Notwithstanding the provisions of any general, special or local law, or of any charter, ordinance, rule or regulation, any county of the state having within its boundaries a city having not less than one hundred thousand population, according to the last or any succeeding Federal Decennial Census, is hereby authorized to avail itself of the provisions of this act and to combine its funds with the funds of such city to be expended for the purposes herein set forth. The board of county commissioners of any such county in this state is hereby authorized to contract with the governing body of any such city, as herein provided, for the establishment of a city-county park and recreation system. Provided however, that before exercising the authority and power to contract for the purposes herein stated any city or county having a duly created and existing city or county park and/or recreation board or authority as the case may be, a resolution of necessity must first be adopted by any such city or county park and/or recreation authority.
Added by Laws 1965, c. 335, § 3, emerg. eff. June 28, 1965.