§ 11-24-112. Rules and Regulations
Parks and recreation boards created under § 11-24-104(a) or joint systems created under § 11-24-105 are empowered to make, alter, amend or repeal rules and regulations for the protection, regulation and control of parks, preserves, parkways, playgrounds, recreation centers, and other property under their control. No rules and regulations adopted shall be contrary to, or […]
§ 11-24-113. Individual Honored by Park, Recreation or Other Property Dedication Need Not Be Deceased
No municipality, recreation board or commission or other authority in which this part vests the power to provide, establish, maintain and conduct a supervised recreation system shall require that any parks, recreation facilities and other property under its control be named in dedication only to individuals who are deceased at the time of such naming.
§ 11-24-201. Part Definitions
As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: “Commissioner” means the commissioner of environment and conservation; and “Municipality” means any city, town, metropolitan government, or other political subdivision, including counties, of the state of Tennessee.
§ 11-24-202. Programs Established by Formal Agreements
The governing body of any municipality or the recreation board or commission, as appropriate, may enter into formal agreements with business and civic groups and individuals for volunteer services to maintain and make improvements to real and personal property in municipal parks in accordance with plans devised by the municipality or its recreation board after […]
§ 11-24-108. Maintenance and Conduct — Funding and Taxation
It is the duty of the governing body of a municipality or county to provide for maintenance and conduct of any recreation system created under this part. The funds for such maintenance and conduct may be provided from any of the following sources: By taxes levied upon real and personal property of the municipality or […]
§ 11-24-109. Special Playground and Recreation Tax
The governing body of any municipality or county adopting this part may levy and collect a tax, the rate of which to be set by the governing body and the proceeds to be designated as a special playground and recreation tax, and shall be levied and collected in like manner as a general tax of […]
§ 11-24-110. Use of School District Buildings, Grounds or Equipment by Municipal Recreation System
Any county board of education or the governing body of any special school district may grant the use of any buildings, grounds, or equipment of the district to any municipal recreation system for the purpose of carrying out this part whenever such use of the school buildings, grounds or equipment for such purposes will not […]
§ 11-24-111. Proceeds From Amusement Facilities — Restoration of Historic Structures
Any municipality, county or metropolitan government which rents, leases, or otherwise makes available to any private entity or person, space within a public park for the operation of a sports or amusement facility operated for profit, shall be entitled to devote a portion of the proceeds it receives from the operation of such facility for […]
§ 11-24-102. Dedication and Acquisition of Property for Recreational Purposes
The governing body of any city or town, or county, or any school district, may dedicate and set apart for use as playgrounds, recreation centers, and other recreational purposes, any lands or buildings, or both, owned or leased by such municipality and not dedicated or devoted to another and inconsistent public use, and such municipality […]
§ 11-24-103. Operation and Maintenance of Parks, and Recreational Facilities and Programs
A municipality has the power to operate and maintain parks and recreation facilities and to conduct recreation programs. This power includes the power to appropriate funds for these purposes. A municipality shall use one (1) and only one (1) of the following methods to operate and maintain parks and recreation facilities and to conduct recreation […]