The City of Glen Cove Recreation Commission was established in 1944 and functions as an advisory board to the Parks & Recreation Department.  The goals of the Recreation Commission are:

• To oversee and promote the City’s assets, that falls under the responsibility of the Parks & Recreation Department;
• To ensure that the City’s recreational facilities are being used in a fair and equitable fashion;
• Where openings exist, seek to maximize revenue stream by seeking additional outside groups to utilize City recreational facilities;
• Where feasible, streamline operations of user groups by combining services and working in a cooperative manner;
• Develop, implement and enforce a User Agreement for all entities utilizing City facilities and resources to run their programs;
• To review the budgets and fee structures for all leagues and entities utilizing City assets that have User Agreements (non-rentals) in an effort to ensure that all fees being charged to the public are fair, reasonable and affordable;
• To periodically review the City of Glen Cove fee schedule as it pertains to Parks & Recreation Department facility and program fees;
• Improve upon the programs that are currently available to residents and youth of neighboring communities;
• Explore and develop the resources needed to improve upon the current Parks & Recreation assets and attempt to expand the quality and quantity of the facilities.