§ 2. Special powers of the town

The Town of Hillsboro Beach hereby created is specifically vested with power and authority:

(1)

Codify Ordinances: To codify its Ordinances into a "Code of Ordinances of the Town of Hillsboro Beach" and by a single Ordinance to adopt such "Code of Ordinances of the Town of Hillsboro Beach" as a complete revision of all existing and applicable Ordinances on the date of such adoption; to adopt a decimal system similar to that used in Florida Statutes of 1941, and to amend such code once adopted by reference to any section or sections. The "Code of Ordinances of the Town of Hillsboro Beach" of 1940, as amended from time to time, except as modified by this Charter, is declared to be the existing Codified Ordinances of the Town of Hillsboro Beach; and such Code of Ordinances may be amended from time to time by reference to any section or sections, and as many sections as desired may be amended by one Ordinance. Such "Code of Ordinances of the Town of Hillsboro Beach" as amended from time to time may be revised and codified or recodified, and such revised Code may be adopted by a single Ordinance, and upon such revision shall be in full force and effect. The Town attorney for the Town of Hillsboro Beach shall have the power and authority to codify and duly adopt the Ordinance of the Town of Hillsboro Beach and assign proper section numbers and headings to various parts of such Ordinances, and thereafter such sections shall be cited in referring to such Ordinances.

(2)

Removal of Buildings and Nuisances: To provide by resolution for the removal and/or abatement of any building or structure that constitutes a nuisance to business, health, or safety of the residents of the Town, or any building or structure that constitutes a fire hazard or which is unsightly or dilapidated, which said buildings are hereby designated and declared to be a nuisance; and the Town Commission shall have the power to designate other things that may constitute a nuisance.

(3)

Authority to Contract with the United States, State or County: To enter into contracts with the State of Florida or any of its subdivisions or agencies, and with the United States of America or any department, or any agency thereof, in order to purchase, lease or acquire property, real and personal, within the limits or without the limits of the territorial boundaries of the Town for any municipal purpose, and to sell, alienate, convey, lease or otherwise dispose of same for the benefit and advantage of said Town.

(4)

Plats: To prepare, approve and adopt a plat or map covering all lands within the corporate limits of said Town, showing all lands and streets, public buildings and public ways to be known as the "Official Map of the Town of Hillsboro Beach". Such plat or map, when adopted and approved by the Town Commission, shall be prepared in duplicate, one copy to be filed with the Town Clerk and one copy to be filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Broward County, Florida, for public use, and such plat or map, so adopted and filed, shall be the official map of said Town.

(5)

Foreclosure: To institute foreclosure proceedings foreclosing liens for Town taxes on any lands in said Town, upon which Town taxes may be delinquent for a period of two years or more. Such foreclosure suit shall follow the same practice and rules of procedure as foreclosing mortgages on real estate in the State of Florida; and the Town shall be authorized to include in such foreclosure suits reasonable attorney's fees and costs of the suit, in addition to the amounts due for taxes.