(a) 
The city-owned park will be normally open to the public from the hours of 6:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m., with the exception of those events in which a permit has been issued.
(b) 
Permits shall be issued by the parks and recreation manager or the city secretary and shall be available for inspection at the park by the above-designated employees of the city or any police officer of the city at all times.
(c) 
Anyone violating this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).
(Ordinance adopted 5/14/91; Ordinance adopted 7/28/09)
For the purposes of this division, the word “commission” shall mean the parks and recreation commission.
(1987 Code, sec. 18-16)
There is hereby created in and for the city a commission which shall be known as the parks and recreation commission, composed of five (5) members to be appointed for two-year terms by the mayor subject to confirmation by a majority of the city council. The terms of all members of the parks and recreation commission shall expire on the first day of May in odd-numbered years.
(1987 Code, sec. 18-17)
Each member of the commission shall be a resident citizen of the city, unless this qualification shall be waived by a majority vote of the city council, and each member shall be a taxpayer and qualified voter within the city.
(1987 Code, sec. 18-18)
The members of the commission shall organize and select their own officers and shall hold meetings regularly at least once each month and shall designate the time and place of the meeting.
(1987 Code, sec. 18-19)
The commission shall adopt its own rules of procedure for the conduct of its business and shall keep a record of its proceedings.
(1987 Code, sec. 18-20)
A simple majority of the members of the commission shall constitute a quorum of the commission for the transaction of its business.
(1987 Code, sec. 18-21)
The powers and duties of the commission shall be to:
(1) 
Act in an advisory capacity in all matters pertaining to public parks and recreation operated by the city;
(2) 
Consider the annual budget of the parks and recreation board and make recommendations with respect thereto to the city council;
(3) 
Assist in the planning of parks and recreation programs and promote and stimulate public interest in the programs and, to that end, solicit to the fullest possible extent the cooperation of the school authorities and other private agencies.
(1987 Code, sec. 18-22)
The members of the commission shall serve without compensation, and whenever it is deemed necessary by the commission to incur any expense in performing the duties assigned to the commission, an estimate of the proposed expenses shall be submitted to the city council. No debts of any kind or character shall be made or incurred by the commission or anyone acting for the commission unless the expenditure has been specifically authorized by the city council prior to the time the obligations are incurred.
(1987 Code, sec. 18-23)