Section 405. Central staff

To meet areawide transportation planning needs
  and  to  provide centralized services to the transportation coordinating
  committees, the council shall provide for a central staff, and  a  staff
  director  appointed by the council from a list provided by the permanent
  co-chairperson. The staff director shall be accountable to  the  council
  for  results  of  that  portion  of  the transportation planning program
  assigned to the central staff, and for the economy and efficiency of the
  central staff operation. Central staff activities shall  be  limited  to
  transportation and transportation related matters and may include:
    1. data collection, monitoring and analysis;
    2. demographic analysis and forecasting;
    3. strategic transportation planning;
    4. regional transportation systems planning;
    5.  travel  simulation  and modelling and other technical planning and
  planning services;
    6. mapping services;
    7. administrative services including contract administration; and
    8. special studies of regional significance.
    * NB Expired June 30, 1983
    * NB There are 2 § 405's