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JUN 4 1975 • the governing bodies (i.e., the City Council and the Board of County Commissioners) as the recommendations of that commission. (4) Thereafter, the governing bodies would be em- powered to adopt the comprehensive plan by majority vote. (This has been done by the City but not the County.) Following such adoption of the comprehensive plan, under this Chapter, nothing could be "constructed, altered or authorized" which was not in conformity with the plan unless speci- fically authorized by the joint planning com- mission with the concurrence of the governing bodies (The City's Ordinance accomplishes this in part [except for "problem areas"). The pro- posal before the County does not. (6) The comprehensive plan would be subject to review and up -dating at least once each year. (This is embodied in both the City and the proposed County Ordinances.) The governing bodies would be empowered to enact zoning ordinances regulating construction and land uses in conformity with the comprehen- sive plan. (The City's Ordinance contemplates this, but the proposal before the County is contra.) (5) (7) In this City and County, a joint planning commission was created between the City and County which consisted primarily of elected or appointed officeholders. That Commission did not itself gather information, hold public hearings or devel- op a comprehensive plan. Instead, beginning in August 1971, and each year thereafter, the joint planning commission, on behalf of and with the approval of the City and County gover- ning bodies, entered into contracts with the Department of Community Affairs "under Chapter �" for 701 funds to finance these activities. They also entered into concurrent contracts with Adley & Associates to engage in these activities in their behalf with the assistance of the joint City - County planning department. Thus, the joint planning commission was a conduit for disbursing contracted 701 funds to Adley & Associates and, in part, to the joint planning departr nt. Of course, addi- tional local tax funds were expended on thr-e activities by the planning department. -4- 4 1.c:r.