KRS 107.370: Powers of board.

In addition to its general powers specified in KRS 107.310 to 107.500, the board, after

approval of any proposed project by resolution of the fiscal court, shall have power to

finance and construct buildings and related facilities for the joint or separate use of any

one (1) or more of the governmental units within the territorial limits of the county, or of

federal agencies, and to convey or lease said buildings and facilities in whole or in part, or

space therein, to said governmental units or federal age ncies in accordance with the

provisions of KRS 107.310 to 107.500. The board may cause any such building and

related facilities to be designed in anticipation of reasonably foreseeable future needs; and

to the extent the capacity thereof may be surplus to needs existing at the time of

occupancy, such surplus capacity may be leased to nongovernmental persons or parties,

subject to cancellation upon reasonable notice when such capacity or facilities shall be

required for the purposes of governmental units. Sa id board shall have the government,

management, regulation, control and operation of any buildings financed, constructed and

leased pursuant to the provisions of KRS 107.310 to 107.500 and shall have the power to

improve, reconstruct, repair and maintain s aid buildings and all additions thereto;

provided, however, that the board may contract with the lessee of any building for the

maintenance and operation of such building. The board shall also have power, acting in

the name of the district, as follows:

(1) To condemn, appropriate, lease, rent, purchase and hold any real estate, regardless

of whether the same be then held for a governmental or public use, and materials or

personal property needed or deemed useful in connection with buildings constructed

or to be constructed pursuant to KRS 107.310 to 107.500;

(2) To enter upon any lots or lands for the purpose of surveying or examining the same

for a proper public purpose under KRS 107.310 to 107.500;

(3) To design, order, contract for and construct, reconstruct and maintain such buildings

and related facilities and to make all necessary or desirable improvements to the

grounds and premises under its control;

(4) To determine, allocate and adjust space in said buildings to be used by any

governmental unit;

(5) To construct, maintain and operate auditoriums, public meeting places, and parking

facilities in conjunction with or as a part of said buildings;

(6) To operate any such buildings, to receive and collect any moneys due on account of

such operation or othe rwise relating to such buildings and to expend such moneys

for proper purposes; and in connection therewith to let concessions for the operation

of restaurants, cafeterias, public telephones, news and cigar stands, and vending

machines, the above concessio ns for operations of said restaurants, cafeterias,

public telephones, news and cigar stands and vending machines shall be let on open

and competitive bidding, and to employ such managers, superintendents, architects,

engineers, attorneys, auditors, clerks, foremen, custodians, and other employees, as

it may deem necessary for the proper carrying on and operation of any such

buildings and to fix compensation of all such employees; provided, however, that

no contract of employment shall be made for a longer f ixed period than four (4)

years, but may be extended or renewed from time to time thereafter;

(7) To make and enter into all leases, contracts and other agreements necessary or

incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers und er

KRS 107.310 to 107.500.