Sec. 5. (a) The legislative body of a township may adopt a resolution creating a department of parks and recreation under this chapter and repealing prior resolutions creating other park and recreation authorities. Except as provided in IC 36-10-7-9, the department consists of:
(1) the park governor;
(2) the superintendent of parks and recreation, if the township has a superintendent appointed under section 11 of this chapter; and
(3) other personnel that the park governor determines.
(b) After a department has been created under this section, all books, papers, documents, and other property of former park and recreation authorities are transferred to and become the property of the department.