Section 374.32 — Joint Ownership Of Site.
374.32 JOINT OWNERSHIP OF SITE. The commission shall select a site for the building and may contract with the owner to acquire the site by gift or purchase, or the site may be acquired by proceedings in eminent domain in the name of either the city or the county, as the commission may determine. All […]
Section 374.33 — Plans And Specifications.
374.33 PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS. Either before or after the selection of the building site, the commission shall have plans and specifications for the building prepared and may employ architects, engineers, drafters, and clerical help to prepare the plans and specifications. The commission shall set the compensation of the employees. History: 1947 c 288 s 9; […]
Section 374.34 — Advertisement For Bids.
374.34 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS. When the plans and specifications are completed and approved by the commission, the commission shall, after notice appropriate to inform possible bidders, obtain bids or proposals for all or any portion of the work or materials, or both, to be done, performed or furnished in the construction of the building. All […]
Section 374.35 — Certified Check; Contracts.
374.35 CERTIFIED CHECK; CONTRACTS. Each person submitting a bid or proposal shall file with the bid or proposal a certified check in an amount prescribed in the specifications of the commission for the building, to be retained as liquidated damages in case of failure to enter into a contract if the bidder is awarded the […]
Section 374.36 — Supervision.
374.36 SUPERVISION. The work of constructing, equipping and furnishing the building shall be conducted and completed under the direction and supervision of the commission. The commission members are charged with the duty of requiring the work to be done in accordance with the plans and specifications. The commission may employ architects, engineers, supervisors, inspectors, clerks […]
Section 374.37 — Management.
374.37 MANAGEMENT. The management of the building when constructed shall be vested in the commission with the power to appoint employees for the management and operation of the building. The commission shall fix the employees’ compensation and determine the proportion which is to be paid by the county and by the city. History: 1947 c […]
Section 374.38 — Compensation Of Commissioners.
374.38 COMPENSATION OF COMMISSIONERS. The members of the commission shall receive no compensation for their services upon the commission other than their compensation which they receive as members of the county board or of the city council. No member of this commission shall have any financial interest in any of the contracts awarded by the […]
Section 374.29 — County Tax Levy.
374.29 COUNTY TAX LEVY. The county board shall levy a tax, at the time and in the manner prescribed by section 475.61, to pay the principal and interest of the bonds. This section shall not be construed to limit the power of a municipality to levy taxes to pay its obligations issued, but the governing […]
Section 374.30 — Bond Limitation Not Applicable.
374.30 BOND LIMITATION NOT APPLICABLE. The amount of indebtedness authorized to be incurred by the county shall be in addition to any limits now fixed by law. History: 1947 c 288 s 6; 1985 c 109 s 4
Section 374.31 — Building Commission.
374.31 BUILDING COMMISSION. As soon as the city and county have both authorized the issuance of bonds for the construction of a joint courthouse and city hall building, the county board and the city council shall constitute the courthouse and city hall building commission of the county, and the chair of the county board shall […]