County park and recreation fund; annual budget; disbursements

There is hereby created in the treasury of the county a fund to be known as the county park and recreation fund. All moneys raised from taxes for park and recreation purposes shall be credited to this fund. All moneys raised as the result of contracts, leases, concessions, gifts or otherwise in the operation of the said county parks, parkways, lakes and recreational areas, shall be credited to the county park and recreation fund. The county board of park commissioners shall meet on or before the first day of June in each year for the purpose of preparing the county park and recreation budget, which budget shall be filed with the board of county commissioners on or before the fifteenth day of June in each year. The board of county commissioners shall examine such budget and if the same shall be within the limitations of the statutes the board of county commissioners shall approve the same and cause such ad valorem levy to be made as provided by law. Disbursements of the fund thus created shall be by voucher, approved by the county board of park commissioners, and signed by the president or vice-president and the manager of the county board of park commissioners, which vouchers shall be paid in the same manner as are other county vouchers, and shall be subject to the same auditing procedure as are other county vouchers.