11-201. Powers of county


A. The powers of a county shall be exercised only by the board of supervisors or by
agents and officers acting under its authority and authority of law. It has the power
to:


1. Sue and be sued.


2. Purchase and hold lands within its limits.


3. Make such contracts and purchase and hold such personal property as may be
necessary to the exercise of its powers.


4. Make such orders for the disposition or use of its property as the interests of
the inhabitants of the county require.


5. Levy and collect taxes for purposes under its exclusive jurisdiction as are
authorized by law.


6. Determine the budgets of all elected and appointed county officers enumerated
under section 11-401 by action of the board of supervisors.


B. Except for the purposes of acting as an intermediary in a license transfer or
sale, a county shall not own a commercial cable television system or any other pay
television system.


C. Section 11-251.05, subsection A, paragraph 1 does not authorize a county to levy
and collect taxes for any purposes beyond those otherwise specifically authorized by
statute.