The Planning Commission shall exercise such powers and shall perform
such duties as are conferred upon such bodies by state law.
The Planning Commission may appoint such employees as it may deem necessary
for its work. The Commission may also contract with city planners, engineers,
architects and other consultants for such services as it may require. The
expenditures of the Commission, exclusive of gifts to the Commission, shall
be within the amount duly appropriated by the Council for the purpose in its
annual budget.