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AL Code § 45-37A-54.65 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Birmingham.|Part 5 - Parks, Recreation, and Tourism.|Part 3 - State Fair Authority.|Section 45-37A-54.65 - Powers of Authority.

Section 45-37A-54.65Powers of authority. The authority shall have the power to: (1) Sue and be sued. (2) Have a seal and alter the same at pleasure. (3) Appoint officers, agents, and employees, including attorneys, and to fix their compensation. (4) Make bylaws for the management and regulation of its affairs. (5) Make contracts, and to execute all instruments necessary or convenient to lease or purchase and own real or personal property to be used for the furtherance of the purposes for the accomplishment of which the authority is created. (6) Construct or reconstruct or repair and maintain and operate, swimming pools, auditoriums, grandstands, arenas, fairgrounds, coliseums, and other installations and facilities, for the amusement, recreation, and education of the citizens of the city. (7) Promote, sponsor, and operate tournaments, shows, exhibitions, and other amusements and recreational activities. (8) Charge fees for admission. (9) Lease or sublease to other persons, firms, or corporations, any property owned or leased by the authority. (10) Purchase real property and rights or easements therein necessary or convenient for its corporate purposes, and to use the same so long as its corporate existence shall continue. (11) Conduct, promote, sponsor, operate, manage, or own educational, cultural, recreational facilities, exhibits, and exhibitions and places of amusement and entertainment. (12) Accept or receive gifts, bequests, and devices. (13) Do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers expressly given herein. (Acts 1947, No. 215, p. 81, §6.)
AL Code § 45-37A-54.68 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Birmingham.|Part 5 - Parks, Recreation, and Tourism.|Part 3 - State Fair Authority.|Section 45-37A-54.68 - Meetings; Recordkeeping.

Section 45-37A-54.68Meetings; recordkeeping. The authority shall meet at such time as may be appropriate or necessary. An accurate record in the form of a minute book shall be kept of the business transacted, or the actions taken, at such meetings. The authority shall keep, or cause to be kept, in its principal office the minute book and in addition thereto all other books, or sets of books, documents, files, papers, and letters and copies of letters pertaining to the enterprises and activities of the authority so as to afford at all reasonable hours accurate information pertaining o the activities and finances of the authority. (Acts 1947, No. 215, p. 81, §9.)
AL Code § 45-37A-54.69 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Birmingham.|Part 5 - Parks, Recreation, and Tourism.|Part 3 - State Fair Authority.|Section 45-37A-54.69 - Contracts.

Section 45-37A-54.69Contracts. Contracts of the authority shall be executed in the name of the authority by the chair of the authority and attested by the secretary of the authority. Except for bonds, it is not required that the seal be impressed or printed on contracts. It is further provided hereby that, except for bonds, the authority may provide by resolution for a different form for the execution of contracts, and for the execution thereof by an officer or agent other than the chair and secretary. But in no event shall a contract, irrespective of its form and of the persons executing the same, be binding unless such contract was authorized or ratified by the authority. (Acts 1947, No. 215, p. 81, §10.)
AL Code § 45-37A-54.70 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Birmingham.|Part 5 - Parks, Recreation, and Tourism.|Part 3 - State Fair Authority.|Section 45-37A-54.70 - Examination of Books and Accounts.

Section 45-37A-54.70Examination of books and accounts. At least once every 12 months subsequent to July 24, 1947, the authority shall appoint and employ an expert accountant who shall make an examination in detail of all books and accounts of the authority since the preceding examination, and make a full report thereof in writing under oath, to be submitted to the authority and spread upon its minute book at the first meeting of the authority after the receipt of the report. The authority shall forward a copy of the report to each daily newspaper published in the city. No accountant shall be appointed or employed twice in succession. (Acts 1947, No. 215, p. 81, §11.)
AL Code § 45-37A-54.71 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Birmingham.|Part 5 - Parks, Recreation, and Tourism.|Part 3 - State Fair Authority.|Section 45-37A-54.71 - Bond of Treasurer.

Section 45-37A-54.71Bond of treasurer. The treasurer of the authority shall give bond in such sum as the authority may prescribe for the faithful performance of his or her duties and the safe custody of the funds, which bond shall be executed by a surety company authorized to engage in the surety business in the State of Alabama and the premium on which bond shall be paid out of the funds of the authority. The treasurer shall keep books showing accurately the financial condition of the authority. (Acts 1947, No. 215, p. 81, §12.)
AL Code § 45-37A-54.72 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Birmingham.|Part 5 - Parks, Recreation, and Tourism.|Part 3 - State Fair Authority.|Section 45-37A-54.72 - Funding From City.

