Table of Contents

1. Roles and Responsibilities of the Planning Commissioner 2. The Planning Commissioner’s Role in Long-Range Planning 3. Preparing for your Role as a Planning Commissioner 4. Information Available to the Commission 5. Plan Review 6. Running Meetings 7. Decision Making Principles 8. Ethics

About the Author

C. Gregory Dale and Anne F. McBride are founding principals with McBride Dale Clarion, in Cincinnati. Benjamin A. Herman is a principal in the Fort Collins office Co. of Clarion Associates and leads the firm's nationwide planning practice.