§ 501 — Parks, playgrounds and recreation centers

§ 501. Parks, playgrounds and recreation centers. 1. The county is\nhereby authorized to accept by gift and to acquire by purchase,\ncondemnation, lease or permit, and to own, construct, operate, maintain\nand repair anywhere within the county outside of cities, parks,\nplaygrounds, athletic fields and recreation centers, together with\nnecessary buildings, structures, equipment and appurtenances, including,\nbut without limitation, public baths, swimming pools and auditoriums,\nand to make the cost thereof a county charge. The county may contract\nwith any town or village for the operation by the county or by such town\nor village of any park, playground, athletic field or recreation center\nlocated within such town or village, whether owned by the county or by\nsuch town or village, and make the cost thereof a county charge.\n 2. The board of supervisors shall have power by county act to regulate\nthe use of and to establish a schedule of charges for the use of such\nparks, playgrounds, athletic fields, recreation centers and facilities\ntherein and may prescribe reasonable penalties for violations of its\nrules and regulations. The board of supervisors may authorize the\noperation, granting and sale of concessions by the commission or others\nin or in connection with any such park, playground, athletic field or\nrecreation center. All moneys received by the commission shall belong to\nthe county and shall be paid into the county treasury monthly on or\nbefore the tenth day of the month. The board of supervisors, upon\ndetermination by county act that any playground, athletic field or\nrecreation center, or part thereof, or facility therein, is no longer\nrequired for public use, may authorize the commission to sell or lease\nthe same under rules and regulations to be prescribed by local law.\n