La. R.S. § 33:4570.14 Grant Parish Recreation Authority

• Library: Louisiana Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current with changes from the 2023 Legislative Session
• Year: 2023
• Citation: La. R.S. § 33:4570.14

A. There is hereby created the Grant Parish Recreation Authority as a special district and political subdivision of the state. The boundaries of the authority shall be coterminous with the boundaries of Grant Parish. The authority shall be responsible for the acquisition, construction, development, maintenance, and operation of parks and recreational facilities and programs in Grant Parish.

B.

(1) The control and management of the affairs of the authority shall be vested in a commission that is hereby created. The commission shall be composed of seven members appointed by the parish governing authority. No member shall be an elected official. Members shall serve until their successors have been appointed and qualified.

(2) The terms of commission members shall be three years, except for initial terms which shall be as follows:

(a)

(i) Four members shall serve initial terms of three years.

(ii) Three members shall serve initial terms of two years.

(b) Initial terms shall be determined by lot at the first meeting of the commission.

(3) All vacancies occurring in the membership of the commission shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term. If any member is elected to any public office or removes his residence from Grant Parish, his membership shall be immediately vacated and his successor shall be immediately appointed.

C.

(1) The commission shall prescribe rules fixing its meetings and procedure and may elect such officers as may be needed, including a chairman, from among its membership. A majority of members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Members of the commission shall serve without compensation and reimbursement of expenses incurred.

(2) The commission may appoint, employ, and fix the salary of a full-time director of parks and recreation who shall have such duties and responsibilities as may be determined by the commission. The commission may also employ and fix the salaries, duties, and responsibilities of an assistant director and such additional staff as necessary to operate park and recreational facilities and programs.

D. The authority shall constitute a body corporate in law, with all the powers of a corporation, and with all the powers and rights of a political subdivision of the state relative to incurring debt and issuing bonds. The commission shall designate its domicile at its first meeting. The authority may buy and sell property, incur debt, and contract obligations in accordance with law, sue and be sued, and perform any and all acts in its corporate capacity and in its corporate name which are necessary and proper for effectuating the purposes and objects for which it is created.