The board of commissioners shall have the following powers and duties:

(1)  To represent the public interest in the management of solid waste in the participating parishes and municipalities, including but not limited to the collection, transportation, disposal, and recycling of solid waste and control over any other waste reduction programs.

(2)  To make, alter, amend, and promulgate rules and regulations governing the conduct of the solid waste disposal operations of the district.

(3)  To employ, dismiss, and establish policies and procedures for necessary personnel.

(4)  To enter contracts to effectuate the provisions of this Chapter.  Any contracts entered into by the board providing for or relating to the management of solid waste in the participating parishes and municipalities may provide for the payment by the other contracting party to the district of a fee dependent on the amount of waste recycled, composted, collected, transported, disposed of, or otherwise controlled pursuant to other waste reduction programs over which the board has authority.

(5)  To designate rules and regulations for safekeeping funds acquired, collected, or loaned by or to the district, and to provide for regular audits of the accounts of the district.

(6)  To enter into agreements with federal, state, or private agencies or other entities to procure aids and grants to assist the district in carrying out the purposes for which it was created.

Acts 1999, No. 982, §1, eff. July 9, 1999.