§ 50-8-51 - Establishment of board of directors; membership - Georgia Statutes

O.C.G.A. 50-8-51 (2010)
50-8-51. Establishment of board of directors; membership

(a) The Commission on Regional Planning shall be governed by a board of directors that shall initially consist of the following members:

(1) The Governor;

(2) The chairperson of each council governing each commission as defined in Code Section 50-8-31;

(3) The president or executive director of the Association County Commissioners of Georgia;

(4) The president or executive director of the Georgia Municipal Association;

(5) The commissioner of community affairs;

(6) The commissioner of economic development;

(7) The commissioner of human services;

(8) The commissioner of natural resources;

(9) The commissioner of transportation;

(10) The director of the Environmental Protection Division;

(11) The director of the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority;

(12) A designee of the Lieutenant Governor;

(13) A designee of the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and

(14) A designee of the State School Superintendent.

(b) The Governor shall serve as chairperson of the Commission on Regional Planning. The Governor is authorized to appoint other members to the Commission on Regional Planning as appropriate. The commissioner of community affairs shall serve as executive director of the Commission on Regional Planning. The chairperson of the appropriate committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives, as determined by the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, respectively, may serve as ex-officio nonvoting members of the Commission on Regional Planning.