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.
68.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.
69.Employee pension system. To adopt, by ordinance, a city employee pension system
that may provide all rules and regulations governing its operation and
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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.
68. 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.
69. 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.
70. Television towers. To construct and maintain relay and booster towers for the improved
reception of educational and entertainment television programs.
71. Contracts. To contract and be contracted with.
72. 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.
73. 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
within the city. The authority of a city under this subsection is supplemental to the
authority provided in chapter 40-38.1.
74. To expend city funds for the purpose of participating in an organization of city
governments under section 40-01-23.
75. 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.
76. 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.
77. 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.
78. To expend city funds as a donation for a capital improvement project to a nonprofit
health care facility within the city.