Section
278.01 Establishment; membership
278.02 Functions regarding parks
278.03 Organization; officers; rules; meetings; powers and duties
278.04 Designation of parks and parkways
Cross-reference:
Parks and Transportation Plan, see Part Twelve, Title 4, Subdivisions Appx. VI
Parks generally, see Ch. 1062
Parks in subdivisions, see § 1248.04
President to be member of Planning Commission, see Charter § 100
Statutory reference:
Land appropriation for parks, see R.C. §§ 715.21, 719.01
Parks and playgrounds, see R.C. Ch. 755
(a) There is hereby established a Board of Park Commissioners for the city, to consist of: one resident elector from each ward of the city and one resident elector at-large. Such resident electors shall be appointed by the Mayor, and each such appointment must be confirmed and approved by Council before any such appointee shall be permitted to serve as a Board member. Board members shall serve without compensation for a term of four years and until their successors are appointed and qualified. The ward members shall, originally and in the first instance, be appointed to serve one year, two years, three years and four years, respectively, and thereafter their successors shall be appointed, one member each year, to serve for four years. The term of the at-large member shall be concurrent with the term of the Mayor.
(b) The incumbent members of the Board of Park Commissioners in office upon the effective date of this section shall remain in office until the expiration of their terms.
(Ord. 8-59, passed 2-16-1959; Ord. 14-2012, passed 9-17-2012)
The Board of Park Commissioners shall have the entire management and control of all parks and parkways of the city that it now has or may hereafter acquire by gift, devise, bequest or purchase; of all improvements of every nature within such parks or parkways; and of all moneys derived from levies, sales of bonds or donations, for park purposes. All moneys shall be disbursed by the Director of Finance and Public Record only upon an order drawn by such Board.
(Ord. 8-59, passed 2-16-1959)
The Board of Park Commissioners shall organize, elect its President, Vice-President and Secretary, make such rules and regulations and hold such meetings as it may determine and possess all the powers and exercise all the duties set forth in R.C. §§ 755.19 through 755.34.
(Ord. 8-59, passed 2-16-1959)
The following properties are hereby designated as parks and parkways: the properties commonly known as Seltzer Park (Permanent Parcel Numbers 046-08-500-13-000, 046-08-500-23-000, 046-08-500-15-000, 046-08-500-20-000, and 046-05-500-14-000), Rabold Park (Permanent Parcel Numbers 046-08-500-93-000 and 046-08-500-81-000), Veterans Park (Permanent Parcel Number 046-08-500-08-000 and the median of West Park Drive); McBride Park (Permanent Parcel Number 046-08-501-40-000), Easterling Park (Permanent Parcel Number 046-08-500-07-000) Tucker Avenue Park (Permanent Parcel Numbers 046-08-501-20-000 and 046-08-140-02-000); the land on Blackfork Street (Permanent Parcel Numbers 046-08-095-14-000, 046-08-089-17-000, 046-08-201-13-000, 046-08-140-07-000, 046-08-091-02-000, 046-08-012-08-000, 046-08-132-13-000, 046-08-131-20-000, 046-08-033-12-000, 046-08-060-18-000, 046-08-135-18-000, 046-08-153-14-000, 046-08-022-18-000, 046-08-500-03-000, 046-08-018-07-000, 046-08-019-40-000, 046-08-018-08-000, 046-08-500-02-000, 046-08-500-76-000, 046-08-500-75-000, 046-08-501-37-000, and 046-08-185-15-000), the medians on Grand Boulevard and Williams Court; the land on West Main Street (Permanent Parcel Number 0460818609000).
(Ord. 15-2010, passed 8-2-2010; Ord. 17-2016, passed 7-18-2016; Ord. 18-2017, passed 8-7-2017)