Subject to the procedures and limitations set forth in this section, the city’s Building Commission shall have plenary power and authority to:
(A) Sue and be sued;
(B) Contract and be contracted with;
(C) Adopt, use and alter a common seal;
(D) Make and adopt all necessary, appropriate and lawful bylaws and rules and regulations pertaining to its affairs;
(E) Elect such officers, appoint such committees and agents, and employ and fix the compensation of such employees and contractors as may be necessary for the conduct of the affairs and operations of the city’s Building Commission;
(F) Acquire, purchase, own and hold any property, real or personal, and acquire, construct, equip, maintain and operate public buildings, structures, projects and appurtenant facilities, of any type for which the City Council is permitted by law to expend public funds;
(G) Apply for, receive and use grants-in-aid, donations and contributions from any source, including, but not limited to, the United States or any of its departments or agencies, and accept and use bequests, devises, gifts and donations from any source whatsoever;
(H) Sell, encumber or dispose of any property, real or personal;
(I) Issue negotiable bonds, notes, debentures or other evidences of indebtedness and provide for the rights of the holders; incur any proper indebtedness; and issue any obligations and give any security which it may deem necessary or advisable in connection with exercising powers as provided in this division;
(J) Raise funds by the issuance of revenue bonds in the manner provided by the applicable provisions of W. Va. Code 8-16-1 et seq., without regard, to the extent provided in W. Va. Code 8-33-5, to the limitations specified in W. Va. Code 8-33-5, it being hereby expressly provided that for the purpose of the issuance and sale of revenue bonds, the city’s Building Commission is a governing body as that term is used in W. Va. Code 8-33-5 only;
(K) Exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided in W. Va. Code 54-1-1 et seq. for business corporations, for the purposes set forth in division (F) above, which purposes are declared to be public purposes for which private property may be taken or damaged;
(L) Lease its property or any part of its property, for public purposes, to such persons and upon such terms as the city’s Building Commission deems proper, but when the city is the lessee under any such lease, such lease must contain a provision granting to the city the option to terminate such lease during any fiscal year covered by the lease; and
(M) Do all things reasonable and necessary to carry out the powers specified in this section.
(Ord. 17-1, passed 1-3-2017)