Constitutional Authority and Philosophy of District and Park District Board of Commissioners
According to the State of Illinois and the General Park District Code of 1947, a Park District is a municipal corporation created for the purpose of acquiring and maintaining parks and is a separate and distinct entity from the city, county, or any other body public. It is not purely local in function; for the courts have held that the property is held in trust for the use of the people of the state at large and not for the exclusive use of the people of the district.
Park Boards are elected at large by the citizens of the local park district to represent and act for the State in performing the legal function of providing their district with the kind of parks and recreation programs and facilities required or permitted by State law.
All elected Elmhurst Park District Commissioners take an oath to support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Illinois. They also agree to faithfully discharge the duties of the office of Elmhurst Park District Commissioner. In keeping with this, they support the mission of the District, “We enrich lives while having fun!”
