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INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE FOR A JOI~T
COMMU~ITY RECREATION DEPARTMENT
This agreement, made and entered into this 21i".J day of
Al 1\ ~r- \1 , 1973, by and among the City of Bozeman,
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Montana, a municipal corporation, hereinafter referred to as
the "City", the Bozeman Hig'!i School District and School District
No. 7 of Hont-ana, hereinafter referred to as the "District",
and Gallatin County of Montana, hereinafter referred to as the
"County".
l\' I T N E SSE T H .
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Whereas, the governing bodies of the City, District, and
County are mutually interested in an adequate program of commun-
ity recreation under a mutually formed and controlled Community
Recreation Department.
Whereas in the interest of providing tne best service and
facilities with the least possible expenditure of public funds
fU.ll cooperation among the City, District and County is necessary;
Whereas the City, District and County are separate govern-
ment Corporations and none has administrative control over the
other, therefore cooperation among these groups can best be
secured through a board on which each are represented as well
as the public at large;
Whereas said governing bodies have expressed an interest
in entering into an interlocal cooperative agreement to provide
a Community Recreation Department and are authorized to do so
as provided by Montana Codes 16-4901, 16-4904; and 62-211,
62-213.
Whereas it has been determined that City Ordiance ~o. 745
and City .Joint Resolution No. 620 are outmoded and should be
repealed and this interlocal cooperative agreement substituted.
Now, therefore, it is resolved and agreed by the City,
District and County acting by and through their respective
governing bodies in regular session assembled, AS FOLLOWS:
1. That there is hereby created by the City, District
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and County an organization to be known as the Community Recrea-
tion Department, the Administrative Trustees shall have charge
of and be charged with responsibility of operating a program
of public recreation and playgrounds, and acquire, equip and
maintain land, buildings and/or other recreation facilities in
accordance with the authority granted from each respective
governing body and the laws of the State of Montana, and as is
hereinafter provided.
2. That the functions of the Community Recreation Depart-
ment shall be carried out by a Board of Community Recreation
and such employees and/or assistants as may be deemed necessary
for the proper performance of work of said Board.
The Board shall make recommendations to the governing
bodies as to policies, budgets, personnel and the duties of such
personnel and/or assistants.
3. That members of said Board shall be representatives of
the participating governing bodies in that each governing body
(such as the city, county or district) shall appoint three
members to such board; that one of such board members selected
by such governing body may be an employee of or hold office in
such governing body , and the other two members selected by such
governing body shall not be employed by or hold office in such
governing body, but shall be citizen appointees. There shall
be three ex-officio non-voting members, namely the City Manager,
the School Superintendent and the Chairman of tne Board of County
Commissioners, or their appointees or designated representatives.
Membership of the Board may be increased to provide
representation of any additional cities, town::>, school districts,
or counties seeking to participate, subject to the approval and
rule of the governing bodies.
4. That a clerk, designated by the Administrative Trustees,
shall be custodian of the records and he shall perform such other
duties as are prescribed by law or necessarily implied by the
activities and duties of the Board
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5. That the member's of the Board shall be resident free
holder's of the ;urisdictional area from which they are appointed.
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The Clerk of said Board shall certify members appointed by the
governing bodies
6. The terms of members who are employees or officers of
any of -the participating governing bodies and serve as their re-
presentative on the Board are co-extensive with the terms of of-
fice to which they have been appointed or elected; the terms of
other members are tnree years, or until his or her successor is
appointed unless the governing bOdies at the annual meeting
appoints another to serve as its representative
To provide for staggered terms, the official members
from each City, District, and County .snaIl, initially be appointed
as follows: one member for a term of one year, one member' for a
term of two years, and one member for' a term of three years.
7. That vacancies shall be filled for any expired or unexpired
term by the governing body that made the original appointments,
Any citizen appointee may be removed from membership by the
governing body represented by the appointee.
S. That member'S shall receive no salary for services on
the Board, but actual and necessary expenties incurred while
acting under orders of the Board may be paid.
9. That the administration of the affairs of this Board,
subject to the unanimous approval of the governing bodies shall
be vested in and exercised by a body of three (3) persons to be
known as the Administrative Trustees, and shall be the City
Manager, the School Superintendent and the Chairman of the Board
of County Commissioners or their appointees or designated repre-
sentatives.
10. That the appointed members of the Board shall serve as
an advisory bod.y to the Administrative Trustees and shall operate
under the policies established by the Administrative Trustees
and unanimously approved by the governing bodies.
