The Davenport Crockett Recreation Advisory Board approved revised bylaws that align the board’s internal rules with the Davenport City Code and add a new advisory-procedure section.

Jessica, the advisory board staff lead, told members the city legal department made limited changes and highlighted two areas where the bylaws were updated to match city code language. "Members of the board shall attend at least 2 thirds meetings of any regularly scheduled and held meetings within a 12 month period," she read from the code language included in the draft, adding, "The failure of a member to attend the meeting, the prescribed number of meetings, shall constitute grounds for removal." She explained the change moved the power to determine removals from the advisory board to the City Council, as the code requires.

The changes also clarified the temporary appointment of a meeting secretary. Under the revised text read to the board, the chair must appoint a new secretary at the start of a meeting if the regular secretary is absent; the vice chair serves as a backup to fill the chair’s duties only. Jessica said the language was inserted to resolve a conflict between the old bylaws and the city code. Krista moved to approve the draft as presented; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote with no recorded objections.

Board members asked how enforcement of the attendance rule would work. Jessica said the board is scheduled for 12 regular meetings annually and the code’s two-thirds threshold effectively requires presence at eight meetings; absences exceeding that would be referred to the city council and handled there, including for excused reasons such as a close family death.

Jessica also noted a new Section 10 was added to formalize advisory procedures; she said a clean, official copy of the revised bylaws will be emailed to members. The board approved the amendments without further change.