As Amended
SEC. 55-9-89. Insurance; purchases and contracts; reports.
[Until October 1, 1993, Section 55-9-89 shall read as follows:] The county park commission is authorized to insure all property against loss by fire and tornado, and to carry public liability and property damage or other miscellaneous casualty insurance, as in the discretion of said commission may be deemed proper, and pay premiums therefor out of the funds appropriated by the board of supervisors or revenues derived in the operation of such parks.
If liability insurance is in effect, the commission may be sued by anyone affected to the extent of such insurance carried; however, immunity from suit is only waived to the extent of such liability insurance carried and a judgment creditor shall have recourse only to the proceeds or right to proceeds of such liability insurance. No attempt shall be made in the trial of any case to suggest the existence of any insurance which covers in whole or in part any judgment or award rendered in favor of a claimant, but if the verdict rendered by the jury exceeds the limit of applicable insurance, the court, on motion, shall reduce the amount of the judgment as against the commission to a sum equal to the applicable limit stated in the insurance policy.
The conduct of business and all purchases and contracts made and entered into by a park commission created under Sections 55-9-81 through 55-9-93 shall be governed by the provisions of Title 19, Chapter 13, Mississippi Code of 1972. They shall purchase all supplies for said parks, in the manner now provided by law for the purchase of such supplies by the board of supervisors, and shall issue vouchers in payment therefor. They shall report quarterly to the board of supervisors of the county all their doings and transactions of any kind whatsoever, and shall make a complete statement of the financial condition of such park commission at the end of each quarter, and shall annually make a detailed statement covering the entire management and operation of said parks, and may make any recommendations which they may have for further development of such parks.
[From and after October 1, 1993, Section 55-9-89 shall read as follows:] The county park commission is authorized to insure all property against loss by fire and tornado, and to carry property damage and other miscellaneous casualty insurance, as in the discretion of said commission may be deemed proper, and pay premiums therefor out of the funds appropriated by the board of supervisors or revenues derived in the operation of such parks.
The conduct of business and all purchases and contracts made and entered into by a park commission created under Sections 55-9-81 through 55-9-93 shall be governed by the provisions of Title 19, Chapter 13, Mississippi Code of 1972. They shall purchase all supplies for said parks, in the manner now provided by law for the purchase of such supplies by the board of supervisors, and shall issue vouchers in payment therefor. They shall report quarterly to the board of supervisors of the county all their doings and transactions of any kind whatsoever, and shall make a complete statement of the financial condition of such park commission at the end of each quarter, and shall annually make a detailed statement covering the entire management and operation of said parks, and may make any recommendations which they may have for further development of such parks.
SOURCES: Laws, 1974, ch. 494, Sec. 5; 1984, ch. 495, Sec. 23; reenacted and amended, 1985, ch. 474, Sec. 27; 1986, ch. 438, Sec. 36; 1987, ch. 483, Sec. 37; 1988, ch. 442, Sec. 34; 1989, ch. 537, Sec. 33; 1990, ch. 518, Sec. 34; 1991, ch. 618, Sec. 34; 1992, ch. 491 Sec. 36, eff from and after passage (approved May 12, 1992).