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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 <br /> from among its members a chairman to serve annually, provided that such chairman inay be subject to <br /> reelection. <br /> (c) To adopt an official seal utilizing the name of the Council . <br /> (d) To maintain an office at such place or places within the comprehensive planning district as it may <br /> designate . <br /> (e) To employ and to compensate such personnel , consultants, and technical and professional assistants, as it <br /> shall deem necessary to exercise the powers and perform the duties set forth in this agreement. <br /> (f) To make and enter all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties <br /> and the execution of its powers . <br /> (g) To hold public hearings and sponsor public forums in any part of the regional area whenever it deems <br /> necessary or useful in the execution of its other functions . <br /> (h) To sue and be sued in its own name . <br /> (i) To accept and receive, for public purposes , funds, grants and services from the Federal Government or its <br /> agencies ; from departments , agencies, and instrumentalities of state, municipal or local government; <br /> from other public or quasi public entities, and from private or civic sources . <br /> 0 ) To receive and expend such sums of money as shall be from time to time appropriated for its use by any <br /> county or municipality where approved by the Council and to act as an agency to receive and to expend <br /> federal funds for planning and other public purposes. <br /> (k) To act in advisory capacity to the constituent local governments in regional , metropolitan, county and <br /> municipal planning matters . <br /> (1) To cooperate, in the exercise of its planning functions, with federal and state agen ies in planning <br /> disaster preparedness and emergency management. <br /> (m) To fix and collect membership fees, and service charges and fees for planning review and other services <br /> provided by Council . <br /> (n) To acquire, own, hold in custody, operate, maintain, lease or sell real or personal grope <br /> ( o) To incur debts, liabilities or obligations which do not constitute the debts, liabilities oro ligations of any <br /> parties to this agreement. <br /> (p) To accept gifts, grants , assistance, funds, or bequests . <br /> ( q) To enter into agreements with respect to the receipt and expenditures of grants or other funds, including <br /> but not limited agreements as to revolving and other loan funds, and to exercise such powers as shall be <br /> necessary or appropriate to implement such grants or other funding, which shall include (but not be <br /> limited to) the power to hold and manage such funds, to enter into loan agreements or other agreements <br /> relating thereto and to enforce and collect loan payments thereunder, and to lend and re lend such funds <br /> for the public purposes to be accomplished with such grant or other funding . <br /> (r) To conduct studies of the region ' s resources . <br /> 10 <br />