City of Rushville--Parks and Recreation Board

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Ordinance #1979-32 establishes a Department of Parks and Recreation. Our municipal Parks and Recreation Board consists of four (4) members to be appointed by the executive of the municipality. The members are appointed on the basis of their interest in and knowledge of parks and recreation, but not more than two (2) members may be affiliated with the same political party and must be residents of the district. In addition to the Mayor's appointees, our creating ordinance provides for one member of and appointed by the governing board of the school corporation and one member of and appointed by the Library Board. This board oversees the management of the City's forty acres of Parks which include North Memorial, South Memorial, Laughlin, Community and Wilkie Parks.

The Parks and Recreation Board meets the second Tuesday of each month in the Council Chambers, 270 W. 15th Street, Rushville at 6:15 p.m.

Parks and Recreation Department

Address: 119 W. 16th St.
Rushville, IN 46173
Office Phone: 765-932-4146
Fax: 765-932-4355
Email: parks@cityofrushville.in.gov
Parks Director: Danny Matthews
Assistant Parks Director: Donnie Rains

Members

Sue Otte, President (Library Board Appointee)
320 E. 9th Street
Rushville, IN 46173
765-932-4018
Email:suetotte@rpl.lib.in.us

Paul Barada, Sr., Vice President (School Board Appointment)
767 S. Airport Rd.
Rushville, IN 46173
765-932-4879
Email: pbarada@baradainc.com

David Malson, Secretary
120 W. 11th St.
Rushville, IN 46173
765-932-3040
Email: dbmalson85@frontier.com

Will St. John, Member
914 N. Morgan St.
Rushville, IN 46173
765-932-2774
Email: wcstjohn@yahoo.com

Aaron Gurley, Member
813 Parkview Dr.
Rushville, IN 46173
765-561-3078
Email: agurley_78@hotmail.com

James Zachary, Member
817 W. 11th St.
Rushville, IN 46173
765-932-3790
Email: jzachery@gcsc.k12.in.us