Promotion Of Public Interest In Plan; Conferences And Consultations; Gifts; Transfer Of Powers And Duties Of Zoning Board To Planning Commission; Powers Of Planning Commission - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 125.106

Sec. 6.

(1) The commission shall have the power to promote public interest in an understanding of the plan and to that end may publish and distribute copies of the county plan or of any report thereon and may employ such other means of publicity and education as it may determine advisable. Members of the commission, when duly authorized by the commission, may attend conferences and meetings dealing with planning problems and techniques, and any hearings on pending planning legislation, and the commission may, by resolution, pay the reasonable traveling expenses incident to such attendance. The county planning commission, as a part of its duties, shall consult and advise with public officials and public agencies, other planning commissions or committees, private organizations and agencies, and citizens of the county to develop adequate support and understanding of the objectives of the county plan. The commission shall have the right to accept and use gifts.

(2) The board of county commissioners, by resolution, may transfer to the planning commission all powers, duties and responsibilities prescribed by Act No. 183 of the Public Acts of 1943, as amended, being sections 125.201 to 125.232 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, for zoning boards created thereunder. If the existing zoning board is nearing completion of its zoning plan, the board of county commissioners shall postpone transfer of the zoning board's powers until completion of the zoning plan, but the postponement shall not exceed 1 year. In a county where the planning commission has been granted powers of the zoning commission, 1 member of the planning commission shall be designated as a member of the zoning board of appeals. In general the commission shall have such powers as may be necessary to fulfill its functions and carry out the purposes of this act.