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147.670 Additional powers and duties of commission.

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147.670 Additional powers and duties of commission. The area planning commission shall have the power and duty to: <br>(1) Prepare an area-wide comprehensive plan of the entire area within its jurisdiction, which includes all territory incorporated and unincorporated within the counties <br>signator thereto. The area-wide comprehensive plan shall include at least all <br>comprehensive plan elements and research requirements prescribed in KRS Chapter <br>100, so that the planning commissions of local planning units as established under <br>KRS Chapter 100 and their respective legislative bodies, may adopt all or parts of <br>said area-wide comprehensive plan, as it applies to their respective areas of <br>jurisdiction, as a means of fulfilling the applicable requirements of KRS Chapter <br>100. This area-wide comprehensive plan shall be reviewed and amended, if <br>necessary, at least once every five (5) years; (2) Appoint an executive director for the commission and fix his compensation. The director shall be qualified by training and experience in the field of planning and <br>zoning; (3) Upon written request of a city or county within the territory of the area planning commission, the area planning commission's staff may prepare and submit for <br>consideration to the appropriate local planning unit, zoning ordinances based on the <br>comprehensive plans of such local planning unit. The area planning commission <br>staff assigned to perform such work shall consult with the appropriate local <br>planning unit as established under KRS Chapter 100, the city or county legislative <br>bodies, and all property owners who are directly affected by any change in the <br>zoning ordinance applicable to such local planning unit; (4) Prescribe the qualifications of, appoint, remove, and fix the compensation of employees of the commission; (5) Prepare, publish, and distribute reports and other material relating to the business of the commission; (6) Prepare and submit an annual budget to the area planning council for the operation of the commission; (7) Exercise general supervision of and make regulations for the administration of the affairs of the commission; (8) Establish policies, procedures, and priorities for assigning staff and providing services to planning units established under the provision of KRS Chapter 100, their <br>respective cities and counties, and other public and private agencies and <br>organizations, and may, irrespective of KRS 147.675, enter into agreements with <br>cities, counties, and other public agencies and organizations in accordance with the <br>provisions of KRS 65.210 to 65.300 for the administration of KRS 65.8801 to <br>65.8839 and KRS Chapters 99, 99A, 100, and 198B; and (9) Keep an accurate and complete record of all commission proceedings, financial statements, and annually report to the various cities and counties signators to the <br>agreement provided in KRS 147.620. Effective: June 26, 2007 History: Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 106, sec. 1, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 253, sec. 7, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1968 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 168, sec. 2. -- Created 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 248, sec. 7.