§ 114-215. Powers and duties of board of commissioners.

(a)

The board of county commissioners shall have the power and authority to:

(1)

Establish, by resolution, reasonable rules and regulations for the operation of the program authorized by this article and funded pursuant to sections 114-216 and 114-217;

(2)

Acquire by gift, lease or purchase such equipment and real property within the district as deemed necessary for the operation of programs authorized by this article and funded pursuant to sections 114-216 and 114-217;

(3)

Employ such personnel as are deemed necessary to implement and operate programs authorized by this article and funded pursuant to sections 114-216 and 114-217;

(4)

Make or enter into contracts with firms and individuals, natural or corporate, relating to any and all purposes of the district authorized by this article and funded pursuant to sections 114-216 and 114-217;

(5)

Borrow money for the purposes of the district authorized by this article and funded pursuant to sections 114-216 and 114-217, not to exceed the total assessment roll certified pursuant to sections 114-216 and 114-217, and to pledge for the payment thereof collections on such roll and give tax anticipation notes, which shall be the sole security for such loans; provided, however, that in no event shall the funds derived from the tax provided in sections 114-216 and 114-217 be pledged or expended or otherwise committed other than for those purposes provided in such respective sections.

(b)

Except as provided in subsection (a)(5) of this section, the board of county commissioners shall not create indebtedness or incur obligations for any sum or amount which the board of county commissioners is unable to pay out of district funds authorized for such purposes and in its possession; provided, however, that this subsection should not be construed to prohibit the purchase of essential equipment and apparatus under rental-purchase or retain title contracts in which the equipment or apparatus, or tax anticipation certificates, constitute the sole security for the remaining balance due on the purchase price thereof.

(c)

The board of county commissioners shall require an annual report of the district's actions and an accounting of funds each year, and shall file such report as required by law.

(d)

The board of county commissioners shall require the preparation and submittal of separate annual budgets for funds derived pursuant to sections 114-216 and 114-217. No annual budget of the district shall be deemed final, and no expenditure shall be made pursuant thereto, unless and until approved by a majority vote of the board of county commissioners.

(Ord. No. 85-28, § 5, 9-10-85; Ord. No. 00-58, § 3, 8-1-00; Ord. No. 05-88, § 3, 12-6-05)