Indiana Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-10-7.5-7

(1) Enter into contracts and leases for facilities and services.

(2) Contract with persons for joint use of facilities for the operation of park and recreation programs and related services.

(3) Contract with another park board, a unit, or a school corporation for the use of park and recreation facilities or services.  A township or school corporation may contract with the park governor for the use of park and recreation facilities or services.

(4) Acquire and dispose of real and personal property, either within or outside Indiana.

(5) Exercise the power of eminent domain under statutes available to townships.

(6) Sell, lease, or enter into a royalty contract for the natural or mineral resources of park land, the money received to be deposited in a nonreverting capital fund of the department.

(7) Engage in self-supporting activities as prescribed in this chapter.

(8) Contract for special and temporary services and for professional assistance.

(9) Delegate authority to perform ministerial acts in all cases except where final action of the park governor is necessary.

(10) Prepare, publish, and distribute reports and other materials relating to activities authorized by this chapter.

(11) Sue and be sued collectively by its legal name, as the “___ (township's name) Park and Recreation Department governor”, with service of process being had upon the executive, but costs may not be taxed against the township in any action.

(12) Invoke any legal, equitable, or special remedy for the enforcement of:

(13) Release and transfer, by resolution, a part of the area over which the park governor has jurisdiction for park and recreational purposes to park authorities of another unit for park and recreational purposes upon petition of the park or recreation governing authority of the acquiring unit.