Columbia Same—Powers and duties ordinance (§ 17-27)
Chapter 17: Parks and Recreation · Article III. Department
The director of parks and recreation shall be responsible to the city manager for an adequate and progressive recreational program. To that end, the director shall have the power and be required to:
(1) Manage and control all recreation programs in all places and buildings owned or controlled by, or available to the city.
(2) Manage and control the recreational use of all parks, parkways, playgrounds, golf courses, recreational centers, camps, swimming pools and such other city-owned lands, buildings, facilities and equipment, as may be authorized for recreational purposes.
(3) Plan a park and recreational program, with advice of the parks and recreation commission, so that the city will have adequate and ample park and recreational facilities.
(4) Submit a plan, with the advice of the parks and recreation commission, for financing the park and recreation program.
(5) Formulate, with the advice of the parks and recreation commission, proposed rules and regulations for submission to the council by the city manager for the proper use and protection of all property under the jurisdiction of the department.
(6) Manage the physical construction and improvement of all parks, playgrounds, golf courses, recreational centers, camps, swimming pools and all other city-owned land and buildings to be used for recreational purposes.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 17-27
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.