- Acquire and hold real and personal property;
- Dispose of real and personal property;
- Make contracts;
- Sue and be sued;
- Borrow money;
- Grant concessions;
- Make or establish charges, fees, rates, rentals and the like for the use of facilities (including recreational facilities) or for participation;
- Make and enforce rules and regulations governing the use of property, facilities or equipment and the conduct of persons thereon;
- Contract with any municipal corporation, governmental, or private agencies for the conduct of park and recreation programs;
- Operate jointly with other governmental units any facilities including participation in the acquisition;
- Hold in trust or manage public property;
- Establish cumulative reserve funds;
- Acquire, construct, reconstruct, maintain, repair, add to, and operate recreational facilities; and,
- Make improvements or to acquire property by the local improvement method. (RCW 36.69.130)
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- Acquire, construct, own or lease, operate parks, senior citizen activities centers, zoos, aquariums, and recreational facilities (RCW 36.68.400);
- Make contracts (RCW 36.68.400);
- Sue and be sued (RCW 36.68.400);
- Impose and collect use fees or other direct charges on facilities financed by the park & recreation area (RCW 36.68.550);
- Legislative authority may allow admission fees and charges on persons using facilities located within a park & recreation service area (RCW 36.68.550);
- Exercise any of the powers enumerated in Ch. 67.20 RCW (Parks, Bathing Beaches, Public Camps) (RCW 36.68.600);
- Contract with any organization referred to in Ch. 67.20 RCW to conduct recreational program (RCW 67.20.020);
- Enact and enforce such police regulations not inconsistent with constitution and state laws as necessary for the government and control of the same (RCW 67.20.010);
- Accumulate reserves for stated capital purpose (RCW 36.68.530);
- Hire employees and may fund salaries and benefits of county, city, or town park employees who perform work within the service area (RCW 36.68.541);
- Exercise power of eminent domain (RCW 36.68.555).
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- Purchase, acquire and condemn lands within or without the boundaries of park district;
- Issue and sell warrants, short- term obligations, or general obligation bonds;
- Issue revenue bonds;
- Petition for the creation of local improvement districts;
- Employ counsel, provide for park police officers, secretary of the board, and all necessary employees;
- Establish civil service for employees;
- Regulate, manage and control, improve, acquire, extend and maintain, open and lay out, parks, parkways, boulevards, avenues, aviation landings and playgrounds, within or without the park district;
- Authorize, conduct and manage:
- the letting of boats, or other amusement apparatus;
- the operation of bath houses,
- the purchase and sale of foodstuffs or other merchandise;
- the giving of vocal or instrumental concerts or other entertainments;
- the management and conduct of such forms of recreation or business as it shall judge desirable or beneficial for the public, or for the production of revenue for expenditure for park purposes.
- Sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of surplus property;
- Annex territory.
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