Common use of Specific Functions Clause in Contracts

Specific Functions. The Stanislaus Council of Governments shall have the common power of the Parties hereto to plan, establish, administer, and operate an independent area planning organization and in the exercise of that power the Stanislaus Council of Governments is authorized in its own name to: 14.1.1. Employ an Executive Director as the chief administrative officer of Stanislaus Council of Governments. 14.1.2. Employ agents and employees and contract for professional services. 14.1.3. Make and enter into contracts. 14.1.4. Acquire, hold and convey real and personal property, including the power to acquire property by eminent domain. 14.1.5. Undertake the planning, design, environmental clearance and construction of transportation and other projects. 14.1.6. Cooperate with other agencies, counties and other local public agencies and participate in joint projects as necessary. 14.1.7. Incur debts, obligations and liabilities. 14.1.8. Accept contributions, grants or loans from any public or private agency or individual, or the United States, the State of California or any department, instrumentality, or agency thereof, for the purpose of financing its activities. 14.1.9. Invest money that is not needed for immediate necessities, in the same manner and upon the same conditions as other local entities in accordance with Section 53601 of the California Government Code. 14.1.10. Have appointed members and ex-officio members of the Stanislaus Council of Governments serve without compensation from the Stanislaus Council of Governments, except that members of the StanCOG Policy Board may be reimbursed for all reasonable expenses and costs relating to attendance at Stanislaus Council of Governments meetings or other Stanislaus Council of Governments business. 14.1.11. ▇▇▇ and be sued, in its own name only, but not in the name or stead of any Member Agency. 14.1.12. Exercise any and all other powers as may be provided for in California Government Code Section 6547. 14.1.13. The Stanislaus Council of Governments is hereby designated by the parties to this Agreement as the regional review agency for the purposes of acting on any appropriate proposals which may be presented to it for consideration, and as the sole regional planning representative for transmission of proposed recommendations to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development or such other agency of the Federal Government or State Government as may be designated to receive such recommendations from the Council, and as the area-wide planning organization (APO) for the County of Stanislaus as such APO is defined in pertinent State and/or Federal directives and regulations. 14.1.14. File, within 30 days of the effective date of this Agreement, a Notice of the Agreement with the office of the California Secretary of State, pursuant to California Government Code, section 6503.5 14.1.15. Do all other acts reasonable and necessary to carry out the purposes of this Agreement.