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RELEVANT LINKS: <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.371. <br />See Handbook, <br />Intergovernmental <br />Cooperation. <br />See LMC information memo <br />LMCIT Liability Coverage <br />Guide. <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.372. <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.373, subd. <br />1. <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.373, subd. <br />2. <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.374. <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.375. <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.383. <br />The city must provide staff for the preparation and administration of land use <br />controls unless otherwise agreed by the governmental units composing the <br />board. <br />C. Regional planning boards <br />Any two or more counties, cities or towns may enter into a joint powers <br />agreement to conduct regional planning activities. The participating entities <br />do not need to be contiguous. <br />The joint powers agreement creating a regional planning agency should: <br />• Establish a board composed of members selected from the governing <br />bodies of the participating governmental units. <br />• Set the number of board members. <br />• Establish terms of office for board members. <br />• Establish a method for member appointment and removal. <br />• Create a framework for adoption of a regional plan and provide timelines <br />for review and comment on the plan by participating governmental units. <br />• Create a framework for review of participating governmental unit <br />comprehensive plans and a timeline for comment on such plans by the <br />regional board. <br />The regional planning board may hire a planning director and staff, including <br />consultants, and appoint an advisory planning commission. <br />The regional planning board may prepare a plan for the development of the <br />region. However, the plan may not be adopted by the regional planning board <br />until it has been referred to the governing bodies of all participating units for <br />their review and their recommendation. <br />Once the plan has been prepared, participating governmental units within the <br />region may adopt all or any portion of the regional development plan. <br />When a regional plan is adopted, the regional planning agency must send a <br />copy of the plan and any future revisions to the commissioner of employment <br />and economic development, to the governing bodies of cooperating <br />governmental units, and to the planning agencies in contiguous areas. <br />D. Regional development commissions and <br />comprehensive planning activities <br />Regional development commissions are separate entities from regional <br />development boards. <br />League of Minnesota Cities Information Memo: <br />Planning Commission Guide <br />12/16/2024 <br />Page 25 <br />