San Diego Municipal Code Div. 15 Park and Recreation Department

The Park and Recreation Department shall be under the direction and supervision of the Park and Recreation Director, who shall be appointed by the City Manager. Said director shall have charge of all activities within the Park and Recreation Department and all division heads shall report directly to the director. (Incorp. 1-22-1952 by O-5046 N.S.)

The Park and Recreation Director shall be responsible for the control and management of the parks, parkways, plazas, beaches, cemeteries, street trees, landscaping of city-owned property, golf courses, playgrounds, recreation centers, recreation camps, and recreation activities held on any city playgrounds, parks, beaches and piers which may be owned, controlled or operated by the City.

The Park and Recreation Director shall have authority, subject to the approval of the City Managers, to review and submit the Park and Recreation Department budget, to sell cemetery lots, to establish fees for the use of park and recreation facilities and services, and to issue use and occupancy permits for a term not to exceed three years. The Park and Recreation Director shall also have the authority, subject to the approval of the City Council, to fix rental charges, to negotiate leases, and to let concessions in or on any of the property or facilities under the control or management of the Park and Recreation Department. (Incorp. 1-22-1952 by O-5046 N.S.) (Amended 12-7-2004 by O-19341 N.S.)

The Park and Recreation Director shall represent the City Manager, advising with other department heads in the acquisition, development, construction, organization, supervision and management of property, facilities, personnel, programs and activities of a park and recreational nature which are under the cognizance of other city departments or divisions. He shall represent the City Manager in maintaining liaison in all problems of a recreational nature with the Board of Education of the San Diego Unified School District, Federal, County, commercial, non- profit private, and quasi public recreational agencies. (Incorp. 1-22-1952 by O-5046 N.S.)

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