§ 25-25 — Powers

The Committee has the following powers: (a) To acquire, purchase, own, construct, lease as lessee, or in any other way acquire, improve, extend, repair, reconstruct, regulate, operate, equip, and maintain the Community Building Complex including sites, parking areas, and commercial facilities for those structures, located within Boone County. (b) To plan for grounds, centers, and auditoriums; to plan, sponsor, hold, arrange, and finance fairs, industrial, cultural, educational, trade, and scientific exhibits, shows, and events; and to use or allow the use of those grounds, centers, and auditoriums for the holding of fairs, exhibits, shows, and events, whether conducted by the Committee or some other person or governmental agency. (c) To fix and collect just, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory (i) charges and rents for the use of its parking areas and facilities, grounds, centers, buildings, and auditoriums and (ii) admission charges to fairs, shows, exhibits, and events sponsored or held by the Committee. The charges collected may be made available to defray the reasonable expenses of the Committee and to pay the principal of and interest on any bonds issued by the Committee. (d) To enter into contracts treating in any manner with the objects and purposes of this Article.

Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 90-328, eff. 1-1-98.)