(A) Creation of Department. It is deemed necessary to create and establish a Department of Parks and Recreation, to be governed by the city’s Park and Recreation Board.
(Prior Code, § 34.01)
(B) Number of members. The city’s Park and Recreation Board shall be comprised of:
(1) Four members to be appointed by the Mayor; and
(2) One member to be appointed by the Judge of the county’s Circuit Court.
(Prior Code, § 34.02)
(C) Reestablishment in accordance with new state law.
(1) The Department of Parks and Recreation is reaffirmed and reestablished and shall perform the administrative function and have all duties, powers and authority assigned by the laws of the state not limited to, but to include, the powers and duties set forth under I.C. 36-10-3 et seq.
(2) The appointment of each member of the city’s Park and Recreation Board is reaffirmed.
(3) The terms of office of each of the members of the Department of Parks and Recreation is reaffirmed.
(4) The Department of Parks and Recreation shall have all of the powers and duties set forth at I.C. 36-10-3 et seq. and those powers and duties are to be exercised in accordance therewith.
(5) The special non-reverting capital fund of the Department of Parks and Recreation is reaffirmed and reestablished.
(6) The extension of the jurisdiction of the Department of Parks and Recreation to the unincorporated area of Adams Township of Allen County, Indiana, as provided in Ord. 633, for park and recreational purposes and services is reaffirmed.
(7) All functions, powers and authorities not limited to, but to include, its budget, funds, operations, employment of personnel, purchase and leasing of real and personal property and all other matters pertaining to the parks and recreational functions of the Department of Parks and Recreation are reestablished and/or affirmed.
(8) Upon the recommendation of the Mayor, the Common Council does adopt this section to reestablish and reaffirm the Department of Parks and Recreation so that the necessary functions and purposes of the Department can be rendered efficiently and uninterruptedly to fulfill the needs of the citizens of the city.
(Prior Code, § 34.03)
(D) Imposition of fees.
(1) The city’s Park and Recreation Board may determine and impose such service charges and user fees as it, from time to time, determines to be reasonable and just.
(2) The city’s Department of Parks and Recreation shall maintain a list of all user charges and service fees in effect, which shall be available upon request.
(Prior Code, § 34.04)
(Ord. 631, passed 11-10-1955; Ord. G-82-10, passed 6-8-1982; Ord. G-12-9, passed 5-7-2012)
Statutory reference:
Authorizes a municipality to establish either a non-reverting operating fund or a non-reverting capital fund, see I.C. 36-10-3-22(b)