HomeMy WebLinkAboutPark & Rec First Joinder AgrmtPARK JOINDER AGREEMENT UNDER
INTERLOCAL COOPERATION ACT BETWEEN
THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA, AND
THE TRUSTEE OF CLAY TOWNSHIP
HAMILTON COUNTY, INDIANA
July 24, 1991
PARK JOINDER AGREEMENT UNDER INTERLOCAL COOPERATION
THIS AGREEMENT is made this ~ ~ day of~dly; 1991, by and between the CITY
OP CARMEL, acting by and through its Common Council, and CLAY TOWNSHIP, HAMILTON
COUNTY, INDIANA, acting by and through the Clay Township Trustee.
WITNESSETH:
Declaration of Purpose
WHEREAS, the City has created a Park and Recreation Department to be
administered by a Board of Park and Recreation, all in accordance with the
provisions of I.C. 36-10-3 e__t seq.; and
WHEREAS, the territory within the boundaries of the City comprises a special
taxing district for the purpose of levying special benefit taxes for park and
recreational purposes; and
WHEREAS, the Township Board has created a Department of Parks and Recreation
to be administered by the Trustee, all in accordance with the provisions of I.C.
36-10-7.5, e_t seq.; and
WHEREAS, the territory within the boundaries of Clay Township comprises a
special taxing district for the purpose of levying special benefit taxes for
park and recreational purposes; and
WHEREAS, it has been deteFmined that the best interests of the citizens and
taxpayers of the City and Township would be served by administering the park and
recreational needs of their respective territories through a joint board
consisti.ng of members representing the interests of the parties hereto; and
WHEREAS, the City and Township recognize that development of park and
recreational facilities throughout the respective districts can best be
accomplished by a joinder as authorized and provided for under I.C. 36-1-7, e_t
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seq., I.C. 36-10-3-11 and I.C. 36-10-7.5-7; and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto have reached an agreement concerning the
formation of a joint board, the use of facilities, funding for the park and
recreational needs of the respective districts and other matters.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is mutually agreed by and between the parties:
ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS
It is understood and agreed that the following terms, clauses or names shall
be defined as follows for the purpose of this Agreement.
1.1 "City" shall mean the City of Carmel, Indiana.
1.2 "Township" shall mean Clay Township, Hamilton County, Indiana.
1.3 "Council" shall mean the Con~non Council of the City.
1.4 "Mayor" shall mean the duly elected and acting Mayor of the City.
1.5 "Department" shall mean the Department of Parks andRecreatlon under
I.C. 36-10-3-3 in the case of the City and the Department of Parks and
Recreation under I.C. 36-10-7.5-2 in the case of the Township.
1.6 "District" shall mean the area within the jurisdiction of the
respective Departments and ~hall constitute special taxing districts under I.C.
36-10-3-19 in the case of the City and I.C. 36-10-7.5-3 in the case of the
Township.
1.7 -"Carmel Park Board" shall mean the Board of Park and Recreation as
established by City Ordinance No. D673.
1.8 "Trustee" shall mean the duly elected and acting Trustee for the
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Township.
1.9 "Township Board" shall mean the duly elected and acting members of the
Township Board which serve as the Township legislative and fiscal body within
the meaning of applicable park and recreation law for townships in general.
1.10 "joint Facilities" shall mean land owned or acquired for park and
recreation purposes and any work of improvements including, but not limited to,
building, remodeling or repair of park and recreation facilities owned or leased
by the City or Township. It shall also mean all tangible personal property and
equipment owned or leased by the City or Township for park and recreation
purposes.
1.11 "joint Board" shall mean the entity established pursuant to Article II
hereof.
ARTICLE II. JOINT BOARD
2.1 There is hereby created and established the Camel-Clay Board of Parks
and Recreation with the composition, rights, duties and responsibilities as set
forth in this Agreement.
2.2 The Joint Board shall consist of nine {9) members appointed or selected
as follows:
a. Four {4) members shall be appointed by the Mayor pursuant to
the provisions of I.C. 36-10-5-5.
b. One {1) member shall be appointed by the Board of Education
for Carmel Clay Schools who is an elected member thereof {representing
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except:
an ex-officio member of the Carmel Park Board under City Ordinance No.
D673}.
c. Four (4) members shall be appointed by the Trustee on the
basis of their interest in and knowledge of parks and recreation.
