North Dakota § 40-05-27 - To acquire, construct, maintain, operate, finance, and control flood control

§ 40-05-27. To acquire, construct, maintain, operate, finance, and control flood control

projects, both within and adjacent to such municipality, and for such purpose to acquire the necessary real property and easements therefor by purchase and eminent domain, in accordance with chapter 32-15, and to adopt such ordinances as may reasonably be required to regulate the same. Public restrooms. To acquire, construct, maintain, operate, finance, and control public restrooms and facilities within such municipality, and for such purpose to acquire the necessary real property therefor by purchase and eminent domain, in accordance with chapter 32-15, and to adopt such ordinances as may reasonably be required to regulate the same. Employee pension system. To adopt, by ordinance, a city employee pension system that may provide all rules and regulations governing its operation and discontinuance, provided other pension systems allowed by statute are not in effect, excepting firefighters relief associations and federal social security, or in order to consolidate existing pension plans. In addition to all other rules and regulations deemed necessary and proper by the governing body, it may provide as to matters pertaining to membership, tax levies in an amount not exceeding the total levies authorized by chapters 40-45 and 40-46, membership fees and assessments, management, investments, acceptance of money and property, retirement conditions and payment amount, continuance of system and discontinuance procedures, discontinuance payments, entrance into contracts with an insurance firm or firms for coverage of the employee pension system. Television towers. To construct and maintain relay and booster towers for the improved reception of educational and entertainment television programs. Contracts. To contract and be contracted with. Community development block grant program. To loan or grant money to and secure a mortgage from individuals, associations, corporations, or limited liability companies and to purchase ownership shares or membership interests in corporations, limited liability companies, or other business associations as provided through the procedures established by the state's community development block grant program established pursuant to the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 [Pub. L. 93-383; 88 Stat. 633; 42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.]. This power applies to all community development block grant transactions of the governing body, including any transactions prior to July 1, 1987. A city is not lending its funds or extending its credit to any individual, association, or organization under this subsection and no general liability on the part of the city is incurred. Encouragement of arts. To, consistent with section 54-54-01, appropriate and disburse city moneys and to accept and disburse moneys received from federal, state, county, city, or private sources for the establishment, maintenance, or encouragement of arts 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. within the city. The authority of a city under this subsection is supplemental to the authority provided in chapter 40-38.1. To expend city funds for the purpose of participating in an organization of city governments under section 40-01-23. To participate and enact or adopt ordinances necessary for participation in the nation's historic preservation program as a certified local government, as provided for under 36 CFR 61.5. Lease of waterworks or sewage systems. To lease, for a term not to exceed ninety-nine years, the plant or equipment of any waterworks, mains, or water distribution system and any property related thereto pursuant to subsection 5 of section 40-33-01 or to lease, for a term not to exceed ninety-nine years, any sewage system and all related property for the collection, treatment, purification, and disposal in a sanitary manner of sewage pursuant to section 40-34-19. Appointed board budgets. To require that financial records, including all revenues, expenditures, fund balances, and complete budgets, be submitted to the governing body of the municipality at a time and in a format requested by that governing body by all boards, authorities, committees, and commissions with members appointed by the governing body before the governing body's approval of the budget and tax levy. To expend city funds as a donation for a capital improvement project to a nonprofit health care facility within the city.