Delaware Code (Titles 8, 9, 25, 30)
9 Del. C. § 612
Powers and duties
# (a)
The commission shall provide, maintain, develop and promote recreational areas, facilities and programs throughout the county in which it is situated for the areas forming suburban park communities.
# (b)
The commission may employ such experts, trained personnel, staff, and if and when 4 or more suburban park communities are established as hereinafter provided, a director of recreation, as the funds provided therefor may permit. It may also employ such supervisors and provide for such recreational promotion as the funds provided under § 654 of this title may permit.
# (c)
It may initiate, adopt and direct, or cause to be conducted, a comprehensive program of recreation in schools and parks or other lands and buildings either publicly or privately owned and it may buy, sell, acquire or make use of all equipment necessary for such a program as the funds provided therefor may permit. It shall generally supervise, plan and maintain a program of recreation.
# (d)
The commission may use parks, playgrounds or park areas or any other lands or buildings for recreational purposes.
# (e)
The commission shall use all expert advice and information available from the state, federal, or other officials, departments and agencies, and shall furnish other agencies, including incorporated communities in the county, the information available.
Amendment history
49 Del. Laws, c. 112, § 1
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In this title (40 sections)
- 9-567 · Contracts for improvements; procedure for awarding; terms
- 9-568 · Payment to contractor
- 9-569 · Improvements incorporated into contractor’s system;…
- 9-570 · Assessment on real property in suburban community; time for…
- 9-571 · Determination of portion of total assessment payable annually;…
- 9-572 · Lien book; preparation and distribution
- 9-573 · Notice of assessment; when to be given; contents; interest on…
- 9-574 · Record of lien on books of board of assessment
- 9-575 · Receipt and disposition of assessments; bond
- 9-576 · Bill for annual installment of assessment; mailing
- 9-577 · Collection of assessments in default; procedure; deficiencies
- 9-578 · Special sinking fund
- 9-579 · Payment and retirement of bonds and interest
- 9-580 · Cancellation of bonds
- 9-601 · Purpose
- 9-602 · Definitions
- 9-603 · Tax exemption of parks and recreation areas
- 9-604 · Application of chapter
- 9-610 · Creation; membership; terms; qualifications; vacancy
- 9-611 · Organization; officers
- 9-612 · Powers and duties
- 9-613 · Compensation; expenses
- 9-614 · Rules and regulations
- 9-615 · Office space
- 9-616 · Limitation upon authority
- 9-625 · Petition to county government; who may petition; contents
- 9-626 · Study of suburban park community plan by commission; hearings;…
- 9-627 · Determination of status by county government
- 9-628 · Preparation of survey, plans, specifications and estimates
- 9-629 · Limitation on cost of park and improvements
- 9-630 · Election to approve suburban park community and authorize bond…
- 9-631 · Notice of election
- 9-632 · Place of holding election; times; manner of voting
- 9-633 · Tabulating votes; certificate of result
- 9-634 · Formation of suburban park community by county government
- 9-650 · Bonds; power of county government to issue; terms
- 9-651 · Special sinking fund
- 9-652 · Cancellation of bonds
- 9-653 · Payment and retirement of bonds
- 9-654 · Assessment