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r <br />JAM 2619�'� <br />BOOK 88 FAGr 672, <br />Regional planning councils would no longer be regulatory bodies and <br />would have no authority to set level of service standards or other <br />binding criteria on local governments. The Advisory Committee on <br />Intergovernmental Report (ACIR) also reviewed regional planning <br />councils, which fall under the sunset law. The ACIR and the ELMS <br />III both recommended that regional planning councils not be sunset, <br />but that their duties and responsibilities be changed. <br />Commissioner Bird felt that diluting their responsibilities <br />will not reduce their staff by even one person, and we still will <br />have the money -gobbling monster that we have today. <br />Commissioner Macht stressed that this session of the <br />legislature will be dealing with this topic so we really need to <br />act as soon as we can. <br />MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Tippin, SECONDED by <br />Commissioner Adams, that the Board write to all of <br />our state representatives and all the committee <br />members who are dealing directly with this issue and <br />say we are very concerned about the regulatory power <br />of the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council, <br />that we think it is not properly handled and we can <br />do a much better job working with neighboring <br />counties, as we already do, and we would like to see <br />regional planning councils either sunset or if they <br />are not sunset to at least give up their regulatory <br />power to local government and separate us from Palm <br />Beach County. <br />Under discussion, Commissioner Macht emphasized that we should <br />not be forced to associate with Palm Beach County because we have <br />nothing in common with them. <br />Chairman Bird directed Attorney Vitunac to get together with <br />Commissioner Eggert in preparing an appropriate letter. <br />THE CHAIRMAN CALLED FOR THE QUESTION. <br />It was voted on and carried unanimously. <br />46 <br />