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1l. That officers of the Board shall be a Chairman and a Vice-
Chairman elected at the annual meeting and who .::;h.:.11 be citizen.=;
not employed by any of the governing bodies.
12. The Board, subject to the unanimous approval of the
governing bodies, shall employ a Recreation Director.
His duties shall be of a managerial capacity and he
shall attend eacl:"i regular meeting of the said Board and report,
either in writing or orally as the Board may require, as to the
activities, functions, and progress of whatever nature pertaining
to the recreation activities and facilities over which he has
supervision.
13. That the Board shall fix the time for holding regular
meetings, but it shall hold at least quarterly meetings with
the annual meeting being neld at the first regular meeting in
each year. Special meetings may be called by the Chairman of
the Board or by a majority of the Administrative Trustees.
14. That the Board shall annually prepare and submit to the
governing bodies, not later than ~IA.,JE. \~ of each
year, a proposed budget covering the public recreational o.ctivi-
ties within its jurisdiction for the ensuing year. Honies ap-
proved by the governing bodies shall be kept ~n their respective
treasuries and paid out in accordance with their respective
policies.
15. That the Board subject to unanimous approval of i.;.he
governing bodies:
( a) Shall have power and authority to equip, operate, super-
vise, and maintain playgrounds, athletic fields, swimming centers,
indoor facilities on or in any public grounds of buildings
which the governing bodies may from time to time provide, ac-
quire, authorize, offer, designate, or set apart for such use.
(b) Shall have the power to take charge of and use any
grounds, places, buildings, or facilities, which may be offered
either temporarily or permanently by individuals or corporations
for playground or recreational purposes.
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(c) May receive donations, legacies, or bequests for the
improvement or maintenance of playgrounds, recreation centers
or' other recreation facilities, and all monies that may De de-
rived from such donations, legacies, or bequests, be deposited
with the finance officer of the governing body designated by
the Board to the credit of the Recreation Fund, and the same
may be drawn ther'efr.om and paid out upon approval of the govern-
ing body in the ::.ame manner as provided in payment of monies
legally appropriate for acquirement, support and improvement
ror playgrounds, recreation centers, and other recreational
places; and monies so derived from said donations, legacies,
or bequests, when not otherwise therein provided shall be used
solely for such playground or recreation uses, and only under
the direction of said Board.
( d) Shall have authority to organize and conduct plays,
games, calisthenics, gymnast.ics, athletics sports, tournaments,
meets, and leagues, dramatics, pageants, festivals, and celebr'a-
tions, community music clubs, debating societies, public speak-
ing,story telling, picnics, hikes, excursions, socials and other
forms of activities that will employ the leisure time of child-
ren or' adults in a constructive and wholesome manner
(e) Shall have the furth er ,pow.er and authority to adopt
rules and regulations for the management. of playgrounds, recrea-
tion centers and other r ec r ea. trl:rin. places and activities and to
establish a reasonable and uniform charge for the privilege of
using same, in accordance with policies of the governing bodies
and/or the laws of the State of Montana.
16. That it be agreed that all feasible efforts will be
made in future facility construction by the parties involved to
cooperatively serve the needs of the citizens in both Education
and Recreation in the community with a minimum amount of dupli-
cation of said facility construction.
17. That it is further agreed that in eve.1t of any dispute
or' difference arising as a result of the recreation program, then
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in that event, said dispute or difference shall be negotiated
by meetings and discussion of the governing bodies of the City,
District, and County and every effort shall be made to settle
any difference before the abiding rights of any of the parties
involved to terminate this agreement.
18. Should one of the governing bodies wish to withdraw
as a participant in this agreement, such withdrawal shall be
made at the end of the fiscal year of the organization, and such
withdrawing body shall be paid such funds from the account of
the Community Recreation Department as appear to have been con-
tributed by such withdrawing governmental body and not yet spent
by said Community Recreation Department.
19. The Board shall have perpetual existence.
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Passed and adopted by majority vote of the City Commission
of the City of Bozeman in regular session on the "'^ /c?r' day of
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Mayor
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Clerk of Cityotommission
P~~sed and adopted by majority vote of the Trustees of the
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in regular session on the .;J day 0 /J LCL./L.C-.-A-. , 19ii.
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Chairman of the Board
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Clerk of the Board
Passed and adopted by the majority vote of the Gallatin Board
of County Commissioners in regular session on the L 0 ,.~ day of
JA.~Lc-~ , 1973.
ATTEST:
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Clerk of the Bo, d
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