13-3-103. Organization of regional planning commissions Executive engineer secretary Expenses Rules and records.
Each regional planning commission shall elect its chair from among its appointed members. The term of the chair shall be one (1) year with eligibility for reelection. The commission may create and fill such other offices as it may determine. It has the power to appoint and fix the compensation of an executive engineer secretary, who shall preferably be qualified by training and experience in city, regional or state planning; provided, that any such appointment shall be subject to the approval of the department of economic and community development. It has the power and authority to appoint and fix the compensation of such other employees and staff as it may deem necessary for its work, and may contract with planners and other experts for such service as it may require. The expenditures of any regional planning commission in any year shall be within the amount approved for the purpose by the department. Any regional commission may receive from the department, and the department may, out of its own available funds or appropriations, contribute moneys to such regional commission to assist it in financing its work, and the regional commission may receive gifts from other sources. Insofar as the expenditure of any regional planning commission is not covered by such contribution or gifts, the legislative body or bodies of each county lying wholly or partly within the region, and the board of aldermen or commissioners or other chief legislative body or bodies of the municipality or municipalities within the region, may agree upon the proportion of such expenditure which is to be borne by such county, counties, municipality or municipalities respectively, and may levy and appropriate the funds necessary for the respective shares as thus agreed upon, and, upon the orders or vouchers signed by the chair of the regional planning commission, the county executive of any such county or the appropriate officer of any such municipality is empowered and directed to draw warrants upon the county or municipal treasury in accordance with such agreement. Each regional planning commission shall adopt rules for the transaction of business and shall keep a record of its resolutions, transactions, findings and determinations, which shall be a public record.
13-3-103. Organization of regional planning commissions Executive engineer secretary Expenses Rules and records.
Each regional planning commission shall elect its chair from among its appointed members. The term of the chair shall be one (1) year with eligibility for reelection. The commission may create and fill such other offices as it may determine. It has the power to appoint and fix the compensation of an executive engineer secretary, who shall preferably be qualified by training and experience in city, regional or state planning; provided, that any such appointment shall be subject to the approval of the department of economic and community development. It has the power and authority to appoint and fix the compensation of such other employees and staff as it may deem necessary for its work, and may contract with planners and other experts for such service as it may require. The expenditures of any regional planning commission in any year shall be within the amount approved for the purpose by the department. Any regional commission may receive from the department, and the department may, out of its own available funds or appropriations, contribute moneys to such regional commission to assist it in financing its work, and the regional commission may receive gifts from other sources. Insofar as the expenditure of any regional planning commission is not covered by such contribution or gifts, the legislative body or bodies of each county lying wholly or partly within the region, and the board of aldermen or commissioners or other chief legislative body or bodies of the municipality or municipalities within the region, may agree upon the proportion of such expenditure which is to be borne by such county, counties, municipality or municipalities respectively, and may levy and appropriate the funds necessary for the respective shares as thus agreed upon, and, upon the orders or vouchers signed by the chair of the regional planning commission, the county executive of any such county or the appropriate officer of any such municipality is empowered and directed to draw warrants upon the county or municipal treasury in accordance with such agreement. Each regional planning commission shall adopt rules for the transaction of business and shall keep a record of its resolutions, transactions, findings and determinations, which shall be a public record.
13-3-103. Organization of regional planning commissions Executive engineer secretary Expenses Rules and records.
Each regional planning commission shall elect its chair from among its appointed members. The term of the chair shall be one (1) year with eligibility for reelection. The commission may create and fill such other offices as it may determine. It has the power to appoint and fix the compensation of an executive engineer secretary, who shall preferably be qualified by training and experience in city, regional or state planning; provided, that any such appointment shall be subject to the approval of the department of economic and community development. It has the power and authority to appoint and fix the compensation of such other employees and staff as it may deem necessary for its work, and may contract with planners and other experts for such service as it may require. The expenditures of any regional planning commission in any year shall be within the amount approved for the purpose by the department. Any regional commission may receive from the department, and the department may, out of its own available funds or appropriations, contribute moneys to such regional commission to assist it in financing its work, and the regional commission may receive gifts from other sources. Insofar as the expenditure of any regional planning commission is not covered by such contribution or gifts, the legislative body or bodies of each county lying wholly or partly within the region, and the board of aldermen or commissioners or other chief legislative body or bodies of the municipality or municipalities within the region, may agree upon the proportion of such expenditure which is to be borne by such county, counties, municipality or municipalities respectively, and may levy and appropriate the funds necessary for the respective shares as thus agreed upon, and, upon the orders or vouchers signed by the chair of the regional planning commission, the county executive of any such county or the appropriate officer of any such municipality is empowered and directed to draw warrants upon the county or municipal treasury in accordance with such agreement. Each regional planning commission shall adopt rules for the transaction of business and shall keep a record of its resolutions, transactions, findings and determinations, which shall be a public record.
