(A)
The Advisory Board shall serve as the Advisory Body for the Department of Recreation and Parks, and the county. The Board shall suggest policies to the Director of Recreation and Parks Department who will consult with the County Manager and the Board of Commissioners, within its powers and responsibilities as stated in this subchapter. The Board shall serve in an advisory capacity only as a liaison between the Department, the Manager, the Board of Commissioners and residents of the county. The Board shall consult with and advise the Director of the Department, in matters affecting recreation and park policies, program, resources, finances, and the acquisition and disposal of lands and properties related to the total county recreation and park program, and to its long-range, projected program for recreation and parks.
(B) The Advisory Board shall assume duties for recreation and parks purposes as follows. The Board shall:
(1) Make recommendations for the establishment of a system of supervised recreation and parks for the county;
(2) Make recommendations to set apart, for use as parks, playgrounds, recreation centers, water areas or other recreation areas and structures, any lands or buildings owned by or leased to the county for approval by the county's authorized body, and may suggest improvements of such lands and for the construction and for the equipping and staffing of such buildings and structures as may be necessary to the recreation and park program within those funds allocated to the Department;
(3) Advise in the acquisition of lands and structures through gifts, purchase, lease or loan, or by condemnation by the county as provided by G.S. Chapter 40A, Eminent Domain, and as approved by the Board of Commissioners;
(4) Advise in the acceptance by the county of any grant, gift, bequest or donation or any personal or real property offered or made available for recreation purposes and which is judged to be of present or possible future use for recreation. Any gift, bequest of money or other property or any grant or devise of real or personal property so acquired shall be held by the county, used and finally disposed of in accordance with the terms under which such grant, gift or devise is made and accepted;
(5) Advise in the construction, equipping, operation and maintenance of parks, playgrounds, recreation centers and all buildings and structures necessary or useful to department function, and advise in regard to other recreation facilities which are owned or controlled by the county or leased or loaned to the county.
(Ord. passed 10-3-2016; Ord. passed 1-6-2020; Ord. passed 1-10-2022; Ord. passed 2-5-2024)