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28I.1 - AUTHORITY OF GOVERNING BODIES -- JOINT COMMISSION.

        28I.1  AUTHORITY OF GOVERNING BODIES -- JOINT
      COMMISSION.
         The governing bodies of two or more adjoining cities,
      independently or together with the governing body or bodies of the
      county or counties within which such cities are located, or the
      governing bodies of two or more adjoining counties, or a county and
      its major city or cities, or the governing bodies of one or more
      counties together with the governing bodies of one or more cities
      adjoining such county or counties, or any of the above together with
      a school district, benefited water district, benefited fire district,
      sanitary district or any other similar district which may be formed
      under an Act of the legislature may co-operate in the creation of a
      joint planning commission which may be designated to be a regional or
      metropolitan planning commission, as agreed among the governing
      bodies.  The governing bodies of cities, counties, school districts
      or other governmental units may co-operate with the governing bodies
      of the cities and counties or other authorized governing bodies of
      any adjoining state or states in the creation of such a joint
      planning commission where such co-operation has been authorized by
      law by the adjoining state or states.
         The joint planning commission shall be separate and apart from the
      governmental units creating it, may sue and be sued, contract for the
      purchase and sale of real and personal property necessary for its
      purposes, and shall be a juristic entity as the term is used in
      section 97C.2, subsection 6.  

         Section History: Early Form

         [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 473A.1] 

         Section History: Recent Form

         C91, § 28I.1