Sec. 5. (a) The legislative body of a township may adopt a resolution creating a department of parks and recreation under this chapter and repealing prior resolutions creating other park and recreation authorities. Except as provided in IC 36-10-7-9, the department consists of:
(1) the park governor;
(2) the superintendent of parks and recreation, if the township has a superintendent appointed under section 11 of this chapter; and
(3) other personnel that the park governor determines.
(b) After a department has been created under this section, all books, papers, documents, and other property of former park and recreation authorities are transferred to and become the property of the department.
As added by P.L.157-1991, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.271-1993, SEC.7.