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Fort Worth City Code ch. 24, art. II

in effect

Fort Worth City Code § 24-36 through 24-38 RESERVED.

§ 24-36—24-38 RESERVED. Editor’s note: Section 20 of Ord. 24030-02-2020, adopted February 4, 2020, repealed §§ 24-36 through 24-38, which pertained to Established, Appointment; Duties of Director, and Appointment of Employees. See also the Code Comparative Table.

Fort Worth City Code § 24-39 LIMITATION OF EXPENDITURES.

§ 24-39 LIMITATION OF EXPENDITURES. The park and recreation department shall not make any expenditure of money or incur any liability during any fiscal year beyond the amount of money appropriated or set apart in the annual budget of the park and recreation department as approved by the city council for such purpose. (1964 Code, § 2-50) (Ord. 7208, § 2, passed 8-11-1975; Ord. 11541, § 1(c), passed 4-12-1994; Ord. 21877-09-2015, § 1, passed 9-15-2015, eff. 10-1-2015)

Fort Worth City Code § 24-40 BUDGETING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES.

§ 24-40 BUDGETING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES. The financial management services director shall prescribe all forms for the keeping of park and recreation fund accounts and vouchers necessary to be used in the conduct of the business of the park and recreation department, which forms and methods of accounting shall be employed by that department so as to conform to the method of accounting instituted and enforced in the financial management services department. The park and recreation department shall conform to such rules and regulations regarding financial affairs as are promulgated by the financial management services director, including rules and procedures governing preparation and review of the annual budget and control of budgeted expenditures, and rules and procedures regulating preparation and review of the capital improvement program and control of capital expenditures through the bond fund project control system. (1964 Code, § 2-51) (Ord. 7208, § 2, passed 8-11-1975; Ord. 11541, § 1(c), passed 4-12-1994; Ord. 18318-09-2008, §§ 4, 5, passed 9-30-2008; Ord. 21877-09-2015, § 1, passed 9-15-2015, eff. 10-1-2015)

Fort Worth City Code § 24-41 ANNUAL AUDIT.

§ 24-41 ANNUAL AUDIT. At the end of each fiscal year the financial management services department shall cause to have made a full and complete audit of the accounts and business of the park and recreation department. (1964 Code, § 2-52) (Ord. 7208, § 2, passed 8-11-1975; Ord. 11541, § 1(c), passed 4-12-1994; Ord. 18318-09-2008, § 4, passed 9-30-2008; Ord. 21877-09-2015, § 1, passed 9-15-2015, eff. 10-1-2015)

Fort Worth City Code § 24-42 PARK AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD.

§ 24-42 PARK AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD. The park and recreation advisory board shall have such members and purposes as defined in Chapter 2, Article III, Division 3 of the city code. (Ord. 26353-08-2023, § 12, passed 8-8-2023) Cross-reference: City boards and commissions, see §§ 2-56 et seq.

Fort Worth City Code § 24-43 SAME - RESPONSIBILITIES GENERALLY.

§ 24-43 SAME - RESPONSIBILITIES GENERALLY. The advisory board will be responsible for providing policy recommendations and information to the city manager and the city council about citizen needs and requests that will improve the services of the department. (1964 Code, § 2-52.2) (Ord. 7208, § 3, passed 8-11-1975)

Fort Worth City Code § 24-44 SAME - DUTIES.

§ 24-44 SAME - DUTIES. The advisory board may recommend to the city manager and the city council plans for development of facilities and services to meet the needs of the city. The board will review and comment upon the proposed annual operating budget and capital improvement program requests. Recommendations made by the board will be presented to the city manager and the city council for consideration. (1964 Code, § 2-52.3) (Ord. 7208, § 3, passed 8-11-1975)

Fort Worth City Code § 24-45 ADDITIONAL ADVISORY BOARDS - APPOINTMENT; MEMBERS; DUTIES.

§ 24-45 ADDITIONAL ADVISORY BOARDS - APPOINTMENT; MEMBERS; DUTIES. The city council may create by ordinance additional advisory boards to be comprised of citizens to act in an advisory capacity to the city manager and city council in conjunction with the park and recreation department. The members of any such advisory boards shall serve for designated terms, shall serve without compensation and may be removed at any time by the city council. The ordinance creating the board shall prescribe the duties and responsibilities of the board. (Ord. 11541, § 3, passed 4-12-1994; Ord. 21877-09-2015, § 1, passed 9-15-2015, eff. 10-1-2015)

Source: City of Fort Worth, Code of Ordinances, City Charter and Zoning Ordinance (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/ftworth/latest/ftworth_tx/0-0-0-25755Fetched: 10/26/2026