Sec. 241-204. - Board of parks and recreation.
(a) Established. There is hereby established a board of parks and recreation pursuant to IC 36-3-5-6 and IC 36-3-4-23.
(b) Members. The board shall be composed of five (5) members; the department director, who serves as presiding officer of the board; two (2) members appointed by the mayor, and two (2) members appointed by the city-county council. Each appointed member shall serve a one-year term and until his successor is appointed and qualified, but serves at the pleasure of the appointing authority. In the event of a vacancy prior to the expiration of a term, the appointing authority shall appoint a member for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(c) Meetings. The board shall hold regular meetings at least once a month, at times and places prescribed by its rules or established by resolution. No notice to members is required for holding or taking any action at a regular meeting. A special meeting of the board may be called by the presiding officer or by two-fifths (⅖) of the members, at any place in the county designated in the call. Each member shall be notified of the time and place of such a meeting by written notice which must be delivered, mailed or sent by other expedient means so that each member has at least seventy-two (72) hours' notice of the meeting. The notice requirements may be waived as to a member if he attends the meeting or executes a written waiver of notice. The waiver may be executed either before or after the meeting, but if executed after, it must state in general terms the purpose of the meeting.
(d) Board action. A majority of all the members of the board constitutes a quorum. A majority vote of all the board members is required to pass a resolution.
(e) Powers. The board of parks and recreation shall have the following powers:
(1) To review all budgets prepared by the department and recommend to the city-county council any revisions the board feels desirable;
(2) To hold any hearings to be held following public notice and make findings and determinations required by applicable law;
(3) To approve the award and amendment of contracts let by the department for the purchase or lease of capital equipment or other property where the contract is required to be bid under IC 5-22;
(4) To approve the award and amendment of public construction contracts let by the department which are required to be bid under IC 36-1-12;
(5) To approve the acquisition of and leases for real estate by the department;
(6) To approve the employment of persons engaged by the department by contract to render professional or consulting services;
(7) To establish a cumulative building and sinking fund pursuant to IC 36-10-4-36;
(8) To approve the disposal of property by the department as specified in IC 36-1-11, excluding leases of real property, pursuant to IC 36-1-11, for the siting of cellular, digital personal communications systems, or other wireless communications systems towers and related equipment; and
(9) In addition, the board shall have the powers granted to the board of parks and recreation of a consolidated city by IC 36-10-4, by ordinance or by the mayor.
(G.O. 112, 1999, § 1; G.O. 83, 2000, § 1)
