The city manager or designate may schedule recreational programs utilizing properties, buildings, and equipment of the city or of other bodies public or private who shall consent to such use. For the purposes of this chapter, the consent on the part of the city may be given by the city manager or designate. Any and all charges incurred in connection with any property and equipment so used, for maintenance, upkeep, and otherwise, may be properly budgeted and charged against the recreation and parks fund when an agreement for monetary participation is in effect as provided below. The city manager or designate may work out cooperative agreements with other public bodies, public corporations, and organizations for the utilization of recreational facilities as may be made available. Such agreements will be effective when approved by the City Council, and the governing body of the other body participating.

This chapter is intended and designed to allow a cooperative undertaking for the effective carrying out of a recreation and parks program between the city, school districts, Clark County and/or other bodies, and is enacted pursuant to the authority granted under Section 8.04 of the City Charter of the City of Vancouver, of RCW Chapter 67.20, and of RCW Chapter 39.34. The city may execute an agreement with a school district, Clark County or other body to implement this chapter which may set forth therein the administration and oversight of cooperative agreements for provision of recreational services and programs for acquisition, development, operation, and maintenance of parks, playgrounds, and recreational facilities, the basis of charges against that portion of the city recreation and parks fund appropriated by and/or contributed by the city for the park and recreation program of the city, and the basis of charges against that portion of said fund appropriated and/or contributed by the school district, Clark County or other body for the park and recreation program. The district, county or any other body by ratifying the terms of a cooperative agreement by the adoption of a resolution so providing, shall be deemed bound by the terms hereof, and shall stand in contractual relationship with the city to carry out the provisions hereof while the same shall remain in force.

Any cooperative agreement hereunder shall conform to the requirements of RCW Chapter 34.39. (Ord. M-221 § 12, 1955; Ord. M-3452, Amended, 08/16/1999)