[§53-83]  Powers of county.  Any countywhich pursuant to section 53-81 shall directly rather than through an agencyexercise the powers conferred upon an agency by parts I and II of this chaptershall have all powers granted to an agency under such parts, and the provisionsof such parts shall be applicable to the county in the exercise of such powersas though the county constituted an agency thereunder.  However, the precedingprovisions of this paragraph shall be subject to the following:

(1)  The county shall exercise such powers in its ownname and shall not be required to use the words "redevelopmentagency" in such exercise.

(2)  The provisions of section 53-2, beinginappropriate where the county directly carries out the purposes of thischapter, shall not be applicable.

(3)  The provisions of section 53-3 shall apply to themembers of the council and to the elected and appointed officials and theemployees of the county administering or performing the functions of the countyunder this part or responsible for such administration or performance.

(4)  The provisions of section 53-4 shall not beapplicable to the county.  In lieu thereof removal of members of the counciland of the elected and appointed officials and the employees of the countyadministering or performing any of the functions of the county under this partshall be as provided in the charter of the county or in other laws.

(5)  The provisions of paragraph (3) of section 53-5shall not apply to the county.  In lieu thereof the county shall appoint suchpersonnel as provided by or in accordance with the charter of the county orother laws.

(6)  The words "redevelopment agency" and"agency" where used in the first and second paragraphs and the firstsentence of the third paragraph of section 53-6 shall mean the officer ordepartment of the county to which or whom is assigned the performance of theduties and functions of the county under this part, and amendments madepursuant to said section by the board to a redevelopment plan shall not be requiredto be approved by such officer or department.

(7)  The provisions of the third, fifth and seventhparagraphs of section 53-8, being inappropriate to the carrying out by thecounty directly of the purposes of this chapter, shall not be applicable.

(8)  The county shall possess all powers granted bysection 53-11 to an instrumentality of the government with the same force andeffect as though the county were not directly performing the functions of anagency under this chapter.

(9)  The bonds referred to in paragraph (5) of section53-11 shall include bonds issued by the county to carry out the purposes ofthis chapter.

(10)  Any lease proposed to be entered into under theprovisions of section 53-12 which has been authorized by the council need not thereafterbe submitted to the council for its approval or disapproval.

(11)  The provisions of section 53-14 shall beinapplicable.  The county may provide for payments to the county in lieu oftaxes or for the supplying by the county of governmental services.

(12)  Borrowings by the county pursuant to section53-15 and the issuance by the county of bonds pursuant to section 53-16 shallbe subject to the provisions of section 53-84.

(13)  The provisions of section 53-18 shall not beapplicable.  In lieu thereof any funds of the county arising out of theexercise of its functions under this part shall be invested in accordance withthe provisions of law applicable to the investment of other moneys of thecounty.

(14)  The provisions of section 53-19 shall not beapplicable.  In lieu thereof the county shall include in its annual financialreport a report of its receipts, expenditures and activities under this chapterfor the year to which such annual report pertains, and shall include in itsannual budget or budgets its proposed program under this chapter and theestimated cost thereof for the year to which such budget or budgets pertain.

(15)  The approval by the council of any plan orproject authorized in section 53-20 shall not require any concurrency, includingby the officer or department administering or performing the functions of thecounty under this part.

(16)  The provisions of [subsection] (b) of section53-22 shall be inapplicable; provided that nothing in this subparagraph shallbe deemed to prohibit the county from advancing for the purposes of this partmoneys other than redevelopment moneys or funds, or from reimbursing itselffrom redevelopment moneys or funds so advanced, or from issuing its bonds asprovided in this part.

(17)  The words the "agency, the county"where used in the second sentence of section 53-53 shall mean and refer to thecounty.

(18)  The second sentence of section 53-54 shall beconstrued as meaning that the county may delegate to any other public body anyof the powers or functions of the county with respect to the planning orundertaking of an urban renewal project in the area in which such public bodyis authorized to act, and such other public body may carry out or perform suchpowers or functions for the county. [L 1974, c 123, pt of §2]

 

Revision Note

 

  "Section 53-84" in paragraph (12) substituted for"the next section of this part".