Each member of the Joint Board shall serve a term of four {4) years
a. Initial appointments by the Mayor as required by I.C.
36-10-3-5 and Carmel Ordinance No. D673.
b. Initial appQintments by the Trustee shall be as follows:
(i) One (1) member for a term of one (1) year.
(ii) One (1) member for a term of two (2) years.
(till One (1) member for a term of three (3) years.
(iv) One (1) member for a term of four (4) years.
c. As a term expires, each new appointment shall be for a four
(4) year term. All terms expire on the first Monday in January, but a
member of the Joint Board continues until his or her successor is
appointed.
d. A member of the Joint Board may only be removed for cause by
resolution of the Council in the case of a member appointed under the
authority of City Ordinance D673 or by resolution of the Township
Board in the case of a member appointed by the Trustee.
2.4 Each member of the Joint Board shall have one (1) vote on all matters
coming before the Board. The Joint Board shall elect a President, Vice
President, Secretary and Treasurer to perform the duties normally associated
with such offices. The Joint Board may adopt By-Laws which may provide for its
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meetings, agenda, operations of the Joint Board, subsequent election of
officers, and such other matters as are normally contained in By-Laws. Six (6)
Joint Board members shall constitute a quorum and a majority of those present at
any proper meeting may take official action. The Joint Board shall establish a
regular meeting date at least once each month. Special meetings may be called
upon proper notification of at least 48 hours advance notice. All meetings and
proceedings of the Joint Board shall be conducted in accordance with Indiana law
respecting "open door" requirements and all records and documents shall be made
available to the public as required by Indiana law.
ARTICLE III. TRANSFER OF POWER UNDER INTERLOCAL COOPERATION ACT
3.1 Pursuant to and by the authority granted under I.C. 36-1-7-2, the City
hereby grants to the Joint Board full power and authority to administer a parks
and recreation program for its Department in accordance with this Agreement.
3.2 Pursuant to and by the authority granted under I.C. 36-1-7-2, the
Trustee hereby grants to the Joint Board full power and authority to administer
a parks and recreation program for his Department in accordance with this
Agreement.
3.3 From and after the effective date of this Agreement, the parties hereto
shall administer their respective Departments only through the Joint Board, it
being expressly understood and agreed that the separate Departments shall be
merged and operated Jointly under the terms of this Agreement.
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ARTICLE IV. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE JOINT BOARD
The Joint Board shall:
a. exercise general supervision of and make rules for the
Departments;
b. establish rules governing the use of the park and recreation
facilities by the public;
c. provide police protection of its property and activities,
either by requesting assistance from state, municipal, or county police
authorities, or by having specified employees deputized as police
officers; the deputized employees, however, are not eligible for police
pension benefits or other emoluments of police officers;
d. appoint the necessary administrative officers of the
department and fix their duties;
e. establish standards and qualifications for the appointment of
all personnel and approve their appointments without regard to
politics;
f. make recommendations and an annual report to the executive
and fiscal body of the City and Township prior to April 1st of each
year concerning the operation of the Joint Board and the status of park
and recreation programs in the districts;
g. prepare and submit an annual budget in the manner as provided
for in Article VII of this Agreement.
h. appoint a member of the Joint Board to serve on another kind
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Township:
of board oF commission whenever a statute allows a park or recreation
board to do this.
The Joint Board may, either in its own name or the name of the City or
a. enter into contracts and leases for facilities and services;
b. contract with persons for joint use of facilities for the
operation of park and recreation programs and 'related services;
c. contract with another board, a unit, including any other
department of the City or the Township, or a school corporation for the
use of park and recreation facilities or services, and a township or
school corporation may contract with the Board for the use of park and
recreation facilities or services;
d. acquire and dispose of real and personal property and provide
for Joint facilities by the issuance of bonds in accordance with
Article VIII hereof;
e. exercise the power of eminent domain under statutes available
to municipalities and townships;
f. sell, le6se, or enter into a royalty contract for the natural
or mineral resources of land that it owns, the money received to be
deposited in a nonreverting capital fund of the Board;
g. engage in self-supporting activities as prescribed by I.C.
