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<section article="glg" article_name="Local Government" number="26-701" title_number="26" title_name="Public Drainage Associations" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Implementation of Plan">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The board of managers shall implement the drainage project.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The board of managers may:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>hire employees;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>buy, hire, or rent machines, and buy explosives;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>award contracts;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>enter into an agreement with any county, State, or federal unit of government; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>do other acts as necessary, including borrowing money, in the name of the board of managers, if the borrowing is approved by the county commissioners or county council.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The county tax collector shall make payment on behalf of the drainage association as directed by the board of managers.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The board of managers shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>keep a regular account of its income and expenses; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>report its income and expenses to the annual meetings of the drainage association and meetings of the landowners.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