Section 45-37A-54.72Funding from city. The city in which the authority is located is authorized, but not required, to make appropriations or to lend money from time to time to the authority for the purpose of providing educational, cultural, and recreational facilities, exhibits, and exhibitions for amusement and entertainment. Such voluntary appropriations or loans may be upon such terms and conditions as are mutually agreeable to the authority and the city. (Acts 1947, No. 215, p. 81, §13.)
AL Code § 45-37A-54.73 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Birmingham.|Part 5 - Parks, Recreation, and Tourism.|Part 3 - State Fair Authority.|Section 45-37A-54.73 - Debts, Obligations, or Liabilities of Corporation.

Section 45-37A-54.73Debts, obligations, or liabilities of corporation. No debt, obligation, or liability contracted or incurred by the corporation or by any director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation shall be a debt, obligation, or liability of the State of Alabama or of any city, town, county, or political subdivision of the State of Alabama. (Acts 1947, No. 215, p. 81, §14.)
AL Code § 45-37A-54.74 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Birmingham.|Part 5 - Parks, Recreation, and Tourism.|Part 3 - State Fair Authority.|Section 45-37A-54.74 - Exemption From Taxation.

Section 45-37A-54.74Exemption from taxation. All property of the authority shall be exempt from state, county, and city taxation; and the authority shall be exempt from license or privilege taxes levied by the state, county, or city upon the business or activities conducted or engaged in by the authority. This exemption shall not be construed to exempt concessionnaires or lessees of the authority from the payment of any taxes, including licenses or privilege taxes levied by the state, county, or city. (Acts 1947, No. 215, p. 81, §15.)
AL Code § 45-37A-56.21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Birmingham.|Part 7 - Zoning.|Part 2 - Parking Authority.|Section 45-37A-56.21 - Application of Subpart.

Section 45-37A-56.21Application of subpart. This subpart shall apply to each city of the state having a population of 300,000 or more, according to the last or any subsequent federal census, and to no other city. (Acts 1971, No. 2079, p. 3335, §2.)
AL Code § 45-37A-56.22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Birmingham.|Part 7 - Zoning.|Part 2 - Parking Authority.|Section 45-37A-56.22 - Definitions.

Section 45-37A-56.22Definitions. Unless the context plainly indicates otherwise, the following words and terms shall have the meanings hereby ascribed to them: (1) AUTHORITY. A public corporation organized under this subpart. (2) BOARD. The board of directors of the authority (3) BOND. Any bond authorized to be issued under this subpart. (4) CITY. A city subject to this subpart. (5) COUPON. Any interest coupon evidencing an installment of interest payable with respect to a bond. (6) DIRECTOR. A member of the board. (7) GOVERNING BODY. The body in which the general legislative powers of the city are vested. (8) INDENTURE. A mortgage, and indenture of mortgage, deed of trust, trust agreement, or trust indenture executed by the authority as securityfor its bonds.  (9) PARKING FACILITY. Any building, structure, land, right-of-way, equipment, or instrumentality used or useful in connection with the construction, enlargement, development, maintenance, or operation of an area or building for off-street parking of motor vehicles, or in connection with the exercise of any power of the authority. (10) STATE. The State of Alabama. (Acts 1971, No. 2079, p. 3335, §3.)
AL Code § 45-37A-56.25 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Birmingham.|Part 7 - Zoning.|Part 2 - Parking Authority.|Section 45-37A-56.25 - Execution and Recording of Certificate of Incorporation.

Section 45-37A-56.25Execution and recording of certificate of incorporation. The certificate of incorporation of the authority shall be signed and acknowledged by the incorporators before an officer authorized by the laws of the state to take acknowledgments to deeds and shall have attached thereto a certified copy of the resolution provided for in Section 45-37A-56.23 and a certificate by the Secretary of State that the name proposed for the authority is not identical to that of any other corporation organized under the laws of the state or so nearly similar thereto as to lead to confusion and uncertainty. The certificate of incorporation of the authority, together with the documents required by the preceding sentence to be attached thereto, shall be filed for record in the office of the judge of probate of the county in which the principal office of the authority shall be located. The judge of probate shall forthwith receive and record the same. When such a certificate of incorporation and attached documents have been so filed, the authority referred to therein shall come into existence and shall constitute a public corporation under the name set forth in such certificate of incorporation, whereupon the authority shall be vested with the rights and powers herein granted. (Acts 1971, No. 2079, p. 3335, §6.)
AL Code § 45-37A-56.28 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Birmingham.|Part 7 - Zoning.|Part 2 - Parking Authority.|Section 45-37A-56.28 - Officers of the Authority.

