Watsonville Municipal Code Art. 2 Financing Enterprises

The City may acquire any enterprise by gift, purchase, lease, or eminent domain.

(§ 1, Ord. 535-81 C-M, eff. September 24, 1981)

The City may construct or improve any enterprise wholly or partially within or wholly without the City. By gift, lease, purchase, eminent domain, or otherwise, the City may acquire any real or personal property, or any interest in or improvement on any such property, or any water rights for an enterprise, except that no property of a State public body may be acquired without its consent. The City may sell, lease, exchange, transfer, assign, or otherwise dispose of any real on personal property or any interest in such property.

(§ 1, Ord. 535-81 C-M, eff. September 24, 1981)

The City may operate, maintain, repair, or manage all or any part of any enterprise, including the leasing for commercial or other purposes of surplus space or other space which it is not economical to use for such enterprise.

(§ 1, Ord. 535-81 C-M, eff. September 24, 1981)

The City may adopt reasonable rules or regulations for the conduct of any enterprise.

(§ l, Ord. 535-81 C-M, eff. September 24, 1981)

The City may prescribe, revise, and collect charges for the services, facilities, or water furnished by any enterprise.

(§ 1, Ord. 535-81 C-M, eff. September 24, 1981)

The City may provide that charges for any enterprise or service shall be collected together with and not separately from the charges for any other utility service rendered by the City and that all charges shall be billed upon the same bill and collected as one item.

(§ 1, Ord. 535-81 C-M, eff. September 24, 1981)

If all or part of any bill is not paid, the City may discontinue any and all services for which the bill is rendered.

(§ 1, Ord. 535-81 C-M, eff. September 24, 1981)

The City shall have police power over any enterprise acquired, constructed, or improved pursuant to this chapter and may make and enforce all necessary regulations to protect the public health in the operation and maintenance of the enterprise.

(§ 1, Ord. 535-81 C-M, eff. September 24, 1981)

The City may employ such engineering, architectural, contracting, financial, accounting, legal, or other services as may be necessary in the judgment of the City for the purposes of this chapter.

(§ 1, Ord. 535-81 C-M, eff. September 24, 1981)

In addition to all other powers specifically granted by this chapter, the City may do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

(§ 1, Ord. 535-81 C-M, eff. September 24, 1981)