36-10-3-22;
h. contract for special and temporary services and for
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professional assistance;
i. delegate authority to perform ministerial acts in all cases
except where final action of the Board is necessary;
j. prepare, publish, and distribute reports and other materials
relating to activities authorized by this Agreement or Indiana park and
recreation law in general;
k. sue and be sued collectively by its legal name, as the
"Carmel-Clay Park and Recreation Board", with service of process being
had upon the president of the Board, but costs may not be taxed against
the Board or its members in any action;
1. invoke any legal, equitable or special remedy for the
enforcement of the powers vested with the City under I.C. 38-10-3 or
vested with the Trustee under I.C. 36-1-7.5;
m. invoke any legal, equitable or special remedy for the
enforcement of the powers vested with the Departments or the Joint
Board under authority of City Ordinances or Township resolutions;
n. accept gifts, donations, grants and subsidies for park and
recreational purposes in the same manner as the Camel Park Board could
have done under the authority of I.C. 36-10-3-18.
4.3 Joint Board members shall receive compensation in the manner and amount
not less than that specified in I.C. 36-10-3.
ARTICLE V. SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICTS
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5.1 It is the intent of this Agreement that taxpayers of the City and
Township share equitably in the payment of special benefit taxes for park and
recreational purposes as authorized by I.C. 36-10.
5.2 The Township Department shall consist of a Special Taxing District for
all Township territory now and hereafter lying outside the boundaries of the
City for all periods during which this Agreement is in full force and effect.
5.3 The City Department shall consist of a Special Taxing District for all
City territory now and hereafter lying within the boundaries of the City for
all periods during which this Agreement is in full force and effect.
5.4 In order to meet the objectives and intent of this Agreement, the City
shall immediately request, by appropriate petition, the Trustee to release and
transfer to the City that portion of the Township's District lying within the
boundaries of the City. The Trustee shall, by resolution, release and transfer
such area in accordance with the authority granted the Trustee under I.C.
36-10-7-5-7{13). Thereafter, the Special Taxing District for the Township shall
consist only of those areas lying outside the City's District.
5.5 It is specifically understood and agreed that the transfer and release
of jurisdiction by the Trustee under this Article is in consideration of the
City's continuing participation under this Agreement. As the City acquires
additional territory through annexation, the Trustee shall be deemed to have
automatically released and transferred such territory to the City effective as
of the date the parties next allocate their proportionate shares of park funding
under Article VI hereof.
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ARTICLE VI. PARK AND RECREATION FUNDING
6.1 The Council and the Township Board shall determine and provide the
revenues necessary for the operation of the Joint Board and the respective
Departments or for capital expenditures not covered by the issuance of bonds by:
a. a specific levy to be used exclusively for park and
recreation purposes;
b. a special appropriation; or
c. both.
6.2 The Joint Board shall operate and manage the respective Departments
jointly with common rules, regulations, policies, financing and facilities. The
funding obligations defined in Section 6.1 shall be based upon the City's
proportionate share of the aggregate assessed valuation for the entire township.
It is agreed that for 1992 the financial support for the Joint Board shall be
allocated as follows:
City 62%
Township 38%
A reallocation of financial support shall be computed for purposes of the
1993 budget year and every year thereafter based on the then certification of
the Hamilton County Auditor of assessed valuation of the City and the entire
Township.
6.3 The Trustee, as the disbursing officer of the Township, is hereby
delegated the authority to receive, disburse, and account for all revenues
raised under this Agreement. No disbursements from any park and recreation
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account shall be made except as to claims approved by the Board in accordance
with Indiana State Board of Accounts' practice and procedure.
6.4 Upon the request of the Joint Board, the Council and the Township Board
shall establish a special non-reverting capital fund for the purpose of
acquiring land or making specific capital improvements. Such fund shall be
established in accordance with I.C. 36-10-3-20 in the case of the City and in
accordance with I.C. 36-10-7.5-18 in the case of the Township.
6.5 The Joint Board may request the City to establish a cumulative building
fund in accordance with all of the terms and provisions of I.C. 36-10-3-21. The
Joint Board may request the Township Board to establish a cumulative building
fund in accordance with I.C. 36-10-7.5-19.
6.6 Each officer and employee who handles money in the performance of
duties under this Agreement must execute an official bond for the term of office
or employment before entering upon the duties of the office or employment. The
Township Board may, under I.C. 5-4-I-18, authorize a blanket bond to cover all
officers' and employees' faithful performance of duties. All bonds shall be in
the penal amount of not less than twenty-five thousand dollars {$25,000.00) and
shall be recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Hamilton County, Indiana.
