Effective: September 29, 2013
Latest Legislation: House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly
(A) The board of park commissioners shall have the expenditures of all moneys appropriated by the legislative authority of the city or received from any other source for the purchase, acquisition, improvement, maintenance, equipment, or enjoyment of all property mentioned in section 755.05 of the Revised Code, but no liability shall be incurred or expenditure made unless the money required therefor is in the treasury to the credit of the park fund and not appropriated for any other purpose.
(B) Notwithstanding division (A) of this section, if the legislative authority of a municipal corporation enters into an agreement for the sale or lease of mineral rights regarding lands that the board of park commissioners manages or controls, any royalties or other moneys resulting from the sale or lease shall be deposited into a special fund that the legislative authority shall establish under division (F) of section 5705.09 of the Revised Code. The board of park commissioners shall use the fund exclusively for maintenance of lands that the board manages or controls and for the acquisition of new park lands.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 7 | Municipal Corporations
Chapter 755 | Parks; Recreation
Section 755.01 | Board of Park Commissioners - Election.
Section 755.02 | Board of Park Commissioners.
Section 755.03 | Organization of Board of Park Commissioners.
Section 755.04 | Disbursements.
Section 755.05 | Control and Management of Parks.
Section 755.06 | Expenditure of Moneys.
Section 755.07 | Rules and Regulations.
Section 755.08 | Establishment and Extension of Parks and Other Facilities.
Section 755.09 | Employees of Board of Park Commissioners.
Section 755.10 | The Park Fund.
Section 755.13 | Supervision and Maintenance of Recreation Facilities.
Section 755.14 | Recreation Board - Joint Recreation District.
Section 755.15 | Organization of Boards.
Section 755.16 | Joint Acquisition and Maintenance.
Section 755.17 | Issuance of Bonds.
Section 755.171 | Sales and Use Tax Levy to Retire Bonds and Notes for Joint Recreation District.
Section 755.18 | Payment of Expenses.
Section 755.181 | Petition for Membership in Joint Recreation District; Withdrawals.
Section 755.19 | Care of Property Donated for Park Purposes.
Section 755.20 | Board of Park Trustees for Donated Property.
Section 755.21 | Appointment and Term - Vacancies.
Section 755.22 | Powers of Board.
Section 755.23 | Compensation - Oath - Bond.
Section 755.24 | Meetings - Rules and Regulations.
Section 755.25 | Contracts - Rules and Regulations.
Section 755.26 | Power to Incur Liability.
Section 755.27 | Employees of Board of Park Trustees.
Section 755.28 | Control of Improvement of Natural Watercourses.
Section 755.29 | Bids Required.
Section 755.30 | Notice for Proposals.
Section 755.31 | Bond to Accompany Bids.
Section 755.32 | Bids Shall Be Under Seal.
Section 755.33 | Awarding Contracts.
Section 755.34 | Reports and Estimates.
Section 755.41 | Vacation of Unimproved and Unused Park Lands.
Section 755.42 | Sale of Unused Park Lands at Public Auction.
Section 755.43 | Procedure Where Reversionary Interests Established Upon Vacation of Land.