise. He is expected to submit at any time, in writing, 

 any information he may have indicating that the meth- 

 ods, rules and regulations are unsatisfactory, with his 

 recommendation thereon, or reports on any other 

 matters. 



It shall be the duty of the official in charge of each 

 division to call upon any other division of the operating 

 department for such assistance as may be necessary to 

 successfully carry on his work and all officials will 

 promptly respond to such requests and particularly 

 shall this be the case where the service asked is for 

 assistance in giving proper attention to the comfort 

 and convenience of the people in the enjoyment of any 

 of the facilities, games and sports in the parks. Munic- 

 ipal code of the South Park Commissioners, excerpts 

 from Chapter II, pages 4-11 inclusive, edition 1923. 

 Statement concerning the secretary and the accounting 

 department from Chapter I, Section 4, Municipal Code 

 of the South Park Commissioners, 1923. 



ORGANIZATION CHART OF THE UNION COUNTY PARK DEPARTMENT 

 UNION COUNTY, NEW JERSEY 



Board of Park Commissioners 



Legal Department 



The Counsel 



General Law Work 



Closing of Titles 



Condemnation Proceedings 



General Executive Department 

 Engineer and Secretary 



Landscape Design 



Forestry 

 Consulting Landscape Architect 



Superintendent Executive Cle-k Senior Assistant Superintendent Principal Recreation Department 



of Police and Auditor 



Police Work Accounts 

 Inspection Payrolls 



Office Records 

 Rents 



Engineer. Construction 



Land Acquirements and Maintenance 

 Surveys, Maps Development Work 

 Plans, Design Planting. Forestry 

 Construction Maintenance 



Inspection 



Engineer. 

 Purchasing 

 Engineering 

 Contracts 

 Photography 

 Plant and 

 Equipment 



Superintendent of 

 Recreation 



Recreational Activities 



The treasurer of the department is a member of the board. The legal department is directly responsible 

 to the board of park commissioners, as is likewise the consulting landscape architect. The chief engineer or chief 

 executive combines with the office of chief executive that of the secretary. This is one of the ways of overcoming 

 a situation that is, in general, undesirable from an executive viewpoint, viz., of having the secretary a separate 

 official and wholly independent of the chief executive. The prominence of engineers in the department at the 

 present time (1926) is due to the fact that the department is a new one and a great deal of land acquisition and 

 construction work is being carried forward. 



