Oklahoma Code § 19-1008

Title 19. Counties And County Officers: Powers of commission
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Every city-county park and recreation commission created by this
act shall have all the powers necessary or convenient for the
accomplishment of the purpose and provisions hereof, including, in
addition to others herein granted, the following powers, all of
which shall be exercised subject to approval by the governing body
of the city and the board of county commissioners:
(a) To establish a city-county park and/or recreation system
including, but not limited to, in combination or singly, facilities
as parks, parkways, playgrounds, playfields, swimming pools,
stadiums, social or community centers, arboreta, botanical gardens,
conservatories, museums, preserves, wildlife areas, zoological
gardens, other recreation areas and areas of scenic, historic or

archaeologic interest, and lands reserved for flood conditions for
impounding runoff water or for other conservation purposes.
(b) To adopt such rules and regulations for the operation of the
recreation system as may be deemed necessary or expedient.
(c) To purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire land or buildings
or portions of buildings for recreation purposes.
(d) To erect, maintain, and operate public recreation buildings
or facilities at one or more places within or beyond the corporate
limits of any county, city, town or school district in the
recreation system.
(e) To accept transfer of any existing public recreation
facility or facilities by lease or other conveyance.
(f) To acquire by purchase or otherwise equipment and other
personal property customarily used in the operation of public
recreation facilities, including necessary motor vehicles.
(g) To sell and dispose of personal property acquired by
purchase or other means when by proper resolution the commission
finds that said property is not needed for recreation purposes.
(h) To accept, hold, and convey legal title to interests in real
property in the name "City-County Park and Recreation Commission of
_______ County", which shall be its official name.  Deeds or other
conveyances of said interests in real property shall be executed for
and on behalf of the commission by the chairman and shall be
attested by the secretary, only after authorization by resolution of
the governing body of the city and the board of county
commissioners.
(i) To accept or in its discretion to decline donations tendered
to the city-county park and/or recreation system.

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