§ 13-151. General powers of the district.

The district shall have all of the powers of a body politic and corporate under the laws of the state, and the government of the district shall have all of the powers necessary, incidental or convenient to carry on district government and to serve the public purposes of the district. The enumeration of particular powers herein shall not be deemed exclusive or restrictive, but shall be deemed to incorporate all additional powers which may be necessary, incidental or convenient to implement the exercise of the powers enumerated in furtherance of the public purposes of the district, as herein set forth. To the extent not inconsistent with general or special law, the enumerated powers of the district include the power to:

(1)

Adopt its own rules of procedure, except to the extent procedural rules of the city are specifically required, by this division, to be followed by the district, its legislative body and the executive branch of district government;

(2)

Set the time and date of meetings of its legislative body;

(3)

Sue and be sued and to provide for the prosecution and defense of legal causes;

(4)

Purchase or otherwise acquire, construct, reconstruct, establish, improve, extend, enlarge, equip, reequip, own, maintain, repair, operate, or otherwise provide to take and hold title to public works and other property in its own name or to provide for title thereto to be taken in the name of any governmental body, to convey or transfer or provide for the conveyance or transfer of any public works or any part thereof to any other governmental body, with or without consideration;

(5)

Issue bonds of the district for the purpose of paying costs of public works located within or without the territorial limits of the district, and to issue bond anticipation notes in anticipation of the issuance of bonds, to issue bonds and bond anticipation notes to retire or refund, by current or advance refunding, any such bonds or to pay and retire any bond anticipation notes and to pay bond service charges with respect thereto;

(6)

Enter into agreements with any governmental body or other person for the joint performance or performance by any such governmental body or other person on behalf of any other such governmental body or other person of any powers, duties or functions which relate to the providing of public works located within or without the territorial limits of the district;

(7)

Levy ad valorem taxes on property within the territorial limits of the district which is subject to taxation, except ad valorem taxes on intangible personal property and taxes prohibited by the constitution of the state, without limitation as to rate or amount for the payment of the principal of and interest on the district's ad valorem tax bonds and bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of the issuance of such ad valorem tax bonds and to pledge such taxes for such purposes as provided in section 13-152 hereof;

(8)

To apply for grants and to acquire by grant, gift, devise, purchase, contribution, exchange, or any other manner all property, including real and personal property and tangible and intangible property (including, but not limited to, contracts and leases), or any estate or interest therein, upon such terms and conditions as the district, by resolution, shall fix and determine;

(9)

Convey and to provide for the conveyance of property or estate or interests therein:

a.

To any person for such consideration and upon such terms as the district shall, by resolution, find to be proper under the laws of the state; or

b.

To any governmental body, with or without consideration, as provided by resolution of the district;

(10)

Obtain the services of financial advisors, engineers, architects, surveyors, underwriters, accountants, legal counsel and other persons to purchase, sell or lease property and to make and enter into, with or without public bidding, contracts, leases and agreements with respect thereto and to do and to perform all acts and deeds necessary and incidental to the performance of its duties and the exercise of its powers;

(11)

Assume any contractual duties and acquire any contractual rights or benefits of any person who is a party to any contract or lease relating to any public works and to reimburse costs previously incurred by such person under such contract or pay compensation to such person for the value of any benefits inuring to property within the district which are the result of payments made or other duties performed by such person under such contract or lease;

(12)

Exercise the city's rights (but not to the exclusion of the city) to levy special assessments on benefitted property within the district for public improvements and to issue special assessment bonds, all pursuant to F.S. Chapter 170. Special assessment bonds shall be authorized by ordinance and issued and sold by resolution in the same manner as ad valorem tax bonds, provided that no election shall be required unless the bonds are also ad valorem tax bonds; and

(13)

Provide for bonds and bond anticipation notes of the district to be secured by one (1) or more credit facilities and to enter into credit agreements relating thereto and to pay credit facility charges with respect thereto.

(Ord. No. 373, § 6, 6-7-88; Ord. No. 373-A, § 6, 7-30-91)