§8-33-1. Municipal, county and municipal-county building commissions authorized; reference to county courts and county commissions. Any municipality or county, or one or more municipalities and any county, or any two or more municipalities within any county or counties, or any combination thereof, may create and establish a municipal building commission, a county building commission, or […]
In the event a majority of the governmental bodies contributing funds or property to a commission shall so direct in writing and if all indebtedness of said commission has been paid in full, the commission shall sell all or any part of its properties and assets so directed and distribute the proceeds thereof among the […]
§8-33-11. Workers' compensation. Each commission shall subscribe to the workers' compensation fund of this state and pay all necessary premiums thereto, to the end that all eligible employees of such commission shall be covered by workers' compensation.
The provisions of this article are hereby declared to be remedial and shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes hereof. The provisions of this article are in addition to and not in derogation of any power granted to or vested in municipalities and county courts under any Constitutional, statutory or charter provisions which may […]
Each commission, when created, shall be a public corporation and shall have perpetual existence.
All property, powers and duties and the management and control of each commission shall be vested in a board consisting of representatives appointed by the governmental body or bodies creating and establishing such commission. In the case of a municipal building commission or a county building commission such board shall consist of not less than […]
Each commission shall have plenary power and authority to: (a) Sue and be sued; (b) Contract and be contracted with; (c) Adopt, use and alter a common seal; (d) Make and adopt all necessary, appropriate and lawful bylaws and rules and regulations pertaining to its affairs; (e) Elect such officers, appoint such committees and agents […]
(a) In addition to the powers set forth in 8-33-4 of this code and subject to the requirements set forth in this section and in 8-33-4b of this code, a commission formed by a Class I, Class II or Class III municipality may issue pension funding revenue bonds to raise funds for the funding of […]
(a) In addition to the requirements otherwise provided in this article, any issuance of pension funding revenue bonds by a building commission (1) for a Class III municipality or (2) for a Class I or Class II municipality with either a policemens or firemens pension and relief fund if the municipality only has one such […]
TAXATION; FUNDS; PROPERTY. §8-33-5. Indebtedness of commission. No Constitutional or statutory limitation with respect to the nature or amount of or rate of interest on indebtedness which may be incurred by municipalities, counties or other public or governmental bodies shall apply to the indebtedness of a commission. No indebtedness of any nature of a commission […]
If a commission should realize a surplus over and above the amount required for the improvement, maintenance and operation of its facilities and for meeting all required payments on its obligations, it shall set aside such reserve for future improvements, maintenance, operations and contingencies as it shall deem proper and shall then apply the residue […]
Each commission shall be exempt from the payment of any taxes or fees to the state or any subdivisions thereof or any municipalities or to any officer or employee of the state or of any subdivision thereof or of any municipality. The property of each commission shall be exempt from all municipal and county taxes. […]
Contributions may be made to each commission from time to time by the governmental body or bodies creating and establishing it, and persons that shall desire to do so. All funds received by each commission shall be deposited in such banking institution or banking institutions as the board may direct and shall be withdrawn therefrom […]
Any municipality or county is hereby empowered and authorized to convey or transfer to a commission which it has created and established either alone or with another governmental body, property of any kind, heretofore acquired by said municipality or county, to carry out the purposes of said commission. When property is conveyed or transferred as […]
