Printable Format12-1924. Establishment of system of public recreation; joint systems; operation of system. Any city or school district may establish a system of public recreation in the manner provided by this act. Any city or school district may establish, independently or jointly, a recreation system. The programs and services within a joint recreation system shall not be conducted by both the city and school district, each acting independently of the other. Whenever a recreation system is established, any city or school district operating or participating in the operation of a recreation system shall cooperate in providing property and facilities belonging to each such entity for recreation purposes. The city or school district may acquire and maintain equipment, land, buildings or other recreational facilities and make capital improvements. The operation of the recreation system created pursuant to K.S.A. 12-1925 and all programs and services thereof shall be delegated to a recreation commission appointed in the manner provided by K.S.A. 12-1926.
History: L. 1987, ch. 71, ยง 3; July 1.
Attorney General's Opinions:
Acquisition of real property by recreation commission by lease or purchase. 88-157.
Public recreation and playgrounds; participation in recreation commission. 92-69.
Authority of recreation commission to make lease agreement with unified school district. 93-129.
Recreation commission; membership; removal; authority of individual commission member. 94-48.
Dissolution of system. 96-70.
Joint recreation system; school district cannot force city to participate but city could be part of joint recreation commission taxing district. 2000-4.
Suspension of statutory fund mill levy rate increases as applicable to recreation commissions. 2002-44.
Joint recreation commission has authority to enter into agreement with private organization for recreational programming; limitations. 2009-3.