The Board of Park and Recreation Commissioners is hereby empowered and authorized to take title in the name of the Municipality to all real and personal property acquired by it for the use of the public or useful to the public in the establishment, construction, improvement, extension, development, maintenance or operation of all public parks, parkways, playgrounds, athletic fields, stadiums, swimming pools, skating rinks, or arenas and all other park and recreational facilities for the Municipality, whether of a like or different nature, and shall manage and dispose of the same as, in its opinion, will best serve the interests of the public in carrying out the purposes of this article. The Municipality and all other public bodies owning real property intended to be used for public parks and recreation are hereby authorized to let same for use of the Board, upon approval by Council, to be held by it for such purposes, and the Board is hereby authorized to receive the same. Nothing contained in this article shall be construed as limiting the Board from going beyond the corporate limits of the Municipality, anywhere within the State, to lease, purchase or otherwise acquire, in the name of the Municipality, any real property for the purposes herein set forth. The Board shall have the right to recommend the sale, upon approval by Council, of such part of the real property that it may acquire by gift, devise, purchase, or otherwise in the name of the Municipality, as it may determine to be of no advantage in the establishment, construction, improvement, extension, development, maintenance or operation of the public parks, parkways, playgrounds, athletic fields, stadiums, swimming pools, skating rinks or arenas and other public park and recreational facilities, whether of a like or different nature; except that the Board shall have power and authority to recommend such sales and conveyance of real property with approval of Council, as may be necessary, appropriate or convenient to enable the City to obtain the benefits of West Virginia Article 8-16 or any other similar act or legislative authorization. Under no circumstances shall any of such real property be sold or conveyed except by unanimous vote of all of the members of the Board and with approval of Council. All deeds conveying the real property of the Board shall be executed by the Municipality acting by and through the Mayor.
(Passed 10-4-84.)