Parks & Recreation Advisory Board

The advisory board shall study and review the existing operations and programs of the county parks and recreation department and make recommendations to the Board of Commissioners on needed changes to the existing operations and programs, if any. After review and study the advisory board shall make recommendations on new programs for the county parks and recreation department and the need for additional equipment or for the replacement of existing equipment being used in the recreation program. In addition, the advisory board shall study and make recommendations to the commissioners on any question referred to them by the Board of Commissioners concerning the parks and recreation program in the county. Each recommendation shall have been voted on by the advisory board and the numerical vote of the advisory board on the recommendation shall be included in the report to the Board of Commissioners. The advisory board does not have the power or authority to enter into contracts or other agreements or to bind or obligate the county. The sole purpose of the advisory board is to study and make recommendations to the Board of Commissioners concerning the parks and recreation program in the county.