RCW 36.68.060
Park and recreation board—Powers and duties.
The county park and recreation board:
(1) Shall elect its officers, including a chair, vice chair and secretary, and such other officers as it may determine it requires.
(2) Shall hold regular public meetings at least monthly.
(3) Shall adopt rules for transaction of business and shall keep a written record of its meetings, resolutions, transactions, findings and determinations, which record shall be a public record.
(4) Shall initiate, direct, and administer county recreational activities, and shall select and employ a county park and recreation superintendent and such other properly qualified employees as it may deem desirable.
(5) Shall improve, operate, and maintain parks, playgrounds, and other recreational facilities, together with all structures and equipment useful in connection therewith, and may recommend to the board of county commissioners acquisition of real property.
(6) Shall promulgate and enforce reasonable rules and regulations deemed necessary in the operation of parks, playgrounds, and other recreational facilities, and may recommend to the board of county commissioners adoption of any rules or regulations requiring enforcement by legal process which relate to parks, playgrounds, or other recreational facilities.
(7) Shall each year submit to the board of county commissioners for approval a proposed budget for the following year in the manner provided by law for the preparation and submission of budgets by elective or appointive county officials.
(8) May, subject to the approval of the board of county commissioners, enter into contracts with any other municipal corporation, governmental or private agency for the conduct of park and recreational programs.
[ 2009 c 549 § 4102; 1963 c 4 § 36.68.060. Prior: 1949 c 94 § 6; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 3991-19.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 36.68 - Parks and Recreational Facilities.
36.68.010 - Counties may establish park and playground systems—Disposition of surplus park property.
36.68.020 - Programs of public recreation.
36.68.030 - Park and recreation board—Composition.
36.68.040 - Park and recreation board—Terms of members.
36.68.050 - Park and recreation board—Removal of members—Vacancies.
36.68.060 - Park and recreation board—Powers and duties.
36.68.070 - Park and recreation fund.
36.68.080 - Penalty for violations of regulations.
36.68.120 - Community athletics programs—Sex discrimination prohibited.
36.68.400 - Creation authorized—Purposes—Taxing districts—Powers.
36.68.410 - May be initiated by resolution or petition.
36.68.420 - Resolution or petition—Contents.
36.68.430 - Petitions—Verification of signatures.
36.68.440 - Feasibility and cost studies—Public hearing—Notice.
36.68.450 - Hearing procedure—Inclusion of property—Examination of reports—Recess.
36.68.470 - Resolution ordering election—Election procedure—Formation.
36.68.480 - Property tax levies or bond retirement levies—Election.
36.68.490 - Annual excess levy or bond retirement levies—Election procedure—Vote required.
36.68.500 - Resolution declaring formation—Treasurer—Disbursement procedure.
36.68.510 - Local service area fund.
36.68.520 - Annual excess property tax levy—General obligation bonds.
36.68.525 - Six-year regular property tax levies—Limitations—Election.
36.68.527 - Community revitalization financing—Public improvements.
36.68.530 - Budgets—Appropriations—Accumulation of reserves.
36.68.550 - Use and admission fees and charges.
36.68.570 - Use of funds—Purchases.
36.68.580 - Ownership of parks and facilities—Expenditure of funds budgeted for park purposes.
36.68.590 - Purpose—Level of services—General park programs.
36.68.610 - Area which may be included—Inclusion of area within city or town—Procedure.
36.68.620 - Enlargement by inclusion of additional area—Procedure.