§ 42-4-103. Chapter Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: “Airport” means and includes any one (1) or more airports or heliports and related facilities, including, but not limited to, land and interests in land, facilities for storage of air and space craft, navigation and landing aids, taxiways, pads, aprons, control towers, passenger and cargo […]
§ 42-4-104. Creation of a Metropolitan Airport Authority
Any city or metropolitan government having a population of not less than one hundred thousand (100,000), or any county including any such city, may create a metropolitan airport authority in the manner provided in this section. The governing body of the creating municipality shall adopt, and its executive officer shall approve, a resolution calling a […]
§ 42-4-105. Governing Body
The governing body of the authority shall be a board of commissioners of seven (7) persons appointed by the executive officer of the creating municipality and approved by its governing body, at least five (5) of whom shall be residents of the creating municipality, who shall have no financial interest in an airport or its […]
§ 42-4-106. Officers
The board shall appoint a president, who shall be the chief executive and administrative officer of the authority, and shall enter into a contract with the president establishing salary and term of office. The president shall appoint, and the board shall confirm, the following additional officers: secretary, auditor, legal counsel, treasurer and chief engineer. All […]
§ 42-4-107. General Powers
An authority has all powers necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter (excluding the power to levy and collect taxes and special assessments) including, but not limited to, the power to: Have perpetual succession, sue and be sued, and adopt a corporate seal; Plan, establish, acquire, construct, improve and operate one (1) or more […]
§ 42-4-108. Eminent Domain
Any participating or creating municipality may acquire any interest in land within the boundaries of the creating or participating municipality by gift, purchase, lease or condemnation, and may transfer such interest to an authority by sale, lease or gift. The transfer may be authorized by ordinance of the governing body of the municipality without submission […]
§ 42-4-109. Bonds
An authority has the power to borrow money for any of its corporate purposes and issue its revenue bonds therefor, including revenue refunding bonds, in such form and upon such terms as it may determine, payable out of any revenues of the authority, including grants or contributions from the federal government or other sources, which […]
§ 42-4-110. Civil Service
The authority, by action of its board, may elect to come under the civil service plan of the creating municipality, to be administered by the civil service commission or board of the municipality; or may adopt its own civil service plan to be administered by the board, which plan shall include, but need not be […]
§ 42-4-111. Certain Powers of Municipal Corporations
Any creating municipality and any participating municipality has all necessary powers in order to further the purposes of this chapter, any or all of which powers may be exercised by resolution of its governing body. Such powers include, without limitation, the power to: Advance, donate or lend money or real or personal property to the […]
§ 42-3-201. Joint Operations Authorized
For the purposes of this part, unless otherwise qualified: “Governing body” includes the commissioners of an authority, the governing body of a municipality and the head of an agency of a state or the United States if the public agency is other than an authority or municipality; and “Public agency” includes municipality and authority, each […]