§ 18-16. Additional powers of Board.

The Board is hereby authorized and empowered, in the exercise of its powers under the provisions of this article:

(a)

To acquire, purchase, lease as lessee, construct, reconstruct, improve, extend, operate and maintain any project or part thereof, and to acquire by gift, purchase or the exercise of the right of eminent domain lands or rights in land or water rights in connection therewith, and to acquire such personal property, as it may deem necessary in connection with any such project, and to hold and dispose of all real and personal property under its control; any such proceedings to acquire property by the exercise of the power of eminent domain shall be conducted, and the compensation to be paid shall be ascertained and paid, in the manner provided by Chapter 73, Florida Statutes, as amended and supplemented, which relate to condemnation or the exercise of the power of eminent domain by the Board of County Commissioners;

(b)

To acquire, construct, reconstruct or install any project and levy special assessments as provided in this article;

(c)

To enter on any lands, water or premises located within the County to make surveys, borings, soundings or examinations for the purpose of this article;

(d)

To enter upon, use, occupy and dig up any street, alley, road, highway or other public places necessary to be entered upon, used or occupied in connection with the acquisition, construction, improvement, maintenance or operation of any project or part thereof;

(e)

To exercise jurisdiction, control and supervision over any project and to make and enforce such rules and regulations for the maintenance and operation of any such project as may, in the judgment of the Board, be necessary or desirable for the efficient operation of such project and for accomplishing the purposes of this article;

(f)

To restrain, enjoin or otherwise prevent any person or corporation, public or private, from discharging into any navigable or nonnavigable waters within or which flow within the limits of a district, any sewage, industrial wastes or other refuse which would contribute to the pollution of such waters; and to restrain, enjoin, or otherwise prevent the violation of any provision of this article or of any resolution, ordinance, rule or regulation adopted pursuant to the powers granted by this article;

(g)

To fix and revise from time to time rates, fees and charges for the services and facilities furnished by any project financed under the provisions of this article and to charge and collect the same subject, however, to the provisions of any contract theretofore entered into by the Board with respect to the same;

(h)

To provide by resolution, without the necessity of an election, for the issuance of refunding bonds of a district for the purpose of refunding any bonds then outstanding which shall have been issued under the provisions of this article, including the payment of any redemption premium thereon and any interest to accrue to the date of the redemption of such bonds; the issuance of such bonds, the maturities and other details thereof, the rights of the holders thereof, and the rights, duties and obligations of the Board in respect to the same, shall be governed by the provisions of this article insofar as the same may be applicable;

(i)

To provide for the annexation of contiguous territory to any special taxing district created and established under the provisions of this article and for the consolidation of any two (2) or more such special taxing districts created and established for projects of the same classification, subject to giving notice and holding a hearing in accordance with the provisions of Section 18-3 of this article insofar as such provisions shall be applicable; provided, however, that none of the powers granted by this clause (i) shall be exercised in case any such district shall at the time have outstanding any bonds issued under the provisions of Sections 18-5 and 18-6 of this article;

(j)

To make and enter into all contracts and agreements, as the Board may determine, which are necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and to the execution of its powers under this article, and to employ such consulting and other engineers, superintendents, managers, construction and financial experts, accountants and attorneys, and such employees and agents as it may determine necessary in its judgment, and to fix their compensation; provided, however, that all such expenses shall be payable solely from funds made available under the provisions of this article;

(k)

To receive and accept from any federal agency grants for or in aid of the construction of any project or part thereof, and to receive and accept aid or contributions from any source of either money, property, labor or other things of value, to be held, used and applied only for the purposes for which such grants or contributions may be made; and

(l)

To do all acts and things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers expressly granted in this article.

(Ord. No. 60-7, § 16, 2-9-60; Ord. No. 64-26, § 1, 7-7-64)

Annotation— CAO 77-50.