(A) There is hereby created and established, pursuant to the provisions of IC 36-10-3-3 (a) and (b), as each are and have been amended, a Department of Parks and Recreation for the Town of Cedar Lake, Lake County, Indiana. The Department of Parks and Recreation shall be controlled by a "Board", to be known hereinafter as the Town of Cedar Lake Park and Recreation Board.
(B) The Town of Cedar Lake, Lake County, Indiana (hereinafter, the "Town"), is a unit of local government, and is identified in the "General Park and Recreation Law", which is cited at IC 36-10-3, et seq., as amended from time to time, and which is more specifically identified in State Law as IC 36-10-3-1 through 36-10-3-45, inclusive. All provisions of the aforesaid "General Park and Recreation Law" set forth referencing powers, duties, responsibilities, and related terms and provisions for a municipality or town related to an established Department of Parks and Recreation, shall be applicable to the Town of Cedar Lake Department of Parks and Recreation. This will specifically mean that the provisions of IC 36-10-3, et seq., are applicable to the Town of Cedar Lake Department of Parks and Recreation, its established Town Park and Recreation Board, and governance of actions and functions within the Cedar Lake Park and Recreation District, and all such provisions are approved herein for the Town of Cedar Lake Department of Parks and Recreation, and are adopted for the Town of Cedar Lake Department of Parks and Recreation. A copy of said Indiana "General Park and Recreation Law, and notably, the provisions of IC 36-10-3-1 through 36-10-3-45, inclusive, and as amended hereafter from time to time, are attached to Ordinance 1411 and incorporated herein by reference. In the event of amendments, including additional legislation or revision of any provisions of the Indiana General Park and Recreation Law referenced herein, such additional legislation, amendments or revisions shall be incorporated and included in this Cedar Lake Establishment Ordinance, when or if made hereafter.
(Ord. 1411, passed 2-1-22)