§ 36-10-3-3 — Department of parks and recreation; creation; amendment or repeal of prior ordinances; authority to adopt ordinances

(a) Except as provided in subsection (c) and
section 3.1 of this chapter, the fiscal body of a unit may adopt an
ordinance creating a department of parks and recreation and repealing
in the ordinance or resolution prior ordinances or resolutions creating
separate park and recreation authorities. The department consists of a
park and recreation board, a superintendent, and other personnel that
the board determines.
(b) After a board has been created, all books, papers, documents,
and other property of former park and recreation authorities shall be
transferred to and become the property of the board.
(c) This subsection applies to all counties. A county fiscal body may
amend the ordinance that creates the department described in this
section. If the county fiscal body amends the ordinance as to the
composition of the county board, the ordinance must provide that the
members of the county board are appointed in accordance with section
4.2 of this chapter. After December 31, 2019, the county fiscal body
may not adopt a new ordinance to create a department described in this
section, as set forth in section 3.1(d) of this chapter.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: subsection
(a) formerly 19-7-4-6 part; 19-7-4-6.5 part; subsection (b) formerly
19-7-4-72.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.110. Amended by
P.L.354-1985, SEC.2; P.L.11-1987, SEC.34; P.L.157-1991, SEC.3;
P.L.75-2019, SEC.1.