Pursuant to an election as provided by law and held on the 5th day of April, 1955, whereby the qualified electors of the city did by their vote authorize the city to levy an annual tax, not to exceed one mill for the purpose of providing, establishing, maintaining and conducting a supervised recreational system within the city, there is hereby established the recreation commission of the city as authorized by Chapter 12, Article 12 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated.

(Code 1959, 11-101)

The recreation commission shall consist of five members to be appointed as follows: The governing body shall appoint four members, the first appointee to serve four years, the second for three years, the third for two years, and the fourth for one year; and the fifth member who also serves for four years shall be appointed by the four appointee members of such commission. Thereafter, the members of the commission shall be selected in the same manner as the member he or she is succeeding and the term of office shall be four years. The commission shall elect a presiding officer and secretary. The commission shall be empowered to administer in all respects the business and affairs of the recreational system. The disbursements made by the commission shall be paid by voucher, and the claims paid by the commission shall be duly verified. The amount received from taxes as provided by law shall be set over to the commission and used by the commission for the purposes herein set out and shall be held by the city treasurer who shall be ex officio treasurer of the commission.

(Code 1959, 11-102)

The members of the recreation commission shall meet at least once a month during the months of April, May, June, July, August and September at such time and place as they may fix by resolution. Officers shall serve for one year or until their successors have been selected by the commission. Special meetings may be called at any time by the chairperson or in his or her absence by the vice chairperson. A majority of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The commission shall cause a proper record to be kept of its proceedings and adopt suitable rules governing the conduct thereof.

(Code 1959, 11-103)

The powers and duties of the commission shall be to create and establish a system of public recreation and playgrounds, acquire equipment and maintain land, buildings or other recreational facilities, formulate general recreation and playground plans and policies, employ a superintendent of recreation and such assistants as the commission may deem necessary and proper, expend funds obtained by taxation or derived from other sources for the operation, maintenance, conduct and general supervision of the system of public recreation and playgrounds, conduct the activities of the system on any property under its custody and management, or with proper consent, on any other public property and upon private property with the consent of the owner or owners, and to receive and accept gifts from any course whatsoever.

(Code 1959, 11-104)

The commission shall annually and not later than 20 days prior to the date for the publishing of the budget of the city, certify its budget to the city which shall levy a tax sufficient to raise the amount required by such budget, but in no event more than one mill: provided, that such levy shall not be deemed or considered a levy of the city in determining the aggregate levy of the city under any of the statutes of this state.

(Code 1959, 11-105)