NY Pub Auth L § 1599-DDD (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 7 - Parking Authorities Title 16 - Village of Mount Kisco Parking Authority 1599-DDD - Purpose and Powers of the Authority.

* §  1599-ddd. Purpose and powers of the authority. The purpose of the authority shall be to  construct,  operate  and  maintain  one  or  more projects  in the village. To carry out said purpose, the authority shall have power:  (a) To sue and be sued;  (b) To have a seal and alter the same at pleasure;  (c) To  acquire,  hold  and  dispose  of  personal  property  for  its corporate  purposes,  including  the  power  to  purchase prospective or tentative awards in connection with the condemnation of real property;  (d)  To  acquire,  in  the  name  of  the  village  by   purchase   or condemnation,  and  use  necessary  real  property.  All  real  property acquired by the authority by  condemnation  shall  be  acquired  in  the manner provided in the condemnation law or in the manner provided by law for  the condemnation of land by the village, and further provided, that the authority shall give the board of trustees of  the  village  written notice of its intent to acquire any land by condemnation, whereupon said board  of  trustees, within a period of forty-five days after the giving of such notice, by resolution voted upon affirmatively by at least  four members  of  such  board of trustees, may determine that such land shall not be so acquired, in  which  event  the  authority  shall  be  without further power to so acquire the same by condemnation;  (e)  To make by-laws for the management and regulation of its affairs, and, subject to agreements with bondholders, for the regulation  of  the project;  (f)  With  the  consent  of  the  village to use agents, employees and facilities of the village, paying to the village its  agreed  proportion of the compensation or costs;  (g)  To  appoint  officers,  agents  and employees, to prescribe their qualifications and to fix their compensation; subject, however,  to  the provisions  of  the  civil  service  law,  as  hereinafter  provided; to designate officers and employees, appointed or used by the authority, as hereinabove specified,  who  shall  be  empowered  to  issue  appearance tickets  as  provided  for  in article one hundred fifty of the criminal procedure law. Persons so designated are hereby authorized to issue  and serve  such  tickets  for traffic infractions relating to parking within "project" areas as defined herein,  in  accordance  with  law  and  when authorized  by  local  law  of the town of Mount Kisco or the village to issue and serve such tickets for traffic infractions committed  anywhere in  such  town or such village including at parking spaces controlled by parking meters;  (h) To appoint an attorney, who may be the village  attorney,  and  to fix his compensation;  (i)  To  make  contracts  and  leases,  and to execute all instruments necessary or convenient;  (j) To construct such buildings, structures and facilities as  may  be necessary;  (k) To reconstruct, improve, maintain and operate the projects;  (l)  To  accept grants, loans or contributions from the United States, the state of New York, or any agency or  instrumentality  of  either  of them,  or the village, or an individual, by bequest or otherwise, and to expend the proceeds for any purposes of the authority;  (m) To fix and collect rentals, fees and other charges for the use  of the  projects  or  any  of  them  subject to and in accordance with such agreements with bondholders as may be made as hereinafter provided;  (n) To construct, operate or maintain in the projects  all  facilities necessary or convenient in connection therewith; and to contract for the construction,  operation  or  maintenance  of  any  parts thereof or for services to be performed; to rent parts thereof, and grant  concessions,  all on such terms and conditions as it may determine; provided, however, that neither the authority, the village of Mount Kisco, or any agency of the  authority  or  village,  or  any  other person, firm or corporation shall,  within  or  on  any  property  comprising  a part of any project authorized by this title, sell, dispense or otherwise handle any product used in or for the servicing of any motor vehicle using any  project  or facility authorized by this title.   * NB Authority ceased to exist 06/01/1976   * NB There are 2 § 1599-ddd's