North Dakota Code § 40-05-27

To acquire, construct, maintain, operate, finance, and control flood control
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projects, both within and adjacent to such municipality, and for such purpose to acquire 
the necessary real property and easements therefor by purchase and eminent domain, 
in accordance with chapter 32 -15, and to adopt such ordinances as may reasonably 
be required to regulate the same.
68. Public restrooms. To acquire, construct, maintain, operate, finance, and control public 
restrooms and facilities within such municipality, and for such purpose to acquire the 
necessary real property therefor by purchase and eminent domain, in accordance with 
chapter 32-15, and to adopt such ordinances as may reasonably be required to 
regulate the same.
69. Employee pension system. To adopt, by ordinance, a city employee pension system 
that may provide all rules and regulations governing its operation and discontinuance, 
provided other pension systems allowed by statute are not in effect, excepting 
firefighters relief associations and federal social security, or in order to consolidate 
existing pension plans. In addition to all other rules and regulations deemed necessary 
and proper by the governing body, it may provide as to matters pertaining to 
membership, tax levies in an amount not exceeding the total levies authorized by 
chapters 40 -45 and 40 -46, membership fees and assessments, management, 
investments, acceptance of money and property, retirement conditions and payment 
amount, continuance of system and discontinuance procedures, discontinuance 
payments, entrance into contracts with an insurance firm or firms for coverage of the 
employee pension system.
70. Television towers. To construct and maintain relay and booster towers for the improved 
reception of educational and entertainment television programs.
71. Contracts. To contract and be contracted with.
72. Community development block grant program. To loan or grant money to and secure a 
mortgage from individuals, associations, corporations, or limited liability companies 
and to purchase ownership shares or membership interests in corporations, limited 
liability companies, or other business associations as provided through the procedures 
established by the state's community development block grant program established 
pursuant to the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 [Pub. L. 93-383; 
88 Stat. 633; 42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.]. This power applies to all community 
development block grant transactions of the governing body, including any 
transactions prior to July 1, 1987. A city is not lending its funds or extending its credit 
to any individual, association, or organization under this subsection and no general 
liability on the part of the city is incurred.
73. Encouragement of arts. To, consistent with section 54-54-01, appropriate and disburse 
city moneys and to accept and disburse moneys received from federal, state, county, 
city, or private sources for the establishment, maintenance, or encouragement of arts 

within the city. The authority of a city under this subsection is supplemental to the 
authority provided in chapter 40-38.1.
74. To expend city funds for the purpose of participating in an organization of city 
governments under section 40-01-23.
75. To participate and enact or adopt ordinances necessary for participation in the nation's 
historic preservation program as a certified local government, as provided for under 
36 CFR 61.5.
76. Lease of waterworks or sewage systems. To lease, for a term not to exceed 
ninety-nine years, the plant or equipment of any waterworks, mains, or water 
distribution system and any property related thereto pursuant to subsection 5 of 
section 40-33-01 or to lease, for a term not to exceed ninety -nine years, any sewage 
system and all related property for the collection, treatment, purification, and disposal 
in a sanitary manner of sewage pursuant to section 40-34-19.
77. Appointed board budgets. To require that financial records, including all revenues, 
expenditures, fund balances, and complete budgets, be submitted to the governing 
body of the municipality at a time and in a format requested by that governing body by 
all boards, authorities, committees, and commissions with members appointed by the 
governing body before the governing body's approval of the budget and tax levy.
78. To expend city funds as a donation for a capital improvement project to a nonprofit 
health care facility within the city.

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