Oregon Statutes 226.210 – General powers of board; rules
(1) The board shall have full and exclusive control of all parks within or connected with its respective city. For that purpose it may:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 226.210
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- City: includes any incorporated village or town. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Devise: To gift property by will.
- Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
(a) Lay out and improve such parks.
(b) Appoint all necessary engineers, surveyors and all other employees, including a police force to act in the parks and fix the amount of their compensation.
(c) Do all acts needful and proper for the protection, care or improvement of the parks.
(d) Make all necessary rules or regulations for the use or government of the parks.
(e) Affix penalties for breaches of the rules or regulations made under paragraph (d) of this subsection. These penalties shall not exceed $20 for any one offense and shall be collected as other fines and penalties are collected in the city where such offense is committed.
(f) Acquire title by purchase, gift, devise or otherwise, to any land it deems desirable for parks, the title to be taken in the name of the city.
(2) The board shall disburse all moneys appropriated, given, received or collected for the improvement or use of the parks.
(3) All contracts for the purchase of land for park purposes shall be made by the board.
(4) If the board, being desirous of acquiring any land for any park, cannot agree with the owner as to the amount to be paid therefor, the board may proceed in the circuit court of the county in which the land is situated, as provided in ORS § 223.005 to 223.020 for the appropriation of such land for park purposes.