[Ord. No. 483-88 §1, 3-21-1988; Ord. No. 780-99§1, 1-11-1999; Ord. No. 540-91 §1, 5-6-1991; Ord. No. 862-01 §1, 6-4-2001; Ord. No. 1476-2021, 10-11-2021]
Pursuant to Section 67.765, RSMo., there is hereby created a Park Board for the City of Kearney, Missouri. The Park Board shall have nine (9) members, which shall consist of one (1) member from the Board of Aldermen. All Board members shall have been residents of the City for at least one (1) year immediately prior to their appointment and shall hold office for a period of five (5) years or until their successors are appointed.
[Ord. No. 483-88 §2, 3-21-1988]
A. 
All appointments to the Park Board shall be made by the Mayor and approved by the Board of Aldermen as required by State law. Each member shall serve until his/her successor is duly appointed and qualified and shall receive no compensation. Within days after appointment of members, there shall be an organizational meeting of the Board at which time the members shall elect from among their number a President and such other officers as may be necessary to serve for the ensuing year and until the election and qualification of their respective successors. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as regular appointments and any person so appointed shall serve the remainder of the unexpired term.
B. 
The Park Board shall make and adopt such bylaws, rules and regulations for their guidance and for the government of parks as may be expedient, not inconsistent with Sections 67.750 to 67.780, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 483-88 §3, 3-21-1988]
Subject to approval of the Board of Aldermen, the Park Board shall have charge of all property which has been designated by the Board of Aldermen for park and public recreation purposes. It shall be responsible for the erection and maintenance of all recreational facilities on such properties, the hiring of all help needed for the maintenance of all park property, the determination of the various uses for which the City park and every park thereof shall be put, the promulgation of all necessary rules and regulations for the proper management of all the public park system, including the leasing of concessions and the charges, if any, to be made therefor and the scheduling of recreational events and times of operation.
[Ord. No. 1034-2005 §1, 11-21-2005]
A. 
Duties Generally.
1. 
It shall be the responsibility of the Park Board to serve as the City Tree Board to study, investigate, advise, report or develop any plan or program which is determined to be necessary or advisable for the care, selection, preservation, pruning, planting, replanting, removal or disposition of trees and other woody vegetation located in public parks, on other City-owned or maintained grounds or on public land adjacent to all City streets. Such a plan will be presented to the Mayor and Board of Aldermen and, upon its acceptance and approval, shall constitute the official comprehensive tree plan for the City of Kearney, Missouri. The Board shall review annually and update, if needed, the comprehensive City tree plan. The Board, when requested by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen, shall consider, investigate, make findings, report and recommend upon any special matter of question within the scope of its work.
2. 
It shall also be the purpose of the Tree Board to assist in securing the cooperation of the residents of Kearney in a coordinated and planned program of tree protection and planting on public and private property.
B. 
Interference With City Tree Board And City. It shall be unlawful for any person to prevent, delay or interfere with the City Tree Board, the City or any of its agents while engaging in and about the caring for, planting, cultivating, pruning, spraying or removing of any street trees or park trees as authorized in this Chapter or Chapter 232.
C. 
Penalty. Any person violating any provision of this Section shall be, upon conviction or a plea of guilty before the Kearney Municipal Court, subject to the penalties set forth in the Kearney Municipal Code Section 100.220.
[Ord. No. 483-88 §4, 3-21-1988]
All funds acquired by the City for park purposes and funds collected by the Park Board shall be turned over to the City Treasurer and placed by that officer in a separate fund to be designated "Park Fund". All withdrawals of such funds shall be by warrant as required by law for the expenditure of such funds and all expenditures shall be made subject to approval of the Board of Aldermen.