Section 45-37A-56.28Officers of the authority. The officers of the authority shall consist of a chair of the board, a vice chair of the board, a secretary of the authority, a treasurer of the authority, and such other officers as the board deems necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the authority is organized. The chair and vice chair of the board shall be elected by the board from its membership, but the secretary, treasurer, and other officers need not be members of the board. The secretary of the authority shall also be secretary of the board. The offices of secretary and treasurer may, but need not be, held by the same person. The chair, vice chair, and secretary shall be elected by the board for a term of one year, and the treasurer and the other officers of the authority shall be elected by the board for such term as it deems advisable. Subject to the provisions of its certificate of incorporation, the authority shall be empowered to employ all personnel as it deems necessary and to fix the terms and conditions of their employment. The duties of the chair, vice chair, secretary, and treasurer shall be such as are customarily performed by such officers and as may be prescribed by the board. The duties of any other officer of the authority shall be such as are from time to time prescribed by the board. (Acts 1971, No. 2079, p. 3335, §9.)
AL Code § 45-37A-56.30 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Birmingham.|Part 7 - Zoning.|Part 2 - Parking Authority.|Section 45-37A-56.30 - Operation or Leasing of Parking Facilities.

Section 45-37A-56.30Operation or leasing of parking facilities. (a) As used in this section, the word person means a natural person, a corporation, a partnership, or unincorporated association. (b) It is hereby declared to be the public policy of this state, with respect to each parking facility, that upon an authority’s acquiring a parking facility the authority shall carefully consider and decide, whether it is in the public interest that the authority itself operate such facility, enter into a contract with some person to operate such facility for the authority, or lease such facility. Among the factors the authority shall consider in making such decision are the following: (1) The relative efficiency of the alternate operations. (2) The relative economy of the three alternate operations. (3) The overall advantage and benefit to the authority and the public of the alternate operations. (c) In order to make the foregoing determination the authority shall ascertain the following: The amount necessary in each year to pay the principal of, and interest on, the bonds proposed to be issued to finance the parking facility; the amount necessary to be paid each year to any reserve fund which the board deems it advisable to establish in connection with the retirement of the bonds and the maintenance of the parking facility or facilities; and, unless the terms under which the project is to be leased provide that the lessee shall maintain the project and carry all proper insurance, including liability insurance, with respect thereto, the estimated cost of maintaining the parking facility in good repair and keeping it properly insured. (d) The board shall not enter into any lease of the parking facility unless the lease provides for the lessee to pay to the authority an amount sufficient to meet the amortization requirements during the term of the lease and to pay the cost of keeping the parking facility in good repair and keeping it properly insured, unless the lease obligates the lessee, at lessee’s expense, to keep the facility in good repair and properly insured. (e) The lease agreement, at the discretion of the board, may contain provisions describing minimum operating hours, maximum charges to be collected by the lessee, and other terms the lessee shall be required to observe in operating the parking facility. (Acts 1971, No. 2079, p. 3335, §11.)
AL Code § 45-37A-56.31 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Birmingham.|Part 7 - Zoning.|Part 2 - Parking Authority.|Section 45-37A-56.31 - Federal and State Aid.

Section 45-37A-56.31Federal and state aid. The authority is hereby authorized to accept, receive, receipt for, disburse, and expend federal and state moneys and other moneys, public or private, made available by grant or loan or both, to accomplish, in whole or in part, any of the purposes of this subpart. All federal moneys accepted under this section shall be accepted and expended by the authority upon such terms and conditions as are prescribed by the United States and as are not inconsistent with the laws of this state, and all state moneys accepted under this section shall be accepted and expended by the authority upon such terms and conditions as are prescribed by law. (Acts 1971, No. 2079, p. 3335, §12.)
AL Code § 45-37A-56.32 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Birmingham.|Part 7 - Zoning.|Part 2 - Parking Authority.|Section 45-37A-56.32 - Cooperation.

Section 45-37A-56.32Cooperation. For the purpose of aiding and cooperating with the authority in the planning, development, undertaking, construction, extension, improvement, or operation of parking facilities, any county, city, town, or other political subdivision, public corporation, agency, or instrumentality of this state may, upon such terms and with or without consideration, as it may determine: (1) Lend or donate money to the authority. (2) Donate, transfer, assign, sell, or convey to the authority any right, title, or interest which it may have in any lease, contract, agreement, license, or property. (3) Do any and all things, whether or not specifically authorized in this section and not otherwise prohibited by law, that are necessary or convenient to aid and cooperate with the authority in the planning, undertaking, construction, or operation of parking facilities. (Acts 1971, No. 2079, p. 3335, §13.)
AL Code § 45-37A-56.33 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Birmingham.|Part 7 - Zoning.|Part 2 - Parking Authority.|Section 45-37A-56.33 - Bonds of the Authority.