ARTICLE VII. BUDGETS
7.1' The Joint Board shall formulate its estimated budget for 1992 and each
year thereafter and submit the same to the Council and the Township Board on or
before June 1st of each year. The budget shall be submitted on forms prescribed
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by the Indiana State Board of Accounts and shall adequately address the revenue
needs for parks and recreation as contemplated by this Agreement. The budget
shall be broken down into the following series of accounts:
a. Personal services, wages and employment related costs.
b. Supplies.
c. Other services and charges.
d. Capital outlays.
7.2 The Council and Township Board shall review the proposed budget of the
Joint Board and after considering the public benefit therefor, shall take action
by adopting a resolution either approving the budget as requested or modifying
the budget. In the event the Joint Board's budget is not approved within thirty
{30) days of its submission to both the Council and the Township Board, then a
conference con~nittee shall be convened to resolve any budget disputes or
differences. The Budget Conference Con~nittee shall be comprised of the Mayor,
the Trustee, the President of the Council, the President of the Township Board
and the President of the Joint Board. A report of the Budget Conference
Con~nittee shall be made prior to August 1st to enable the proper officers of the
City and Township to formulate an annual budget estimate in a timely manner as
prescribed by law. Unless there is more than one {1} member of the Budget
Conference Committee dissenting from a majority report recommending a parks and
recreation budget, the Budget Conference Committee budget shall be approved by
the Council and the Township Board.
7.3 In the event either the City and/or the Township does not approve a
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budget as proposed by the Joint Board or the Budget Conference Committee, the
Joint Board may either reduce the estimated budget attributable to that unit or
treat the reduction as a repudiation and termination of this Agreement in
accordance with Article IX hereof.
ARTICLE VIII. JOINT FACILITIES; ISSUANCE OF BONDS
8.1 All real property or works of improvements intended for park and
recreation use in the City and Township shall be deemed joint facilities of the
Departments under this Agreement irrespective of location or record title. As a
joint facility, all taxpayers and residents of the City and Township shall have
equal access to and benefit of said real property or work of improvement.
8.2 This section applies only to the acquisition of real property or a work
of improvement that will be financed in whole or in part by the issuance of
bonds and which will become joint facilities under this Agreement. If the Joint
Board decides to {a) acquire land for park and ~ecreation purposes, either by
purchase or appropriation, and in conjunction with the acquisition to proceed
with a work of improvement; {b) acquire real property without proceeding at the
time with a work of improvement; or {c} proceed with a work of improvement
where the real property has already been secured; it shall adopt the resolution
required by I.C. 36-10-3-23 and I.C. 36-10-7.5-21. In addition, the Joint Board
shall issue and publish the notices required by the above referenced citations
and conduct a public hearing in accordance therewith. After considering all the
evidence and public comments or written remonstrances, the Joint Board shall
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take final action determining the public utility and benefit of the proposed
park or recreation project by confirming, modifying or rescinding its original
resolution.
8.3 In order to raise money to pay for land to be acquired and/or a work of
improvement authorized under this Agreement and in anticipation of the special
benefit tax which may be levied in accordance with I.C. 36-10-3 and I.C.
36-10-7.5, bonds may be issued in the name of the City or the Township. Before
bonds may be issued, however, the Joint Board shall give notice of a public
hearing to disclose the purposes for which the bond issue is proposed, the
amount of the proposed issue and all other pertinent data. After the public
hearing and before additional proceedings on the bond issue, the Joint Board
must obtain an ordinance from the Council approving the bond issue and a
resolution of the Township Board approving the bond issue.
8.4 Where the land and/or works of improvement are located within the
boundaries of the City, the bonds shall be issued in the manner prescribed by
I.C. 36-10~3. Where the land and/or works of improvement are located outside
the boundaries of the City, the bonds shall be issued in the manner prescribed
by I.C. 36-10-7.5.
8.5 All bonds issued pursuant to the authority of this Agreement shall be
subject to the provisions of I.C. 5-1 and I.C. 6-1.1-20 relating to the filing
of a petition requesting the issuance of bonds, the right of taxpayers to
remonstrate against the issuance of bonds, the appropriation of the proceeds of
the bonds and approval by the State Board of Tax Commissioners.
