The Board shall have and exercise the following powers and duties, to:
(A) Meet and elect from its members a president, a secretary and such other officers as deemed necessary;
(B) Have charge, control and supervision of the municipal airport and all facets thereof;
(C) Sue and be sued;
(D) Acquire, hold, construct, improve, maintain, operate, own and lease as lessor or lessee, aviation facilities and to sell or otherwise dispose of municipal airport property and to execute deeds and other documents in regard thereto, subject to the restrictions set out below;
(E) Establish and collect rates, fees, rentals and other charges for the services and facilities of the municipal airport or any part thereof;
(F) Make contracts of every kind and nature and to execute all instruments necessary or convenient for the caring of the business of the municipal airport, without prior approval of the Council, pursuant to Iowa Code § 392.3, as amended;
(G) Accept grants, gifts or contributions from any source and to enter into contracts, leases or other transactions with municipal, county, state or federal government entities;
(H) Have the power of eminent domain; such power to be exercised in the manner provided by law for municipal corporations of the state;
(I) Employ technical experts necessary to assist the Board in carrying out any powers granted hereby including, but not limited to, architects, engineers, attorneys, fiscal advisors and aviation consultants, subject to budget limitations;
(J) Employ such persons as may be deemed necessary for the proper administration and operation of the municipal airport;
(K) Do all acts and things necessary or convenient for the promotion of the municipal airport and in order to carry out the powers granted to the Board by this subchapter or any other ordinance or statute; and
(L) Make and adopt, amend, modify or repeal rules and regulations not inconsistent with the ordinances of the city and the laws of the state, for the care, use and management of the municipal airport.
(Prior Code, § 2-9-4) (Ord. 203, passed 1-3-1977)