Section 45-37A-56.33Bonds of the authority. The authority shall have the power and is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time to issue and sell its interest bearing revenue bonds for any of its corporate purposes. The principal of and the interest on all such bonds shall be payable solely from, and may be secured by a pledge of, the revenues derived by the authority from the operation of any or all of its parking facilities and other property, or by mortgage of any property of the authority. None of the bonds issued or contracts entered into by the authority shall ever constitute or create an obligation or debt of the state, or of any county, city, or town within the state, or a charge against the credit or taxing powers of the state, or of any county, city, or town within the state. Bonds of the authority may be issued at any time and from time to time, may be in such form and denominations, may be of such tenor, may be payable in such installments and at such time or times not exceeding 40 years from their date, may be payable at such place or places whether within or without the state, and may bear interest at such rate or rates payable and evidenced in such manner, all as shall not be inconsistent with this subpart and as may be provided in the proceedings of the board wherein the bonds shall be authorized to be issued. Any bond having a stated maturity more than 10 years after its date shall be made subject to the redemption at the option of the authority not later than the expiration of 10 years from its date and on any interest payment date thereafter at such price or prices and after such notice or notices and on such terms and in such manner as may be provided in the proceedings of the board wherein it is authorized to be issued. Bonds of the authority may be sold at public or private sale in such manner and from time to time as may be determined by the board. The authority may pay all reasonable expenses, premiums, fees, and commissions as the board may deem necessary or advantageous in connection with the authorization, sale, and issuance of its bonds. All bonds shall contain a recital that they are issued pursuant to this subpart, which recital shall be conclusive that they have been duly authorized pursuant to this subpart. Neither a public hearing nor consent of the State Department of Finance shall be prerequisite to the issuance of bonds by any authority. Notwithstanding the fact that they are payable solely from a specified source, all bonds issued under this subpart shall be deemed negotiable instruments within the meaning of the negotiable instruments law of the state if they otherwise possess all the characteristics of negotiable instruments under the laws of the state. (Acts 1971, No. 2079, p. 3335, §14.)
AL Code § 45-37A-56.34 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Birmingham.|Part 7 - Zoning.|Part 2 - Parking Authority.|Section 45-37A-56.34 - Execution of Bonds.

Section 45-37A-56.34Execution of bonds. All bonds shall be signed by the chair or vice chair and the secretary or treasurer of the authority and the seal of the authority shall be affixed thereto; provided that a facsimile of the signature of one, but not both, of the officers whose signatures shall appear on the bonds may be imprinted or otherwise reproduced thereon in lieu of his or her manually signing the same; and provided further, that a facsimile of the seal of the authority may be imprinted or otherwise reproduced on the bonds in lieu of being manually affixed thereto. Coupons shall be signed by the chair or vice chair and the secretary or treasurer of the authority, but a facsimile of the signature of such chair or vice chair and such secretary or treasurer may be impressed or otherwise reproduced on any such interest coupons in lieu of their manually signing the same. Delivery of bonds so executed shall be valid notwithstanding any changes in officers or in the seal of the authority after the signing and sealing of the bonds. (Acts 1971, No. 2079, p. 3335, §15.)
AL Code § 45-37A-56.36 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Birmingham.|Part 7 - Zoning.|Part 2 - Parking Authority.|Section 45-37A-56.36 - Use of Proceeds From Sale of Bonds.

Section 45-37A-56.36Use of proceeds from sale of bonds. The proceeds derived from the sale of any bonds, other than refunding bonds may be used only to pay the cost of acquiring, constructing, improving, enlarging, and equipping the parking facilities or property with respect to which they were issued, as may be specified in the proceedings in which the bonds are authorized to be issued. Such cost shall be deemed to include the following: The cost of any land forming a part of such facilities; the cost of labor, material, and supplies used in any such construction, improvement, or enlargement, including architects’ and engineers’ fees and the cost of preparing contract documents and advertising for bids; the purchase price of and the cost of installing equipment for the facilities; the cost of landscaping the lands forming a part of such facilities and of constructing and installing roads, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, and utilities in connection with the facilities; legal, fiscal, and recording fees and expenses incurred in connection with such facilities; and interest on the bonds for a reasonable period prior to and during the time required for such construction and equipment and for not exceeding 18 months after completion of such construction and equipment. If any of the proceeds derived from the sale of the bonds remains undisbursed after completion of such work and payment of all of the costs and expenses, such balance shall be used for retirement of the principal of the bonds of the same issue. (Acts 1971, No. 2079, p. 3335, §17.)