§8-25-12. Annual Budget of Regional Council; Contributions by Governmental Units; Deposits and Disbursements
Each regional council shall adopt an annual budget, to be submitted to the participating governmental units which shall each contribute to the financing of the council according to a formula adopted by the council and approved by a majority of the counties and a majority of the municipalities participating in the regional council. All such […]
§8-25-13. Annual Report of Regional Council
On or before July thirty-first of each year, each regional council shall prepare an annual report. The regional council shall submit copies of the report to the participating governmental units and to the Governor. The report shall include the following: (a) A consolidated statement of the regional council's receipts and expenditures by category since the […]
§8-25-14. Effect of Article Upon Pending Projects and Applications
Any of the provisions of this article to the contrary notwithstanding, no pending application for federal or state grants, loans, mortgages or other types of funding nor any application for grants, loans, mortgages or other types of funding intended to supplement a pending project shall be required to be approved by any such regional council […]
§8-25-15. Construction of Article
The provisions of this article shall be liberally construed to accomplish its objectives and purposes.
§8-25-2. Definitions
The following terms, wherever used or referred to in this article, shall have the following meanings unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: (a) "Comprehensive planning" shall mean the process of (1) assessing, within a geographic area, the needs and resources of the area; (2) formulating goals, objectives, policies and standards to guide […]
§8-25-3. Powers and Duties of Governor Generally
The Governor, as chief executive officer of the state, shall be responsible for planning and development of the state's governmental, social, health, economic, environmental and physical resources. In executing this responsibility, the Governor shall: (1) Prepare, revise and update state development plans which shall, at least annually, submit to the Legislature. Such plans shall identify […]
§8-25-4. Delineation of Regions and Recommendations of Governor Thereon; Publication of Statement Fixing Regional Boundaries; Public Hearings; Certification of Regional Boundaries; Change in Boundaries
(a) Within sixty days after the effective date of this article, the Governor shall define and recommend for the purposes of this article regional boundaries embracing each municipality and county within the state. (b) In delineating boundaries of the regions, the Governor shall consider such factors as the units of local government shall express by […]
§8-25-5. Formation of Regional Councils; Purpose; Receipt of Funds and Assistance; Effect on Interstate Planning Commissions and Other Existing Organizations
(a) The Governor shall provide for an organizational meeting of each of the regional councils within sixty days after his certification pursuant to section four of this article. He shall notify the president of each county court and the mayor of each municipality of the region of the time and place of such meeting. The […]
§8-25-6. Membership, Organization, etc., of Regional Council; Executive Committee; Officers and Personnel
(a) All municipalities and all counties within the region shall be represented on the regional council. The county representative shall be the president of the county commission or a member of the county commission designated by him or her. The municipal representative shall be the mayor or a member of the governing body designated by […]
§8-25-7. Contracts for Services, Materials, etc.; Publication of Notice for Bids
Each regional council is empowered and authorized to contract for services of consultants to perform planning, development, engineering, legal or other services of a professional, specialized or technical nature; and such consultants shall be persons appropriately qualified under state statutes dealing with the applicable profession or occupation. Each such contract must have the express approval […]