2003 House Bill 4284 ↩

House Roll Call 486: Passed

To authorize local units of government to form joint planning commissions having the same power and authority as traditional single-unit planning commissions. The bill specifies the procedures by which communities may enter and exit a joint planning commission; authorizes them to establish the number, qualifications and terms of commission members; and defines the powers of a joint commission. Voters of a community could vote on a joint planning commission ordinance by submitting a petition signed by electors numbering at least 15 percent of the total votes cast for all candidates for governor at the last preceding general election in the municipality within 30 days following the ordinance’s publication.