2014 Kentucky Revised Statutes
CHAPTER 97 - PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS, AND RECREATION
97.250 Powers of department of public parks and recreation in first-class cities -- Employees -- Director of parks and recreation.
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<![CDATA[97.250 Powers of department of public parks and recreation in first-class
cities -- Employees -- Director of parks and recreation.
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The department of public parks and recreation of any city of the first class shall
exercise all of the powers and perform all of the functions and duties of any
former board of park commissioners of the city, except as otherwise provided
by law or by KRS 97.250 to 97.257. The agents and employees of the
department of public parks and recreation, except as provided herein, shall be
employed and governed in accordance with the merit system, as provided by
any law or amendments thereof, and any rules and regulations issued pursuant
thereto, authorizing, creating and governing any city board or commission
empowered to administer and enforce civil service laws, rules and regulations
in and for the city.
The department of public parks and recreation of any city of the first class shall
be under the supervision and direction of a director to be designated director of
parks and recreation, and shall have exclusive direction, supervision and
control of all park property, as herein defined, except as otherwise provided by
law or by KRS 97.250 to 97.257 or by ordinance of the legislative body of said
city; and shall provide for and supervise all public amusements and recreation
in parks, playgrounds, and community centers. The director of the department
may adopt rules and regulations for the reasonable and proper use,
management and control of public park, playground and community center
property, and may organize the department for administrative purposes into the
divisions necessary for the proper conduct of the business of said department,
and appoint heads or chiefs of the divisions, who, under the supervision and
control of the director, shall have the direction of such divisions.
History: Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 152, sec. 79. -- Amended 1942 Ky. Acts
ch. 34, sec. 2. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1,
1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 2840, 2841, 2844, 2847.
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