There is hereby created and established a joint recreation commission to conduct and operate a system of public recreation and playgrounds in the city and school district.

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The governing bodies of the city and the school district each shall appoint two persons who are residents of the taxing district to serve as members of the recreation commission, and the persons so selected shall select one additional person, and all of such persons shall constitute the recreation commission. Of the members of the commission first selected by the school district, one shall serve for a term of one year, and one for a term of four years; one of those first selected by the governing body of the city shall serve for a term of two years, and one for a term of three years. The additional member shall serve for a term of four years. Thereafter, the members of the commission shall be selected in the same manner as the member such person is succeeding and the term of office of each shall be four years. Any member of the recreation commission may be removed from the commission, by the appointing authority, for any cause which would justify removal of an appointive officer of the city or school district. Except for members first appointed to the commission, all commissioners not filling a vacancy shall hold office for a term of four years and until their successors are appointed and qualified. Whenever a vacancy occurs in the membership of the commission, a successor shall be selected to fill such vacancy in the same manner as and for the unexpired term of the member such person is succeeding.

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The administration and operation of the business and affairs of the recreation system is hereby delegated to the recreation commission and the said commission is hereby vested with the powers, duties, and obligations necessary for the establishment and conduct of a system of supervised recreation within the city and school district.

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The commission shall, upon appointment, elect a presiding officer and secretary, and shall, upon appointment, hold meetings from time to time as in the opinion of said commission are necessary. No meeting shall be held unless at least four members are in attendance.

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The commission shall annually certify its budget to the school district in the manner provided by law, whereupon tax shall be levied sufficient to raise the amount required by such budget, but in no event, more than one mill. The amount received from the tax so levied shall be sent over to the commission and used by said commission for the purposes herein set out.

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The disbursements made by said commission shall be paid by voucher and the claims paid by said commission shall be duly verified.

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On or before February 1 of each year, the commission shall file with the clerk of the U.S.D. an itemized statement of all receipts and disbursements made during the preceding calendar year. Said report shall include a statement of all recreational activities supervised under the direction of said commission.

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