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ORDINANCE NO. 68-5-61
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A PARKS, PLAYGROUND AND RECREATION
BOARD FOR THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, AND PRESCRIBING THE
MEMBERSHIP, TERMS OF OFFICE, POWERS AND DUTIES OF SUCH BOARD
WHEREAS, KRS 97.010 to KRS 97.055 provides that the Legislative
Body of any city may, by ordinance, establish a Playground and
Recreation Board, or a Parks, Playground and Recreation Board,
and to vest therein the power to provide, maintain and conduct
parks, playgrounds and recreation centers, and
WHEREAS, it is the desire and intent of the Board of Commissioners
of the City of Paducah, Kentucky, to establish such a board for such
purposes and to possess the powers provided for by said Act and to
be subject to all the responsibilities set forth therein.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF
THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That pursuant to KRS 97.010 to KRS 97.055 there is
hereby established a board to be known as the Parks, Playground and
Recreation Board of the City of Paducah, Kentucky, to provide, equip,
maintain and conduct the public parks, playgrounds and recreation
centers of the City of Paducah, Kentucky, in the manner provided for
by said Act. Said Board shall possess all the powers provided for by
said Act and shall be subject to all responsibilities set forth therein.
SECTION 2. The Board shall consist of five (5) persons to be
appointed by the Mayor and approved by the Board of Commissioners to
serve for terms of four (4) years and until their successors are appointed,
except that the members first appointed shall be one for one year, one for
two years, one for three years and two for four years. Vacancies shall be
filled in the same manner as original appointments and for the unexpired
term.
SECTION 3. To the extent permitted by law, the Parks, Playground
and Recreation Board shall be a body corporate for all purposes,
shall elect from its membership a Chairman, gecretary and Treasurer;
the Treasurer shall execute a bond conditioned on the faithful perform-
ance of his duties sufficient in amount to cover funds coming into
his hands; and the premium on such bond shall be paid from Board funds.
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SECTION 4. Unless authorized by a proper motion, resolution or
ordinance of the Board of Commissioners, the Parks, Playground and
Recreation Board established by this ordinance shall incur no indebted-
ness chargable to the general funds of the City of Paducah, Kentucky.
SECTION 5. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed.
SECTION 6. That if any section, paragraph or provision of this
ordinance shall be found to be inoperative, ineffective or invalid
for any cause, the deficiency or invalidity of such section, paragraph
or provision shall not affect any other section, paragraph or provision
hereof, it being the purpose and intent of this ordinance to make each
and every section, paragraph and provision hereof separable from all
other sections, paragraphs and provisions.
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its adoption.
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Mayor
Passed by the Board of Commissioners May 14, 1968
Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, May 14, 1968.