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3299
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MARVIN MANDEL, Governor
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SHALL establish a board of parks and recreation AND A
DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION, with powers and duties
as [hereinafter] specified IN THIS SECTION.
(b) The board shall consist of [three] EIGHT
members, appointed by the county commissioners, of whom
each commissioner shall appoint [one] TWO. ONE MEMBER
SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. THE BOARD
OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SHALL ANNUALLY SELECT, FROM ITS
MEMBERSHIP, AN EX-OFFICIO MEMBER FOR THIS BOARD, WHO
SHALL SERVE WITHOUT VOTING PRIVILEGES. All members of
the board, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE EX-OFFICIO MEMBER,
shall be appointed for four years from the first day of
January of the year of their appointments or until their
successors are appointed. Vacancies, except those at the
expiration of a term, shall be filled in the same manner
as the original appointments and for the unexpired term.
All members of the board shall serve without
compensation, except that they may be reimbursed for
necessary and proper expenses incurred while performing
their duties thereon.
(d) The board, with the approval of the county
commissioners, may accept real and personal property of
all kinds suitable for public parks, open space programs,
and recreational purposes, legal title to which shall
always be in the board of county commissioners. The
county commissioners [may] SHALL appropriate in the
annual budget of the county such sums as [may] SHALL be
necessary to purchase land, construct improvements, and
defray expenses for the maintenance of park and
recreation areas under the control of the board and for
the support of the park and recreational programs. The
acquisition of property, with the approval of the county
commissioners, may be by purchase, condemnation, grant,
bequest, devise, or lease of the fee or any lessor
interest, development right, assignment, covenant, or
other [contractural] CONTRACTUAL right necessary for park
and recreation programs. The county commissioners have
the power to sell or in any manner dispose of these parks
and recreational properties. HOWEVER, IF THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS SELL OR OTHERWISE DISPOSE OF ANY PARK OR
RECREATIONAL PROPERTY, THEY SHALL REPLACE THE PARK OR
PROPERTY WITH COMPARABLE FACILITIES, OR JUSTIFY THE SALE
OR OTHER DISPOSITION.
(e) The board, subject to budgetary policies and
appropriations of the county commissioners, may
[initiate] ESTABLISH, adopt, direct, or cause to be
conducted or directed, a comprehensive program of public
recreation in schools, parks, or other lands or
buildings, either publicly or privately owned. It
further may develop, equip, operate, maintain, issue
permits for the use of any facilities made available to
the board, and make charges where appropriate. THE
INITIATIVE FOR ALL PROGRAMS SHALL COME FROM THE GENERAL
PUBLIC.
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