There is hereby established a department of parks and recreation which shall regulate city parks and promote and organize recreational programs within the city.
(1999 Code, sec. 8.201)
The parks and recreation department shall be managed and controlled by the director of parks and recreation, hereinafter referred to as the “director,” subject to the supervision and direction of the mayor and city council.
(1) 
Appointment.
The director shall be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council.
(2) 
Duties.
It shall be the duty of the director to direct, control and manage all parks, parkways, playgrounds and recreation buildings and improvements to park grounds and playground property belonging to or under the control of the city and such other grounds as may be placed under the director's control by the mayor and city council, and to direct the improvement and maintenance of all such properties. It shall also be the duty of the director to organize and conduct recreational programs for all age groups in various parts of the city.
(3) 
Powers.
The director shall have the power, subject to the approval of the mayor and city council, to prescribe rules and regulations for the orderly government and use of all parks, parkways, playgrounds and recreational buildings and improvements to parks and playground property; provided all existing rules and regulations heretofore established shall be continued in full force until changed. Subject to the approval of the mayor and city council, the director may make such rules and regulations for the administration of the affairs of the department of parks and recreation as the director shall see proper. Such rules and regulations shall be adopted by ordinance.
(4) 
Subject to the review of the mayor and city council, the director may establish fees for programs and special events.
(1999 Code, sec. 8.202; Ordinance 2662 adopted 9/29/14)