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[TITLE 11. Table of Contents]
11-2-1 Local authorities may designate and acquire property for playgrounds and recreational facilities.
The governing body of any city, town, school district,
special district or county may designate and set apart for
use as playgrounds, athletic fields, gymnasiums, public baths,
swimming pools, camps, indoor recreation centers, television
transmission and relay facilities, or other recreational
facilities, any lands, buildings or personal property owned
by such cities, towns, counties, special districts or school
districts that may be suitable for such purposes; and may,
in such manner as may be authorized and provided by law for
the acquisition of lands or buildings for public purposes
in such cities, towns, counties, special districts and school
districts, acquire lands, buildings, and personal property
therein for such use; and may equip, maintain, operate and
supervise the same, employing such play leaders, recreation
directors, supervisors and other employees as it may deem
proper. Such acquisition of lands, buildings and personal
property and the equipping, maintaining, operating and supervision
of the same shall be deemed to be for public, governmental
and municipal purposes.
1980
11-2-2 Entertainment facilities for citizenry.
Such local authorities may organize and conduct plays,
games, calisthenics, gymnastics, athletic sports and games,
tournaments, meets and leagues, dramatics, picture shows,
pageants, festivals and celebrations, community music, clubs,
debating societies, public speaking, story telling, hikes,
picnics, excursions, camping and handicraft activities, and
in areas so remote from regular transmission points of the
large television stations that television reception is impossible
without special equipment, and adequate, economical and proper
television is not available to the public by private sources,
said local authorities may equip and maintain television
transmission and relay facilities and other forms of recreational
activity that may employ the leisure time of the people in
a constructive and wholesome manner.
1993
11-2-3 Recreation board.
Authority to supervise and maintain any of such recreational
facilities and activities may be vested in any existing body
or board, or in a public recreation board, as the governing
body of any city, town, county or school district may determine.
If it is determined that such powers are to be exercised
by a public recreation board, such board may be established
in any city, town, county or school district and shall possess
all the powers and be subject to all the responsibilities
of the respective local authorities under this chapter.
1953
11-2-4 Number of members of board - Selection - Term.
(1) A recreation board shall consist of between five and seven persons.
(2) (a) When established in a city of the first or second class two members shall be selected from the board of education of the school district therein, and when established in any county two members shall be appointed from the board of education of that county; provided, that in counties having two or more school districts one member shall be appointed from each county school district therein.
(b) In any county having a regional service area and a recreation board consisting of more than five members, one of the members shall be appointed from the regional service area.
(3) (a) The members of the board shall be appointed by the appointing authority of the county, municipality, school district, or regional service area and shall serve for a term of five years and until their successors are appointed; and
(b) provided, that the members first appointed shall be appointed for such terms that the term of one member will expire annually thereafter except that the terms of two members may expire during the same year when more than five members are appointed.
(4) Vacancies in a board occurring otherwise than by expiration
of term shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments
for the unexpired term. The members of recreation boards
shall serve without compensation.
1995
11-2-5 Chairman, secretary and other officers of board.
Each recreation board shall elect its own chairman and
secretary, and shall appoint all other officers necessary,
for a period of one year; and may adopt rules and regulations
for the conduct of its business.
1953
11-2-6 Cooperation between school districts and cities, towns and counties.
Any board of education of any school district may join
with any city, town or county in purchasing, equipping, operating
and maintaining playgrounds, athletic fields, gymnasiums,
baths, swimming pools, television transmission and relay
facilities of the type referred to in Section
11-2-2
and other recreational facilities and activities,
and may appropriate money therefor.
1957
11-2-7 Expenses - Payment of - Authority to appropriate and tax - Licensing of television owners and users - Collection of license fees.
All expenses incurred in the equipment, operation and
maintenance of such recreational facilities and activities
shall be paid from the treasuries of the respective cities,
towns, counties, or school districts, and the governing bodies
of the same may annually appropriate, and cause to be raised
by taxation, money for such purposes. In areas so remote
from regular transmission points of the large television
stations that television reception is impossible without
special equipment and adequate, economical and proper television
is not available to the public by private sources, said local
authorities may also, by ordinance, license, for the purpose
of raising revenue to equip, operate and maintain television
transmission and relay facilities, all users or owners of
television sets within the jurisdiction of said local authorities,
and may provide for the collection of the license fees by
suit or otherwise and may also enforce obedience to such
ordinances with such fine and imprisonment as the local authorities
deem proper; provided that the punishment for any violation
of such ordinances shall be by a fine not exceeding $50.00
or by imprisonment not exceeding one day for each $5.00 of
said fine, if the fine is not paid.
1961
11-2-8 Donations.
The governing body in any city, town, county or school
district may take charge of and use any grounds, buildings
or other facilities which may be offered, either temporarily
or permanently, by any individual or corporation for playground
and recreation purposes; and may receive donations, legacies,
bequests or devises for the establishment, improvement or
maintenance of recreational facilities and activities. All
moneys so received shall, unless otherwise provided by the
terms of the gift or devise, be deposited in the treasury
of the city, town, county or school district to the credit
of the recreation fund, and may be withdrawn only in the
manner provided for the payment of money appropriated for
the acquisition, improvement, operation and maintenance of
playgrounds and other recreational facilities and activities.
1953
