2014 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 97 - PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS, AND RECREATION 97.035 Establishment of joint system of recreational facilities -- Joint board -- Effect of compact -- Effect on joint department upon establishment of consolidated local government.
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97.035 Establishment of joint system of recreational facilities -- Joint board -Effect of compact -- Effect on joint department upon establishment of
consolidated local government.
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If two (2) or more political subdivisions determine to jointly establish, maintain,
and conduct a park and recreation system or systems, which may include but
shall not be limited to the establishment, maintenance, and conduct of zoos
and museums, the legislative bodies of such counties, cities, or other districts
involved may by ordinance, order, or resolution approve a plan for the
establishment of such joint project and for the creation of a joint board
representative of the subdivisions involved, and possessed with all the powers
and duties of KRS 97.010 to 97.050. This subsection authorizes the creation of
a joint board by any two (2) or more cities or any city and county for purposes
of establishment, maintenance, and conduct of zoos and the creation of
another joint board for purposes of establishment, maintenance, and conduct
of museums.
Except in a county containing a consolidated local government, such board
shall consist of not less than five (5) members. The plan shall provide for
distribution of membership and all participating governmental units shall have
representation thereon. The members of the board shall be appointed by the
county judge/executive, mayor of the city, or governing body of the district, as
the case may be, for terms of four (4) years to serve at the pleasure of the
appointing authority. Vacancies shall be filled for unexpired terms by
appointment of the authority appointing the member whose office is vacant.
The terms of office of such members shall be staggered as provided by order
or resolution of the political subdivisions concerned. Members of the board
shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for necessary
expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
The board shall be a body corporate for all purposes, and shall elect from its
membership a chairman, secretary, and treasurer. The treasurer shall execute
a bond conditioned on the faithful performance of his or her duties sufficient in
amount to cover funds coming into his or her hands. The premium on such
bond shall be paid from board funds.
Any park, playground, or recreation system operated jointly by two (2) or more
political subdivisions as provided in KRS 97.010 (2), on June 19, 1958, shall be
governed by this section.
Notwithstanding subsections (1), (2), and (3) of this section, when a city of the
first class and a county containing such city have in effect a compact under
KRS 79.310 to 79.330, such city and county shall by joint action create a joint
city/county department to maintain and conduct a park and recreational system
or systems. In such event, the board shall be dissolved as a corporate entity
and all assets and liabilities of the board shall be transferred to the joint
department. An advisory board may be established by joint agreement of such
city and county. Upon the establishment of a consolidated local government in
a county where a city of the first class and a county containing such city have
had in effect a cooperative compact pursuant to KRS 79.310 to 79.330, the
joint department shall become a department of the consolidated local
government and all assets and liabilities of the joint department shall be
transferred to the consolidated local government. An advisory board may be
established or maintained by a consolidated local government. Members of the
advisory board shall be appointed pursuant to the provisions of KRS 67C.139
and shall serve at the pleasure of the mayor of the consolidated local
government.
Effective:July 15, 2002
History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 346, sec. 119, effective July 15, 2002. -Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 77, sec. 18, effective July 15, 1986. -- Amended
1978 Ky. Acts ch. 382, sec. 2, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1976 (1st
Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 20, sec. 6, effective January 2, 1978. --Created 1958
Ky. Acts ch. 124, sec. 4, effective June 19, 1958.
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