2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities › Chapter 8. Capital Improvement Boards in Certain Counties › 36-10-8-6. Name; Powers

Sec. 6. The board may, acting under the name "(name of county) county capital improvement board of managers", or, if the board was created under IC 18-7-18 (before its repeal on February 24, 1982), "(name of the county) and (name of the city) capital improvement board of managers", do the following:
(1) Acquire by grant, purchase, gift, devise, lease, or otherwise, and hold, use, sell, lease, or dispose of, real and personal property and any rights and interests in it necessary or convenient for the exercise of its powers under this chapter.
(2) Construct, reconstruct, repair, remodel, enlarge, extend, or add to any capital improvement under this chapter and condemn, appropriate, lease, rent, purchase, and hold any real property, rights-of-way, materials, or personal property needed for the purposes of this chapter, even if it is already held for a governmental or public use.
(3) Control and operate a capital improvement, and receive and collect money due to the operation or otherwise relating to the capital improvement, including employing an executive manager and other agents and employees that are necessary for the acquisition, construction, and proper operation of the improvements and fixing the compensation of all employees with a contract of employment or other arrangement terminable at the will of the board. However, a contract may be entered into with an executive manager and associate manager for a period not longer than four (4) years at one (1) time and may be extended from time to time for the same or shorter periods.
(4) Let concessions for the operation of restaurants, cafeterias, public telephones, news and cigar stands, vending machines, caterers, and all other services considered necessary or desirable for the operation of a capital improvement.
(5) Lease a capital improvement or a part of it to any association, corporation, or individual, with or without the right to sublet.
(6) Fix charges and establish rules and regulations governing the use of a capital improvement.
(7) Accept gifts or contributions from individuals, corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, associations, trusts, or foundations and funds, loans, or advances on the terms that the board considers necessary or desirable from the United States, the state, or a political subdivision or department of either, including entering into and carrying out contracts and agreements in connection with this subdivision.
(8) Acquire the site for a capital improvement, or a part of a site by conveyance from the redevelopment commission of a city within the county in which the board is created or from any other source, on the terms that may be agreed upon.
(9) If the board was created under IC 18-7-18 (before its repeal on February 24, 1982), exercise within and in the name of the county the power of eminent domain under general statutes governing the exercise of the power for a public purpose.
(10) Receive and collect all money due for the use or leasing of a capital improvement and from concessions and other contracts, and expend the money for proper purposes, but any employees or members of the board authorized to receive, collect, and expend money must be covered by a fidelity bond, the amount of which shall be fixed by the board. Funds may not be disbursed by an employee or member of the board without prior specific approval by the board.
(11) Provide coverage for its employees under IC 22-3 and IC 22-4.
(12) Purchase public liability and other insurance considered desirable.
(13) Make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers under this chapter, including the enforcement of them.
(14) Maintain and repair a capital improvement and all equipment and facilities that are a part of it, including the employment of a building superintendent and other employees that are necessary to maintain the capital improvement.
(15) Sue and be sued in its own name, service of process being had upon the president or vice president of the board or by leaving a copy at the board's office.
(16) Prepare and publish descriptive material and literature relating to the facilities and advantages of a capital improvement and do all other acts that the board considers necessary to promote and publicize the capital improvement and serve the commercial, industrial, and cultural interests of Indiana and its citizens by the use of the capital improvement. It may assist and cooperate with public, governmental, and private agencies and groups for these purposes.
(17) Promote the development and growth of the convention and visitor industry in the county.
(18) Transfer money from the capital improvement fund established by this chapter to any Indiana not-for-profit corporation for the promotion and encouragement of conventions, trade shows, visitors, and special events in the county.
As added by Acts 1982, P.L.218, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.3-1990, SEC.145; P.L.8-1993, SEC.519; P.L.176-2009, SEC.28.