West Virginia legislation · 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia HB3001: Relating to county parks and recreation commission
Status: Passed one chamber, March 27, 2025
The purpose of this bill is to authorize county courts to establish county parks and recreation commissions.
What the bill says
To amend and reenact §7-11-1 and §7-11-3, of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, both relating to requiring county parks and recreation commissions to be established. article 11. county parks and recreation commissions. §7-11-1. County courts authorized to create a county parks and recreation commission. The county court of any county is hereby authorized and empowered, by order entered of record, to create a county parks and recreation commission for the purpose of establishing, improving, developing, administering, operating and maintaining a county public parks and recreatio.
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
A BILL to amend and reenact §7-11-1 and §7-11-3, of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, both relating to requiring county parks and recreation commissions to be established. article 11. county parks and recreation commissions. §7-11-1. County courts authorized to create a county parks and recreation commission. The county court of any county is hereby authorized and empowered, by order entered of record, to create a county parks and recreation commission for the purpose of establishing, improving, developing, administering, operating and maintaining a county public parks and recreation system or public recreational facilities, unless demonstrated to be fiscally unable or a county has already established a parks and recreation board or commission that has been set up either by the county commission, through legislative action, or through a charitable non-profit organization. §7-11-3. Number of members; quorum; qualifications; appointment; term; disqualifications. The commission shall consist of eleven members, an odd number of members based on the population of each county and shall be determined by the county commission, a majority of whom shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Each member of said commission shall be a bona fide resident of the county and shall own real estate within such county. The term of the commission members shall be for three years and until their successors have …