28I.3 - ORGANIZATION.
28I.3 ORGANIZATION.
The joint planning commission shall elect one of its members as
chairperson who shall serve for one year or until the chairperson is
re-elected or the chairperson's successor is elected. The commission
shall appoint a secretary who may be an officer or an employee of a
governing body or of the commission. The members of the commission
shall meet not less than four times a year at the call of the
chairperson and at such other times as the chairperson or the members
of the commission shall determine, shall adopt rules for the
transaction of business, and shall keep a record of their
resolutions, transactions, findings and determinations, which record
shall be a public record. The commission may employ such employees
and staff as it may deem necessary for its work, including a director
of planning and consultants. In the performance of its duties, the
commission may co-operate with, contract with, and accept and expend
funds from federal, state, or local agencies, public or semipublic
agencies, or private individuals or corporations, and may carry out
such co-operative undertakings and contract. It may enter into other
contracts and make expenditures for the purchase of required
equipment and supplies, and exercise all other powers necessary to
carry out the purposes of this chapter. The expenditures of the
commission, exclusive of gifts or grants to the commission or its
contract receipts, shall be within the amounts appropriated or
provided to the commission by the governing bodies of the area served
by the commission, who are empowered to determine, agree upon, and
appropriate funds for the payment of the expenses of the commission
of their respective shares thereof. The governing bodies of the area
served by the commission shall co-operate with the commission and may
aid the commission by furnishing staff, services and property. Section History: Early Form
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 473A.3] Section History: Recent Form
C91, § 28I.3