§ A10-5. General powers.

The authority shall have all powers necessary or convenient to accomplish its goals. Such powers shall be specifically established by the county ordinance. The powers shall include, but not be limited to, the power:

(1)

To sue and be sued, except as may be limited by general law;

(2)

To adopt bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and conduct of its business;

(3)

To adopt and alter an official seal;

(4)

To purchase or otherwise acquire, construct, reconstruct, improve, extend, enlarge, relocate, equip, repair, maintain, and operate any stadium, swimming pool, or other sports and recreational facility;

(5)

To make a comprehensive, long-range master plan for the overall orderly development of a sports complex, to develop detailed plans for specific facilities within the master plan, and to obtain necessary feasibility studies or other reports;

(6)

To acquire by grant, purchase, gift, or devise all property, real or personal, or any estate or interest therein that is necessary, desirable, or convenient for the purpose of this act, to lease or rent all or any part thereof, and to exercise all of its powers and authority with respect thereto;

(7)

To borrow money and issue negotiable bonds and to provide for the rights of the holders thereof;

(8)

To issue revenue bonds of the authority, as provided in this act, to pay the cost of purchasing or otherwise acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, improving, extending, enlarging, relocating, or equipping sports and recreational facilities and to secure the payment of such bonds by a pledge of all or any portion of the revenues or other moneys legally available therefor and, in general, the power to provide for the bonds and the rights and remedies of the holders thereof;

(9)

To issue revenue refunding bonds of the authority, as provided in this act, and to refund any bonds then outstanding which shall have been issued under the provisions of the ordinance;

(10)

To lease, rent, or contract for the operation of any part of any of the sports and recreational facilities of the authority; to lease, rent, or contract any parcel of its real property for the construction of any sports and recreational facilities with related commercial facilities contained within the improvements constructed thereon, to be financed and operated as a private enterprise; and to lease, rent, or contract for the use of any part of its facilities by private users for any other lawful purpose, when such use will not interfere with the operation of any of the facilities for sports and recreational purposes;

(11)

To fix and collect rates, rentals, fees, and charges for the use of the sports and recreational facilities of the authority;

(12)

To contract for the operation of concessions on or in any of the sports and recreational facilities of the authority, subject to reasonable public notice, bids, and hearing;

(13)

To advertise within or without the state any of the sports and recreational facilities of the authority;

(14)

To make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of the duties imposed and the execution of the powers granted under this act and to employ such consulting services, engineers, superintendents, managers, construction and financial experts, attorneys, and such employees and agents as may, in the judgment of the authority, be deemed necessary and to fix their compensation;

(15)

To operate with and contract with the government of the United States or this state, or any agency or instrumentality of either, or with any municipality, district, private corporation, copartnership, association, or individual providing for or relating to sports and recreational facilities.

(Laws of Fla., Ch. 87-453, § 5)