1 of 1923 - Creating a department of Public Recreation 1 1
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ROLL CALL
VOTING AYE NAY
V Salt Lake City,Utah, jan• U., ,192 h.
Barnes
Burton I move that the ordinance be passed.
Green
Stewart
Mr. Chairman r '
Result AN ORDINANCE
2,E OliJI=,.; J,2±?0VIJIITGIPORII :LI:LI .,)_i2A, :1;,]:.'0 entitled.
Jcpartment of Public ::ec-feation.
20 it ,Yrdained by the " pard of uo=12sionero of ,,alt
a::e Pity, Utah:
62,0. I. '2here is hereby creted in the .)&jartment of
PPrkst and___Publi_c. 2.rap-ert,7 aol)artment of oublic
recreation, the head of said department to be hnown as ouperin-
tendent of Public lecreation.
-,32.0. 2. .no M'ard of uoimiosioners nail al) oint a .11upor-
- intendent of public recreation :-to, salary to cc fi:red by said. roan .
Cho person so appointed shall have training and experience suitable
for such none.
The Board of uommicsioners shall appoint such emplrws
and _..ssistants in the Jo-part:lent of .eublic , ecreation as may
necessary for the proper performance of the worh of said department,
at such salaries ' s4 ,7,71? fixed by the Board of Uommissioners.
11., *-5V. C.i. The Jepartment of Public =_.ecreation shall have ',power
and authority to en,uip, operate, supervise and maintain playgrounds,
athletic fields, swimming centers, indoor recreton centers, munici-
pal camps, or other recreation facilities on or i:: any public grounds
or buildings, either within or without the city, hich the Board of
Uommissionera may from time to time provide, acquire, authorize, offer,
designate or set apart for such use. haid department shall have power
to organize and conduct play and recreation activities on '±u grounds
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and in buildings under the control of ez..id hoard of Education,with':
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consent of said iJoard—tStAtcvtment shall have the poorer to
Mahe charge of and use any grounds, places, buildinks, or facili-
ties which may be offered, either temporarily or permanently, by
(individuals or corporations, for playground or recreational pur-
poses. .then approved by the Board of Commissioners said depart-
ient may on behalf of the city receive donations, legacies or
bequests for the improvement or maintenance of Playground re- ,
creation centers or other recreational facilities, and all
that may be derived from such donations, legacies or bequests
ishall, unless otherwise provided by the terms of such donations,
(legacies or bequests, be deposited in the Pity 'Treasury to the
credit of the Jepartnent of Public _;ecreation and the same may be
drawn therefrom and paid out upon aparoval of the 'Board of Coimiis-
sioners in the same manner as provided in pay-ment of moneys legal-
ly appropriated for the acquirement, support and improvement of
playgrounds, recreation centers and other recreation places.
maid department shall have authority to organize and
conduct plays, games, calesthenics, gpimiastics, athletic sports,
(tournaments, meets and leagues; dramatics, Pageants, festivals
:and celebrations; cola unity'Music, clubs, debating societies,
public speaking, story-telling, "aicnics, 'likes, excursions, muni-
cipal camps, socials and other forms of activity that will employ
tithe leisure time of the people in a constructive and wholesome
!manner.
etiC.d. the superintendent of public recreation shall
pave power to adopt rules and regulations for the management of
playgrounds, recreation centers ant fcher recreation places and
activities in accordance with the ordinances of _,alt Lake city
or the laws of tire ,.state of Utah, subject to the approval of the
,,oard of Commissioners.
cU. 5. This ordinance shall take effect thirty-one
lays after encamps.
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Ordinance
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s ounod,to the Hurd Of Commissioners
, AfitD PASSED
JAN2-192
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First Publication in
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