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the use of the street or alley as a way of passage. A grant of air rights over a street right -of -way or other <br />property owned by the city for the purpose of erecting a building or other permanent structure (other <br />than utility wires or pipes) shall be treated as a sale of real property, except that a grant of air rights <br />over a street right -of -way for the purpose of constructing a bridge or passageway between existing <br />buildings on opposite sides of the street shall be treated as a grant of an easement. (1971, c. 698, s. 1.) <br />§ 160A -274. Sale, lease, exchange and joint use of governmental property. <br />(a) For the purposes of this section, "governmental unit" means a city, county, school administrative <br />unit, sanitary district, fire district, the State, or any other public district, authority, department, agency, <br />board, commission, or institution. <br />(b) Any governmental unit may, upon such terms and conditions as it deems wise, with or without <br />consideration, exchange with, lease to, lease from, sell to, or purchase from any other governmental <br />unit any interest in real or personal property. <br />(c) Action under this section shall be taken by the governing body of the governmental unit. Action <br />hereunder by any State agency, except the Department of Transportation, shall be taken only after <br />approval by the Department of Administration. Action with regard to State property under the control of <br />the Department of Transportation shall be taken by the Department of Transportation or its duly <br />authorized delegate. Provided, any county board of education or board of education for any city <br />administrative unit may, upon such terms and conditions as it deems wise, lease to another <br />governmental unit for one dollar ($1.00) per year any real property owned or held by the board which <br />has been determined by the board to be unnecessary or undesirable for public school purposes. (1969, <br />c. 806; 1971, c. 698, s. 1; 1973, c. 507, s. 5; 1975, c. 455; c. 664, s. 9; c. 879, s. 46; 1977, c. 464, s. 34; <br />2001 -328, s. 6.) <br />§ 160A -275, Warranty deeds. <br />Any city, county, or other municipal corporation is authorized to execute and deliver deeds to any <br />real property with full covenants of warranty, without regard to how the property was acquired, when, <br />in the opinion of the governing body, it is in the best interest of the city, county, or other municipal <br />corporation to convey by warranty deed. Members of the governing boards of counties, cities, and other <br />municipal corporations are hereby relieved of any personal or individual liability by reason of the <br />execution of warranty deeds to governmentally owned property unless they act in fraud, malice, or bad <br />faith. (1945, c. 962; 1955, c. 935; 1969, cc, 48, 223, 332; c. 1003, s. 5; 1971, c. 698, s. 1.) <br />160A -276, Sale of stocks, bonds, and other securities. <br />A city may sell through a broker without complying with the preceding sections of this Article shares <br />of common and preferred stock, bonds, options, and warrants or other rights with respect to stocks and <br />bonds, and other securities, when the stock, bond, or other right or security has an established market <br />and is traded in the usual course of business on a national stock exchange or over -the- counter by <br />reputable brokers and securities dealers. The city may pay the usual fees and taxes incident to such <br />transactions. Nothing in this section authorizes a city to deal in its own bonds in any manner <br />inconsistent with Chapter 159 of the General Statutes, nor to invest in any securities not authorized by <br />G.S. 159 -30, (1973, c. 426, s. 44.) <br />§ 160A -277. Sale of land to volunteer fire departments and rescue squads; procedure. <br />(a) A city, upon such terms and conditions as it deems wise, with or without monetary consideration <br />may lease, sell or convey to a volunteer fire department or to a volunteer rescue squad any land or <br />interest in land, for the purpose of constructing or expanding fire department or rescue squad facilities, <br />if the volunteer fire department or volunteer rescue squad provides fire protection or rescue services to <br />the city. <br />(b) Any lease, sale or conveyance under this section must be approved by the city council by <br />resolution adopted at a regular meeting of the council upon 10 days' public notice, Notice shall be given <br />by publication describing the property to be leased or sold, stating the value of the properties, the <br />E -1 <br />Attachment number 1 \n <br />Page 31 <br />