(a) The authority, in addition to any other powers granted to the authority pursuant to this chapter, shall have the following powers: (1) To have the duties, privileges, immunities, rights, liabilities, and limitations of a local unit of government within the state. (2) To have perpetual existence. (3) To adopt, have, and use a seal, and to alter it at its pleasure. (4) To sue and be sued in the name of the authority in all actions and proceedings in all courts and tribunals of competent jurisdiction. (5) To purchase, lease, trade, exchange, or otherwise acquire, maintain, hold, improve, mortgage, lease, sell, and dispose of real and personal property of any kind necessary or convenient to perform its functions and fully exercise its powers. (6) To appoint and employ a chief executive officer and other officers and employees that may be necessary or appropriate, including legal counsel, to establish their compensation, provide for their health, retirement, and other employment benefits, and to define the power and duties of officers and employees. (7) (A) To incur indebtedness and to borrow money and issue bonds evidencing the same, including the authority to issue, from time to time, notes and revenue bonds in principal amounts that the authority determines to be necessary to provide sufficient funds for achieving any of its purposes, including, but not limited to, assumption or refinancing of debt service for capital projects eligible for Medi-Cal supplemental payments pursuant to Section 14085.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, the payment of interest on notes and bonds of the authority, the establishment of reserves to secure these notes and bonds, and all other expenditures of the authority incident to and necessary or convenient to carry out its purposes and powers. (B) Any notes, bonds, or other securities issued, and the income from them, including any profit from the sale thereof, shall at all times be free from taxation by the state or any agency, political subdivision, or instrumentality of the state. (C) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (A), for any indebtedness, notes, bonds, or other securities that require voter approval pursuant to state law, the prior approval of the board of supervisors shall be required. Notwithstanding the required prior approval of the board of supervisors, any indebtedness incurred, or notes, bonds, or other securities issued pursuant to this subparagraph shall be the indebtedness, notes, bonds, or securities of the authority and not of the county, and the credit of the county shall not be pledged or relied upon in any manner in order to incur the indebtedness, or issue the notes, bonds, or other securities, unless the board of supervisors explicitly authorizes the use of the countyâs credit. The authority shall reimburse the county for all costs associated with the countyâs consideration of the indebtedness, notes, bonds, or securities, and the authority shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the county from any and all liability, costs, or expenses arising from or related to the indebtedness, notes, bonds, or securities. (8) To pursue its own credit rating. (9) To enter into any contract or agreement consistent with this chapter or the laws of this state, and to authorize the chief executive officer to enter into contracts, execute all instruments, and do all things necessary or convenient in the exercise of the powers granted in this chapter, and to secure the payment of bonds. (10) To purchase supplies, equipment, materials, property, and services. (11) To establish policies relating to its purposes. (12) To acquire or contract to acquire, rights-of-way, easements, privileges, and property, and to construct, equip, maintain, and operate any and all works or improvements wherever located that are necessary, convenient, or proper to carry out any of the provisions, objects, or purposes of this chapter, and to complete, extend, add to, repair, or otherwise imp
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