§ 45-22.1-2 Creation, appointment, and
operation of joint municipal planning commission. –
The governing bodies of two (2) or more municipalities may, by ordinance or
resolution, authorize the establishment and participation or membership in, and
support of, a joint municipal planning commission. The number and
qualifications of the members of the planning commission and their terms and
method of appointment or removal shall be determined and agreed upon by the
governing bodies. Members of a joint municipal planning commission shall serve
without salary but may be paid expenses incurred in the performance of their
duties. The joint municipal planning commission shall elect a chairperson whose
term does not exceed one year and who is eligible for reelection. The
commission may create and fill any other offices that it may determine. Every
joint municipal planning commission shall adopt rules for the transaction of
business and keep a record of its resolutions, transactions, findings, and
determinations, which record is a public record. Each participating or member
municipality may, from time to time, upon the request of the joint municipal
planning commission, assign or detail to the commission any employees of the
municipality to make special surveys or studies.
(P.L. 1963, ch. 206, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 301, § 1.)