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8.6 To raise money to pay all bonds issued under this Agreement the Joint
Board shall request that the Council and Township Board levy annually a speclal
tax upon all of the real and personal property located in their respective
special taxing districts sufficient to pay the principal and interest as the
bonds mature. The Council and the Township Board shall have the tax levied for
this purpose certified to the Hamilton County Auditor. The tax shall be
collected and enforced by the Hamilton County Treasurer as other taxes are
collected and enforced.
8.7 As the above referenced tax is collected, it shall be accumulated and
kept in a separate fund to be known as the Carmel-Clay Park District Bond Fund.
The fund shall be maintained by the Township and the tax shall be applied to the
payment of the bonds as they mature.
8.8 The amount of the tax levy allocation for the payment of bonds issued
hereunder shall be based upon the City's proportionate share of the aggregate
assessed valuation as determined under Section 6.2 of this Agreement.
8.9 If the Joint Board is discontinued under the terms of Article IX
hereof, the City and Township's obligation on bonds issued under this Agreement
will not be affected. In such case, each unit herewith expressly assumes
liability for the payment of the bonds according to their terms and this Article
VIII.
ARTICLE IX. DURATION AND TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT
9.1 It is hereby specifically understood that this Agreement shall be
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binding on the contracting parties for the longest period of any bond issued to
finance Joint facilities as contemplated by this Agreement and shall continue
year-to-year thereafter until modified or terminated in accordance with the
terms and provisions hereof.
9.2 This Agreement may only be terminated pursuant to an ordinance of the
City or resolution of the Township Board directing that the Agreement be
terminated and that the Joint Board be disbanded. Such ordinance or resolution
must be finally adopted and transmitted to the Joint Board and the
non-terminating party on or prior to June 1st of any year preceding the
effective date of the termination. For purposes hereof, such termination shall
be only effective for the ensuing budget year following the date of said
ordinance or resolution as provided for in this Section.
9.3 Upon a termination of this Agreement, as authorized by Section 9.2, it
is specifically understood and agreed that joint facilities within the
boundaries of the City shall remain the sole and exclusive property of the City
Department, and the City shall assume full legal and financial responsibility
for operations and maintenance of such joint facilities. Upon such termination it
is specifically understood and agreed that joint facilities outside the
boundaries of the City shall remain the sole and exclusive property of the
Township's Department, and the Township shall assume full legaY and financial
responsibility for operations and maintenance of such joint facilities.
9.4 Upon termination of this Agreement, as authorized by Section 9.2
hereof, the City Department shall be liable for and indemnify, defend and hold
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harmless the Township Department and the Trustee, officers, agents and employees
of said Township Department, against claims, liabilities, damage or loss,
including costs, expenses and reasonable attorney fees, in connection with any
action, suit or proceeding asserted by any person or persons other than the
parties hereto, arising out of or based upon the use or occupancy of joint
facilities reverting to the City Department by virtue of Section 9.3 hereof.
9.5 Upon termination of this Agreement, as authorized by Section 9.2
hereof, the Township Department shall be liable for and indemnify, defend and
hold harmless the City Department and the Cannel Park Board members, officers,
agents and employees of said City Department, against claims, liabilities,
damage or loss, including costs, expenses and reasonable attorney fees, in
connection with any action, suit or proceeding asserted by any person or persons
other than the parties hereto, arising out of or based upon the use or occupancy
of joint facilities reverting to the Township Department by virtue of Section
9.3 hereof.
9.6 In the event this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Section
9.2 hereof, the Trustee shall reassume jurisdiction for park and recreational
purposes which was previously released and transferred to the City pursuant to
I.C. 36-10-7.5-7{13) and Article V of this Agreement.
9.7 The termination of this Agreement will not operate to relieve the City
and the.Township from providing the revenues necessary to pay for bonds issued
in accordance with Article VIII hereof. Accordingly, it is specifically
understood and agreed that the contracting parties' obligation to levy taxes and
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appropriate funds for debt service, shall continue year-to-year until such
indebtedness is discharged and paid in full.
9.8 Upon termination of this Agreement, all cash resources, accounts and
movable tangible personal property shall be distributed to the respective
Departments based on the allocation of financial support for each party under
Section 6.2 hereof.
