The planning council shall prepare, annually, a proposed budget and work program to be submitted to the hereinafter described legislative committee of the planning council, for review and recommendation to each participating jurisdiction for subsequent approval. This total budget proposed for the operation of the planning council and its staff must be submitted to the legislative committee sufficiently in advance of annual preliminary budget hearings by participating jurisdictions, to permit adequate review by each political unit in order to ascertain its appropriation and/or share of the work load.

The budget shall become final only after each member jurisdiction has finally approved its appropriation to the planning council and the planning council has met to make final allocation of available funds.

Authority is also granted for the acceptance of such lawful grants of money, gifts, services, and use of property as may be appropriate to the furtherance of these joint efforts. (Added by § 7 of Agreement adopted Jan. 31, 1966).