Title 9, Counties

§ 610. Creation; membership; terms; qualifications; vacancy. (a) The county government of any county may establish a permanent county park and recreation commission. (b) The commission shall consist of 5 members all of whom shall be residents of the county for a period of 3 years…

§ 611. Organization; officers. Within 10 days after the commission has been appointed the members thereof shall meet and elect a chair. The chair shall be elected by the vote of a majority of all the members and shall serve for a period of 1 year or until the chair’s successor is…

§ 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…

§ 613. Compensation; expenses. The members of the commission shall serve without compensation but shall be paid the necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.9 Del. C. 1953, § 613; 49 Del. Laws, c. 112, § 1;

§ 614. Rules and regulations. Subject to the approval of the county government, the commission may adopt such rules and regulations for the administration of its park and recreation programs as it deems necessary and proper.9 Del. C. 1953, § 614; 49 Del. Laws, c. 112, § 1; 57 Del…

§ 615. Office space. The county government shall furnish suitable and appropriate office space for the commission.9 Del. C. 1953, § 615; 49 Del. Laws, c. 112, § 1; 57 Del. Laws, c. 762, § 4B;

§ 616. Limitation upon authority. No provision of this chapter shall be construed as intending to confer upon the county government or any park commission or commissioner established or appointed by said county government any power or authority to acquire by condemnation, or othe…

§ 625. Petition to county government; who may petition; contents. Fifty percent of the freeholders resident in a proposed suburban park community consisting of less than 500 persons, or 250 freeholders resident in a proposed suburban park community consisting of 500 persons or mo…

§ 626. Study of suburban park community plan by commission; hearings; notice; recommendations to county government. (a) Promptly upon the filing of a prescribed petition, the county government shall adopt a resolution requesting the commission to make a study of the suburban park…

§ 627. Determination of status by county government. Within 15 days after receipt by the county government of the recommendations of the commission as hereinbefore provided, the county government shall meet and consider the evidence and testimony given at the hearing before the c…

§ 628. Preparation of survey, plans, specifications and estimates. Immediately after the determination by the county government that a community is a suburban park community, the county government shall notify the commission, which, upon receipt of such information, shall proceed…

§ 629. Limitation on cost of park and improvements. If the estimated cost of the park or recreation area and improvements submitted by the commission shall exceed 5 percent of the total assessed value of all real property and improvements in said suburban park community, as refle…

§ 630. Election to approve suburban park community and authorize bond issue. (a) Upon the submission by said commission to the county government of plans, specifications and estimates covering said park or recreation area and improvements, the county government shall proceed to s…

§ 631. Notice of election. Notice of the time and place of such election shall be published at least 15 days before the date of election in a newspaper of general circulation in the proposed suburban park community and be posted at not less than 4 conspicuous public places in the…

§ 632. Place of holding election; times; manner of voting. The election shall be held at such place in the proposed suburban park community as the county government shall designate and the polls shall be open from 9:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. of the day of the election. The voting shal…

§ 633. Tabulating votes; certificate of result. Promptly after the holding of the election, the judge of election shall tabulate the ballots and certify the results to the county government under his or her hand and seal. The ballots shall be retained in the safekeeping of the co…

§ 634. Formation of suburban park community by county government. Upon approval by the election the county government shall immediately establish a suburban park community and notify the commission of such community.9 Del. C. 1953, § 634; 49 Del. Laws, c. 112, § 1; 57 Del. Laws, …

§ 650. Bonds; power of county government to issue; terms. (a) The county government may issue bonds of the county to finance the cost of acquiring and constructing such recreational and park facilities. Said bonds shall bear interest at a rate which shall not exceed 5 percent per…

§ 651. Special sinking fund. The county government shall promptly deposit all funds received from the receiver of taxes from the collection of the taxes levied pursuant to the provisions of § 654 of this title, in a special account, which shall be used for no other purpose than t…

§ 652. Cancellation of bonds. The county government may adopt such procedure as it deems proper in cancelling said bonds when paid.9 Del. C. 1953, § 652; 49 Del. Laws, c. 112, § 1; 57 Del. Laws, c. 762, § 4B;

§ 653. Payment and retirement of bonds. Prior to the time of the retirement of the bonds, or any of them, or the time when interest shall become payable thereon, the county government shall make available sufficient funds in a state or national bank where the principal and intere…

§ 654. Assessment. (a) The county government shall levy a tax for each fiscal year which shall be sufficient to provide funds adequate to reimburse the county for moneys expended or to be expended in such fiscal year in retiring the bonds which have been issued and in paying inte…

§ 655. Costs of parks, improvements and maintenance. The cost of acquiring, improving and maintaining of any park or recreation area under the provisions of this chapter and making the necessary improvements thereon shall be paid by the owners of the real estate in the suburban p…

§ 670. Acquisition of land for parks; title and ownership; gifts. (a) The county government may take or acquire by condemnation in accordance with law, agreement, purchase or gift, lands located within the county outside of the corporate limits of any city or town and not already…

§ 671. Contracts for improvements; competitive bids. (a) The commission shall proceed to arrange for the contracts for the required improvements. The letting of contracts for improvements shall be upon a competitive basis pursuant to public advertisement of the intention of the c…

§ 672. Awarding of contracts; procedure. Upon the opening of the sealed proposals, the county government, after consultation with the commission, shall award said contracts, but no contract shall be awarded to any other than the lowest bidder except with the unanimous approval of…

§ 673. Supervision by commission; duty to maintain; payment procedures; fences between parks and railroads. (a) After the awarding of the contracts, all work performed under this chapter shall be under the direct supervision and direction of the commission. (b) The commission sha…

§ 680. Revision of established suburban park community; expansion and alteration of park or recreation areas; notice; additional funds. (a) Where the county government has already established a suburban park community hereunder, then, the commission may, upon its own motion, and …