(a) Establishment.
Under the authority of Ohio R.C. 5705.12 there shall be created a permanent special golf fund to which shall be credited all fees collected for the playing of golf on the fee charge courses in the City.
(b) Use of Special Golf Fund.
The special fund herein established shall be used only for all proper maintenance, operation, improvement and construction of municipal golf courses in the City for which a fee is charged; and all appropriations therefrom shall be made for only such purpose.
(c) Appropriation from General Fund.
An appropriation from the General Fund for the maintenance, operation and improvement of municipal fee charge golf courses of the City shall be construed as transfers to the special fund herein established and the General Fund shall be reimbursed for any expenditures under such appropriations from all revenues that may be thereafter credited to the special fund established by this section.
(d) Purpose.
The purpose of subsection (c) hereof is to establish a permanent special golf fund from which the entire expenditure of the maintenance, operation and improvement of the present fee charged municipal golf courses or construction of additional fee charged municipal golf courses of the City shall be paid and of relieving the General Fund of any expenditures for such purpose. Such specified golf courses shall be self-supporting.
(e) Preference in Use of Fund.
Preference shall be given to the proper maintenance, operation and improvement of the municipal fee charged golf courses already established before funds from the aforesaid special golf fund are expended for the construction of additional municipal fee charged golf courses.
(1952 Code § 3-25-4 to 3-25-8)