NA ORD-2002-014 Amendment to Ordinance and Resolution to Create a Recreation and Parks Advisory Council of Orange County

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~,,Q ~~ o2'p,p ~ r d/ y~ ~/ ~' l~ ~P 1~fl b Z ~~~~, ~I~IU L AN ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION TO CREATE A RECREATTON & PARKS COUNCIL OF ORANGE COUNTY WHEREAS, Orange County may establish park and recreation programs pursuant to Article 18, .Chapter 160A, of the North Carolina General~ Statues; and, whereas, in its considered judgement, the Board of County Commissioners of Orange County believes that adequate recreation programs and facilities can best be advanced by the creation of a Recreation Council to operate the programs and facilities as authorized by the North Carolina General Statute 160A-354; now, therefore, be it ordained and resolved by the ~County Commissioners of Orange County, North Carolina as follows: ARTICLE I: RECREATION. GENERAL SECTION I: PREAMBLE WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Commissioners has determined that: l. Planned recreation affords a large percentage ofpeople their only opportunity for a choice as to wholesome recreation and is of great personal and social importance to all, and 2. Adequate recreation lands can be acquired and recreation structures :developed by Orange County, and 3. Planned (organized) recreation provides one of the brightest hopes for a continuation and refinement of our democratic way of life, and 4. The cost of planned recreation is relatively low, and 5. Local government involvement gives permanence and continuity to recreation, and 6. Local government money spent for recreation is, in reality, invested in citizens' health and happiness as well as in increased and. longer retained.real estate values, is a resource to which industry is increasingly drawn, and which gives important help in securing and in holding business, tourists, and other industry in a community, and 7. The non-revenue producing as well as the self-supporting recreation activities are an actual economy in that they bring about a direct reduction in the cost of policing, crime prevention, operation of emergency and mental health wards (in hospitals) and contribute to other economic facets of the County's health and welfare concerns. SECTION II: DEFINITION OF RECREATION ACTNITIES For the purpose of this ordinance, recreation is defined as those activities which fall within the general classification areas of the arts; drama; crafts; athletics; sports and games; dance; hobbies; music; nature and outing; reading; writing and linguistic; social recreation; special community events and special activities; volunteer services; recreational travel; and use of leisure time.