Information

Type: Deliberation

Department: IS - Internal Services

Directors' Update: TBD

Business Meeting: April 5, 2022

Summary:

Authority of Parks & Recreation Director

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Resolution

WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) has established Parks and Recreation Fund No. 1160 and had previously established the Southwest Washington Fair Fund No. 1060; and

WHEREAS, it is the intent of the BOCC to have a robust Parks & Recreation Department to operate, maintain and develop parks, buildings, and amenities in those parks that the county currently owns/manages or may own/manage in the future. At this time these Parks include: Schaefer, Rose, Back Memorial, South County, Fairgrounds, Claquato Church, St. Urban Church, Mt. St. Helens Viewpoint (aka Hopkins Hill Viewpoint), Mineral Lake Access Park, as well as the park under development on the Cowlitz River near Packwood.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED the BOCC hereby delegates to the Parks & Recreation Department Director the authority to develop, operate, and manage -- including setting rates and charges for -- the Parks & Recreation Department.

Activities of the Parks & Recreation Department include tourism promotion, as well as activities that may take place on the Parks grounds that may include, but are not limited to:  buildings and grounds rental, community activities or events such as the Southwest Washington Fair, Washington State Garlic Festival, Summerfest, auto shows, storage, camping/parking, housing for resident caretaker/park hosts, races, livestock shows or sales, and grandstand events. Events and activities may be managed or produced by either the Parks & Recreation Department (either on or off Parks grounds) or by others who rent the grounds.

DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 5th day of April, 2022.