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.com
Parks Director: Danny Matthews
Assistant Parks Director: Donnie Rains
Members
Dennis Corn, President (Mayor's Appointee)
437 E. 5th Street
Rushville, IN 46173
Tim Shuppert, Vice-President (School Board Appointee)
906 Willow St.
Rushville, IN 46173
Email: timshuppert@verizon.net
David Hasecuster, Member (Mayor's Appointee)
1014 N. Main St.
Rushville, IN 46173
Email: shasecuster@verizon.net
Anna Karen Pennington (Mayor's Appointee)
1272 S. Baker St.
Rushville, IN 46173
765-932-3661
Email: missann@lightbound.com
Jan Voiles, Member (Mayor's Appointee)
522 E. 9th St.
Rushville, IN 46173
Email: jan.voiles@rushvillerepublican.com
Tim Yazel (Library Board Appointment)
1216 N. Morgan St.
938-1961
Email: tyazel@verizon.net