§ 160A-556 – Purpose and powers of the authority.
160A-556. Purpose and powers of the authority. An authority incorporated under this Article shall constitute a public body and a body corporate and politic, exercising public powers as an agency or instrumentality of the city with which it is coterminous. The purpose of the authority shall be to relieve traffic congestion of the streets and […]
§ 160A-550 – Short title.
160A-550. Short title. This Article may be cited as the "Parking Authority Law." (1951, c. 779, s. 1; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1247, s. 44.)
§ 160A-551 – Definitions.
160A-551. Definitions. As used or referred to in this Article, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: (1) The term "authority" shall mean a public body and a body corporate and politic organized in accordance with this Article for the purposes, with the powers and subject to the restrictions hereinafter set forth; (2) […]
§ 160A-552 – Creation of authority.
160A-552. Creation of authority. The city council of any city may, upon its own initiative, and shall, upon petition of 25 or more residents of the city, hold a public hearing on the question whether or not it is necessary for the city to organize an authority under the provisions of this Article. Notice of […]
§ 160A-553 – Appointment, removal, etc., of commissioners; quorum; chairman; vice-chairman, agents and employees.
160A-553. Appointment, removal, etc., of commissioners; quorum; chairman; vice-chairman, agents and employees. An authority shall consist of five commissioners appointed by the city council, and the city council shall designate the first chairman. No commissioner shall be a city official. The commissioners who are first appointed shall be designated by the city council to serve […]
§ 160A-554 – Duty of authority and commissioners.
160A-554. Duty of authority and commissioners. The authority and its commissioners shall be under a statutory duty to comply or cause compliance strictly with all provisions of this Article and, in addition thereto, with each and every term, provision and covenant in any contract of the authority on its part to be kept or performed. […]