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assessing benefits and appraising damages in taking land for | | public use or in making public improvements to be paid for, in | | whole or in part, by special assessments and prescribe the | | manner in which all benefits assessed are collected; and |
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| | | F.__Provide for the bonding of municipal service district | | officials or employees by requiring the furnishing of such | | bond, conditioned upon honesty or faithful performance of | | duty and determine the amount, form and sufficiency of the | | sureties thereof. |
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| | | 3.__Property.__A municipal service district may: |
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| | | A.__Take or acquire by gift, purchase, grant, including any | | grant from the United States or the State, bequest or devise | | and hold, condemn, lease, sell, manage, transfer, release | | and convey such real and personal property or interest | | therein absolutely or in trust as the purposes of the | | municipal service district or any public use or purpose | | require. Any lease of real or personal property or any | | interest in a lease of real or personal property, either as | | lessee or lessor, may be for such term or any extensions | | thereof and upon such other terms and conditions as have | | been approved by the municipal service district, including | | without limitation the power to obligate itself to | | appropriate funds as necessary to meet rent and other | | obligations as provided in any such lease; and |
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| | | B.__Provide for the proper administration of gifts, grants, | | bequests and devises and meet such terms or conditions as | | are prescribed by the grantor or donor and accepted by the | | municipal service district. |
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| | | 4.__Development districts.__A municipal service district may | | establish development districts, including but not limited to | | state tax increment financing districts in accordance with | | chapter 206, subchapter 2. |
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| | | 5.__Other.__A municipal service district may: |
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| | | A.__Adopt rules, regulations and procedures not inconsistent | | with state law necessary to carry out its powers and duties | | under this chapter and its charter, including but not | | limited to rules, regulations and procedures necessary to | | resolve conflicts in ordinances or other rules or enactments | | of one or more participating municipalities; and |
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| | | B.__Assume such other powers and duties of municipalities that, | | by agreement and revision of the charter as necessary, |
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