§ 114-280. 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 programs authorized by this article and funded pursuant to this article.

(2)

Acquire by gift, lease, or purchase such equipment and real property within the unit as deemed necessary for the operation of programs authorized by this article and funded pursuant to this article.

(3)

Employ such personnel as are deemed necessary to implement and operate programs authorized by this article and funded pursuant to this article.

(4)

Make or enter into contracts with firms and individuals, natural or corporate, relating to any and all purposes of the unit authorized by this article and funded pursuant to this article.

(5)

Borrow money for the purposes of the unit authorized by this article and funded pursuant to this article, not to exceed the total assessment roll certified pursuant to this article, 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.

(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 unit 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 notes, 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 unit's actions and an accounting of funds each year, and shall file such report as required by law. The board of county commissioners shall have the right to audit the records of the unit as well as those of any nonprofit entity contracted with pursuant to this section.

(d)

The board of county commissioners shall require the preparation and submittal of an annual budget for funds derived pursuant to this article. No annual budget of the unit 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. 90-25, § 5, 3-20-90)