(1) The county executive is authorized to establish an annual fee schedule for park activities including but not limited to camping fees, picnic shelter reservation fees, and fees for use of recreational facilities.

(2) The amount of all fees shall be based upon an estimate of costs incurred by the county in maintaining facilities and services for each activity.

(3) The fee schedule shall be reviewed annually by the parks division who shall recommend a proposed fee schedule to the parks advisory board.

(4) At a public meeting the parks advisory board shall consider the proposed fee schedule recommended by the parks division and shall advise the division of the board’s concurrence in the proposed fee schedule or suggest modification.

(5) After considering the parks advisory board’s recommendations, the parks division may modify the proposed fee schedule. The parks division shall then forward its proposed fee schedule to the director of the department of conservation and natural resources.

(6) The director of the department of conservation and natural resources shall either return the proposed fee schedule to parks division for modification or recommend it for approval to the county executive.

(7) When the county executive approves a proposed fee schedule as recommended by the director of the department of conservation and natural resources, the executive shall issue an order establishing that schedule for a period of one year. (Added by Ord. 83-034 § 1, May 3, 1983; Amended by Ord. 87-048 § 2, July 15, 1987; Amended by Ord. 93-066, Aug. 18, 1993, Eff date Aug. 28, 1993; Amended by Amended Ord. 20-081, Jan. 20, 2021, Eff date Jan. 30, 2021).