The local government division shall have the power, authority and responsibility to engage in research, conduct surveys and examine the operation and activities, including but not limited to the purchasing practices, of local public bodies, submitting to the governor and the legislature and local public bodies measures to secure greater administrative efficiency and economy, to minimize the duplication of activities, and to effect a better organization and consolidation of functions among local public bodies. History: 1953 Comp., § 11-2-59, enacted by Laws 1957, ch. 250, § 4; 1975, ch. 164, § 1.
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