ARTICLE X. MISCELLANEOUS
10.1 It is specifically understood and agreed that this Agreement is subject
to any applicable laws which may apply to the parties and their respective
Departments and which give rights or responsibilities to persons who are not
parties to this Agreement.
10.2 The contracting parties may, by mutual written agreement, alter, change
or amend the terms and conditions hereof, unless said alteration, change or
amendment would violate the terms or covenants of any bond ordinance of the City
or Township or otherwise prejudice the rights of any bond holders thereof.
10.3 In the event any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or
unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not
invalidate or render unenforceable any other provision hereof.
10.4 The effective date of this Agreement shall be the last date of signing
by the parties hereto and the adoption of a ratification ordinance in the case
of the City and a ratification resolution in the case of the Township as
required by I.C. 36-1-7-4.
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10.5 This Agreement is signed pursuant to I.C. 36-1-7, e__t seq., I.C.
36-10-3-11 and I.C. 36-10-7.5-7, all as the same may be amended or supplemented
from time to time.
10.6 This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which
shall be an original and all of which shall constitute but one and the same
instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
executed in several counterparts in their respective Unit names by the duly
authorized signatories.
Date: (/~C64~. ~//(/~/
CLAY TOWNSHIP, HAMILTON COUNTY, INDIANA
Attest:
Township q~erk
Township Board Member
To n ~
Date:
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SUPPLEMENTAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT AND APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT
The undersigned, representing the duly appointed Camel Park Board, do
hereby acknowledge receipt of the above reference teemerit and do hereby
approve its terms and provisions this iT ?day of~ , 1991.
The undersigned, on behalf of the Department of Parks and Recreation for
Clay Township, does hereby acknowledge receipt of the above referenced Agreement
and herewith approves its terms and conditions this day of ,
1991.
hiptrustee
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RESOLUTION
RELEASING AND TRANSFERRING JURISDICTION
FOR PARK AND RECREATIONAL PURPOSES TO PARK AUTHORITIES
OF THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA
WHEREAS, the City of Camel ("Camel") has created a Park and Recreation
Department to be administered by a Board of Park and Recreation, all in
accordance with the provisions of I.C. 36-10-3, e_t seq.; and
WHEREAS, the Clay Township Board {"Township") has created a Department of
Parks and Recreation to be administered by the Trustee, all in accordance with
the provisions of I.C. 36-10-7.5, e__t seq.; and
WHEREAS, Camel and Township have heretofore determined that the best
interests of the citizens and taxpayers of Camel and Township would be served
by administering the park and recreational needs of their respective territories
through a joint board; and
WHEREAS, Camel and Township have entered into a Park Joinder Agreement
dated July 24, 1991 as authorized and provided for under I.C. 36-1-7, e_t seq.,
and pursuant to such agreement, have provided for the formation and
administration of a joint park and recreation board and other matters; and
WHEREAS, Camel by appropriate petition has requested that the Township
release and transfer to Camel .jurisdiction for park and recreational purposes
within the area and territory which is now or will hereafter be included in its
corporate limits; and
WHEREAS, the Township has agreed to such release and transfer under the
terms of the above referenced Park Joinder Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
1. That the petition of Camel referenced in the recitals to this
resolution be, and the same is hereby approved.
2. That the Township, acting by and through its Trustee, does hereby
release and transfer to Cam, el that portion of the Township's park district
lying within the corporate boundaries of the City of Camel. Such release and
transfer is herewith made in accordance with the authority granted the Trustee
under I.C. 36-10-7-5-7{13).
3. That the transfer and release of park and recleation jurisdiction by
the Trustee under this resolution be and is in consid ration of the City of
Carmel's continuing participation under the above referenced Park Joinder
Agreement. As Carmel acquires additional territory through annexation, the
Trustee shall be deemed to have automatically released and transferred such
territory to the City of Camel effective as of the date the parties allocate
their proportionate shares of park funding under Article VI of said Park Joinder
Agreement.
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4. The special park and recreation taxing district for the Township shall
Carmel acquires i o u e a Township's special
park and recreation taxing district shall be adjusted accordingly with the
additional transfer of park and recreation jurisdiction under the terms of this
resolution and the Park Joinder Agreement.
5. This resolution shall be deemed a continuing resolution until such time
as the Park Joinder Agreement is terminated in accordance with the terms
thereof.
ATTESTATION:
CLAY TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE
Dated:
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