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107.370 Powers of board.

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107.370 Powers of board. In addition to its general powers specified in KRS 107.310 to 107.500, the board, after <br>approval of any proposed project by resolution of the fiscal court, shall have power to <br>finance and construct buildings and related facilities for the joint or separate use of any <br>one (1) or more of the governmental units within the territorial limits of the county, or of <br>federal agencies, and to convey or lease said buildings and facilities in whole or in part, or <br>space therein, to said governmental units or federal agencies in accordance with the <br>provisions of KRS 107.310 to 107.500. The board may cause any such building and <br>related facilities to be designed in anticipation of reasonably foreseeable future needs; and <br>to the extent the capacity thereof may be surplus to needs existing at the time of <br>occupancy, such surplus capacity may be leased to nongovernmental persons or parties, <br>subject to cancellation upon reasonable notice when such capacity or facilities shall be <br>required for the purposes of governmental units. Said board shall have the government, <br>management, regulation, control and operation of any buildings financed, constructed and <br>leased pursuant to the provisions of KRS 107.310 to 107.500 and shall have the power to <br>improve, reconstruct, repair and maintain said buildings and all additions thereto; <br>provided, however, that the board may contract with the lessee of any building for the <br>maintenance and operation of such building. The board shall also have power, acting in <br>the name of the district, as follows: <br>(1) To condemn, appropriate, lease, rent, purchase and hold any real estate, regardless of whether the same be then held for a governmental or public use, and materials or <br>personal property needed or deemed useful in connection with buildings constructed <br>or to be constructed pursuant to KRS 107.310 to 107.500; (2) To enter upon any lots or lands for the purpose of surveying or examining the same for a proper public purpose under KRS 107.310 to 107.500; (3) To design, order, contract for and construct, reconstruct and maintain such buildings and related facilities and to make all necessary or desirable improvements to the <br>grounds and premises under its control; (4) To determine, allocate and adjust space in said buildings to be used by any governmental unit; (5) To construct, maintain and operate auditoriums, public meeting places, and parking facilities in conjunction with or as a part of said buildings; (6) To operate any such buildings, to receive and collect any moneys due on account of such operation or otherwise relating to such buildings and to expend such moneys <br>for proper purposes; and in connection therewith to let concessions for the operation <br>of restaurants, cafeterias, public telephones, news and cigar stands, and vending <br>machines, the above concessions for operations of said restaurants, cafeterias, <br>public telephones, news and cigar stands and vending machines shall be let on open <br>and competitive bidding, and to employ such managers, superintendents, architects, <br>engineers, attorneys, auditors, clerks, foremen, custodians, and other employees, as <br>it may deem necessary for the proper carrying on and operation of any such <br>buildings and to fix compensation of all such employees; provided, however, that <br>no contract of employment shall be made for a longer fixed period than four (4) <br>years, but may be extended or renewed from time to time thereafter; (7) To make and enter into all leases, contracts and other agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers under <br>KRS 107.310 to 107.500. History: Created 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 15, sec. 21.