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S.F. No. 2062, as introduced - 84th Legislative Session (2005 -2006) Page 3 of 9 4.16 Subd. 9. [EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.] The authority shall appoint 4.17 an executive director who shall be chosen on the basis of 4.18 training, experience, and other related qualifications. The 4.19 executive director shall serve at the pleasure of the authority, 4.20 but shall not vote, and shall have the following powers and 4.21 duties: 4.22 (1) see that all resolutions, rules, or orders of the 4.23 authority are enforced; 4.24 (2) appoint and remove all subordinate officers and regular 4.25 employees of the authority; 4.26 (3) present to the authority plans, studies, or reports 4.27 prepared for authority purposes and recommend to the authority 4.28 for adoption the measures the executive director deems necessary 4.29 to enforce or carry out the powers and duties of the authority, 4.30 or to the efficient administration of the affairs of the 4.31 authority; 4.32 (4) keep the authority fully advised as to its financial 4.33 condition, prepare and submit to the authority its annual budget 4.34 and other financial information it requests; 4.35 (5) recommend to the authority for adoption the rules the 4.36 executive director deems necessary for the efficient operation 5.1 of the authority's functions; and 5.2 (6) perform other duties prescribed by the authority. 5.3 Sec. 6. [473J.05] [POWERS OF AUTHORITY.] 5.4 Subdivision 1. [GENERAL.] The authority has all powers 5.5 necessary or convenient to accomplish the purposes of this 5.6 chapter, including, but not limited to, those specified in this 5.7 section. 5.8 Subd. 2. [ACTIONS.] The authority may sue and be sued and 5.9 is a public body within the meaning of chapter 562. 5.10 Subd. 3. [ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.] The authority may 5.11 acquire by lease, purchase, monetary or land contribution, or 5.12 devise all necessary right, title, and interest in and to real 5.13 or personal property deemed necessary to the purposes 5.14 contemplated by this chapter. 5.15 Subd. 4. [TAX EXEMPTION.] Any real or personal property 5.16 acquired, owned, leased, controlled, used, or occupied by the 5.17 authority for any of the purposes of this chapter is declared to 5.18 be acquired, owned, leased, controlled, used, and occupied for 5.19 public, governmental, and municipal purposes, and is exempt from 5.20 ad valorem taxation by the state or any political subdivision of 5.21 the state. The properties are subject to special assessments 5.22 levied by a political subdivision for a local improvement in 5.23 amounts proportionate to and not exceeding the special benefit 5.24 received by the properties from the improvement. No possible 5.25 use of any of the properties in any manner different from their 5.26 use under this chapter at the time shall be considered in 5.27 determining the special benefit received by the properties. All 5.28 assessments are subject to final confirmation by the authority, 5.29 whose determination of the benefits is conclusive upon the 5.30 political subdivision levying the assessment. Notwithstanding 5.31 section 272.01, subdivision 2, or 273.19, property leased by the 5.32 authority to another person for uses related to the purposes of 5.33 this chapter is exempt from taxation regardless of the length of 5.34 the lease. This exemption includes concessions, suites, locker 5.35 rooms, and clubhouse facilities in the stadium and parking 5.36 facilities on the stadium site. It does not include team 6.1 offices; residential, business, or commercial development; or 6.2 other property not directly related to the operation of a 6.3 stadium facility. 6.4 Subd. 5. [LIQUOR LICENSES.] The city of Blaine may issue 6.5 one or more intoxicating liquor licenses for the stadium. These 6.6 licenses are in addition to the number authorized by law. All 6.7 provisions of chapter 340A not inconsistent with this http: / /www. revisor. leg.state.mn.us /bin/bldbill.php ?bill= S2062.0 &session =1s84 12/6/2005