§ 184.850 — Powers of district.

Missouri § 184.850

• Jurisdiction: Missouri
• Title XI: EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
• Ch. 184: Museums — Metropolitan Park Districts and Memorials

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1.  A district may contract and incur obligations appropriate to accomplish its purposes.

2.  A district may enter into any lease or lease-purchase agreement for or with respect to any real or personal property necessary or convenient for its purposes.

3.  A district may enter into operating agreements and/or management agreements to operate a museum or cultural asset or carry out any other authorized purposes or functions of the district.

4.  A district may borrow money for its purposes at such rates of interest as the district may determine.

5.  A district may issue bonds, notes and other obligations, and may secure any of such obligations by mortgage, pledge, assignment, security agreement or deed of trust of any or all of the property and income of the district, subject to the restrictions provided in sections 184.800 to 184.880 .  The district shall also have the power and authority to secure financing on the issuance of bonds for financing through another political subdivision or an agency of the state.

6.  A district may enter into labor agreements, establish all bid conditions, decide all contract awards, pay all contractors and generally supervise the construction of a museum or cultural asset project.

7.  A district may hire employees, enter leases and contracts, and otherwise take such actions and enter into such agreements as are necessary or incidental to the ownership, operation, and maintenance of each museum and each cultural asset within the district.

Legislative History

(L. 1997 S.B. 21, A.L. 2013 S.B. 23)