KRS 147.670: Additional powers and duties of commission.

The area planning commission shall have the power and duty to:

(1) Prepare an area -wide comprehensive plan of the entire area within its jurisdiction,

which includes all territory incorporated and unincorporated within the counties

signator thereto. The ar ea-wide comprehensive plan shall include at least all

comprehensive plan elements and research requirements prescribed in KRS Chapter

100, so that the planning commissions of local planning units as established under

KRS Chapter 100 and their respective le gislative bodies, may adopt all or parts of

said area -wide comprehensive plan, as it applies to their respective areas of

jurisdiction, as a means of fulfilling the applicable requirements of KRS Chapter

100. This area -wide comprehensive plan shall be revi ewed and amended, if

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

zoning;

(3) Upon writ ten 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

consideration to the appropriate local planning unit, zoning ordinances based on the

comprehensive plans o f such local planning unit. The area planning commission

staff assigned to perform such work shall consult with the appropriate local

planning unit as established under KRS Chapter 100, the city or county legislative

bodies, and all property owners who are directly affected by any change in the

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

respective cities and counties, and other public and private a gencies and

organizations, and may, irrespective of KRS 147.675, enter into agreements with

cities, counties, and other public agencies and organizations in accordance with the

provisions of KRS 65.210 to 65.300 for the administration of KRS 65.8801 to

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

agreement provided in KRS 147.620.