[PARTIII.]  EXERCISE OF URBAN RENEWAL

POWERS BYA COUNTY DIRECTLY

 

[§53-81]  County may exercise urban renewalpowers directly.  As an alternative to either the creation under section53-2 of an agency in a county or the continued existence of an agency theretoforecreated in the county under said section, a county, rather than through suchagency, may directly exercise as provided in this part the powers conferredupon an agency by parts I and II of this chapter.  In the event that an agencydoes not then exist in the county, the determination by a county to exercisesuch powers directly rather than through such an agency shall be made byordinance of the council.  In the event that an agency does then exist in thecounty, the charter of the county shall provide for the abolition of the agencyand for the transfer of the powers, duties and functions of the agency to anofficer or department of the county, and the agency shall stand abolished asprovided in the charter.  Upon such determination or abolition, as the case maybe, the county shall then possess all powers granted to a county by this part.[L 1974, c 123, pt of §2]