Section 24. There shall be a metropolitan area planning council, in this section and in sections twenty-five to twenty-nine, inclusive, called the council. Said council shall consist of one representative from each city and town of the metropolitan area planning district who shall be appointed by the mayor or, if the city has a manager, by the city manager, and in the case of a town, by the board of selectmen or, if the town has a manager, by the town manager, twenty-one persons to be appointed by the governor of which number there shall be sufficient representation of minority and low-income groups so as to substantially represent their viewpoints in the area to be served by the council; and the following officers or their respective designees who shall be members ex officiis: — the chairman of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, the chairman of the Massachusetts Port Authority, the chairman of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, the commissioner of the department of conservation and recreation, the chairman of the board of directors of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, the commissioner of highways, the secretary of housing and economic development, the director of housing and community development, the commissioner of environmental protection, the chairman of the Boston Redevelopment Authority, the commissioner of public works of the city of Boston and the executive director of the Boston Water and Sewer Commission.
The municipal appointing authority of any city or town may designate an alternate representative to serve coterminously with the representative appointed under this section. Upon the expiration of the term of any appointed or alternate member, his successor shall be appointed in like manner for a term of three years. The appropriate appointing authority shall fill any vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title VII - Cities, Towns and Districts
Chapter 40b - Regional Planning
Section 2 - Purpose of Chapter
Section 2a - Regional or District Groupings; Consent to Placement
Section 4 - District Planning Commissions; Membership; Employees; Meetings
Section 4a - Executive Committees; Establishment; Membership; Powers and Duties; Reports
Section 5 - Powers and Duties; Reports
Section 5a - Agreement for Water Favorability Studies
Section 5b - Economic Development Regional Commissions; Authorization to Act
Section 6 - Cooperation of State Agencies With Planning Commissions
Section 8 - Borrowing in Anticipation of Revenue From Member Municipalities
Section 9 - Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District; Establishment
Section 10 - Membership; Termination
Section 11 - Dissolution of Regional Planning Districts; Transitional Provisions; Procedure
Section 12 - Commission; Membership; Appointment; Term
Section 13 - Advisory Committee; Membership; Appointment; Term; Removal; Vacancies
Section 14 - Powers and Duties
Section 15 - Executive Officers; Committees; Meetings; Rules and Records; Expenses
Section 16 - Executive Director; Employees; Tenure; Compensation
Section 17 - Contracts; Expenditures and Obligations
Section 18 - Estimate of Costs; Fiscal Year; Assessment; Limitation; Payment; Reserve Funds; Audit
Section 19 - Data Exchange Between Agencies
Section 22 - Appeal to Housing Appeals Committee; Procedure; Judicial Review
Section 24 - Metropolitan Area Planning Council; Composition; Appointments; Vacancies
Section 26 - Establishment; Composition
Section 27 - Mutual Exchange of Data, Etc. Between Council and Other Governmental Agencies
Section 29 - Inter-Agency Agreements; Expenditures; Assessments; Gifts, Grants, etc.; Fund