11-941. County parks operation and enhancement
fund; publication and souvenir revolving fund; investment;
transfer
A. A county through its board of supervisors or through a duly authorized and
established parks and recreation department pursuant to section 11-934 may establish a
county parks operation and enhancement fund for the purpose of operating and enhancing
facilities and services at existing county parks or acquiring real estate for additional
county parks or expansion of existing county parks. The fund consists of monies budgeted
for that purpose by the board of supervisors, grants, unconditional gifts and donations
specifically designated for the fund, all monies derived from county park user fees,
concession contract fees, excess fees generated from the county parks publication and
souvenir revolving fund in subsection D of this section and other revenue generating
activities.
B. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 23-504, a county through its board of
supervisors or through a duly authorized and established parks and recreation department
pursuant to section 11-934 may establish a county parks publication and souvenir
revolving fund consisting of monies received from the sale of county parks oriented
services, souvenirs, sundry items or informational publications that are uniquely
prepared for use in county parks by the public. Notwithstanding section 11-492, the
monies in the fund shall be used exclusively to produce, purchase and distribute county
parks publications and information and operate concessions selling publications,
souvenirs, services and sundry items and provide services for sale by the county or the
county parks and recreation department. A county may sell at retail, on at least a cost
recovery basis, only those publications, souvenirs, sundry items and services that are
not provided at the county park with equivalent convenience to the public by private
concessionaires or by concessionaires having a contract with the county at a county park
to provide those publications, souvenirs, sundry items or services. If, after the county
begins selling publications, souvenirs, sundry items and services not provided at the
park by a private concessionaire, a qualified private concessionaire wishes to provide
such publications, souvenirs, sundry items and services in a manner that is consistent
with the county's development plan for the park, the county shall request competitive
proposals from private concessionaires to provide all or a portion of publications,
souvenirs, sundry items and services instead of the county at the option of the
bidder. Existing concession facilities shall be made available as part of the concession
contract.
C. The monies in the county parks enhancement fund and the county parks publication
and souvenir revolving fund shall be invested pursuant to title 35, chapter 2, article
2.1, and monies earned from investment shall be credited to each fund separately.
D. At the end of each fiscal year all monies in the county parks publication and
souvenir revolving fund in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars shall be transferred to
the county parks enhancement fund and held for the specific use of the operation and
enhancement of county parks pursuant to subsection A of this section.
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