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(b) To adopt rules of procedure for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business, and to appoint from among its members a chairman to serve annually, provided that such chairman may be subject to reelection. (c) To adopt an official seal utilizing the name of the Council. (d) To maintain an office at such place or places within the comprehensive planning district as it may designate. (e) To employ and to compensate such personnel, consultants, and technical and professional assistants, as it shall deem necessary to exercise the powers and perform the duties set forth in this agreement. (f) To make and enter all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers. (g) To hold public hearings and sponsor public forums in any part of the regional area whenever it deems necessary or useful in the execution of its other functions. (h) To sue and be sued in its own name. (i) To accept and receive, for public purposes, funds, grants and services from the Federal Government or its agencies; from departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of state, municipal or local government; from other public or quasi public entities, and from private or civic sources. (j) To receive and expend such sums of money as shall be from time to time appropriated for its use by any county or municipality where approved by the Council and to act as an agency to receive and to expend federal funds for planning and other public purposes. (k) To act in advisory capacity to the constituent local governments in regional, metropolitan, county and municipal planning matters. (1) To cooperate, in the exercise of its planning functions, with federal and state agencies in planning disaster preparedness and emergency management. (m) To fix and collect membership fees, and service charges and fees for planning review and other services provided by Council. (n) To acquire, own, hold in custody, operate, maintain, lease or sell real or personal property. (o) To incur debts, liabilities or obligations which do not constitute the debts, liabilities or obligations of any parties to this agreement. (p) To accept gifts, grants, assistance, funds, or bequests. (q) To enter into agreements with respect to the receipt and expenditures of grants or other funds, including but not limited agreements as to revolving and other loan funds, and to exercise such powers as shall be necessary or appropriate to implement such grants or other funding, which shall include (but not be limited to) the power to hold and manage such funds, to enter into loan agreementsor other agreements relating thereto and to enforce and collect loan payments thereunder, and to lend and re-lend such funds for the public purposes to be accomplished with such grant or other funding. (r) To conduct studies of the region's resources. 10