The Board has the following powers:
1. To employ a Director of Parks and authorized the Director to employ such assistants and employees as maybe necessary for the proper management of the City parks, municipal swimming pool, Linwood Park Cemetery and street trees but all shall be subject to the approval of the Boone City Council.
(Ord. 2258 - Dec. 20 Supp.)
2. To fix the compensation of the Director of Parks, assistants and employees but all shall be subject to the approval of the Boone City Council.
(Ord. 2258 - Dec. 20 Supp.)
3. To remove, by majority vote of the board, the Director of Parks, any assistants or employees for actions that adversely impact the person’s ability or performance of duties; incompetence or inattention to duties, subject to the provisions of the Boone Policy Handbook and the Iowa law. Any removal or discipline but all shall be subject to the approval of the Boone City Council.
(Ord. 2258 - Dec. 20 Supp.)
4. To have exclusive control of the expenditures of all funds allocated for park purposes by the Council, and of all moneys available by gift and all other moneys belonging to the parks, including all fees and rentals collected under the rules of the Board.
5. To accept gifts of real property, personal property, or mixed property; receive devises and bequests, including trust funds; to take the title to said property in the name of the City for park purposes; to dispose of real property pursuant to the Code of Iowa, upon passage of a resolution by the Council; and to expend the funds received by them from such gifts for the improvements of the City parks.
6. To enforce the performance of conditions on gifts, donations, devises and bequests accepted by the City parks.
7. To acquire real estate for park purposes, either within or without the City.
8. To establish rules and regulations, in writing, for the maintenance and government of all parks and public grounds under its jurisdiction and control and post a copy of the same at the principal entrance to such parks or public grounds.
9. (Repealed by Ordinance No. 2258 - Dec. 20 Supp.)