Pursuant to the provisions of T.C.A. 13-4-101 and 13-3-102 there is hereby created a Municipal Regional Planning Commission, hereinafter referred to as the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission shall consist of seven (7) members. One member shall be the Mayor of the City of Paris, or a City Commissioner designated by the Mayor and one (1) of the members shall be a member of the City Commission selected by the Board of Commissioners. The other five (5) members shall be appointed by the Mayor. All members of the Planning Commission shall serve as such without compensation. Except for the initial appointments, the terms of the five (5) appointed members of the Planning Commission shall be for three (3) years each. The terms of the Mayor, or the Mayor's designee, and the member selected from the Board of Commissioners shall be concurrent with their terms of office on the Board of Commissioners. One (1) member of the Planning Commission shall reside within the regional area outside of the Municipal boundaries known as the Planning Region that is served by the Planning Commission as a Regional Planning Commission. Any vacancy in an appointed membership shall be filled for the unexpired term by the Mayor who shall also have authority to remove any appointed member at the Mayor's pleasure. (Ord. 1170, 06/10/14)

The Planning Commission shall be organized and carry out its powers, functions, and duties in accordance with Title 13 of the Tennessee Code Annotated.

Having been designated as a Regional Planning Commission pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 13-3-102, the Municipal Planning Commission shall have the additional powers granted by and shall otherwise be governed by the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 13-3.