Council of Governments

Councils of Governments are regional bodies that exist throughout the United States. They are also sometimes called regional councils, regional commissions, regional planning commissions, area agencies on aging, and development districts. A typical council is defined to serve an area of several counties, and they address issues such as regional and municipal planning, economic and community development, cartography and GIS, hazard mitigation and emergency planning, aging services, water use, pollution control, transit administration, and transportation planning.

Council membership is drawn from the county, city, and other government bodies within its area.

tate versions

* North Carolina Councils of Governments

Regional versions

* [http://www.crcog.net Centre Region Council of Governments]
* [http://www.psrc.org Puget Sound Regional Council]

County-wide version

* Maricopa Association of Governments
* Pima Association of Governments

Further reading

*Nelson Wikstrom; "Councils of Governments";" 1977, Burnham, Munger & Root, ISBN 0-88229-322-2.
*W. G. Roeseler; "Public intervention and pseudo government in urban areas : a critique of the public involvement process and the councils of government";" 1977, EMR Publications, ISBN 0-930308-03-4.

External links

* [http://www.narc.org/ National Association of Regional Councils web site]
* [http://www.narc.org/links/cogslist.html List of Councils] : "(may be incomplete)"
* [http://www.alarc.org/ Alabama Association of Regional Councils web site]