(5)__Professional services, such as those provided by attorneys, consultants, facilitators and architects; and

(6)__Administrative services and costs, such as photocopying, printing, telephone service and travel costs.

Administrative and other costs of ongoing operations that would otherwise be budgeted by a municipality, county or regional government subdivision are not eligible costs.

6.__Fund.__"Fund" means the Fund for the Efficient Delivery of Local and Regional Services established by section 5681, subsection 3.

7.__Planning grant.__"Planning grant" means a grant award from the fund pursuant to section 6208 to cover eligible costs of developing a qualifying project for a cooperative services grant.

8.__Qualifying project.__"Qualifying project" means a project designed to achieve significant and sustainable savings in the cost of delivering local and regional governmental services that reduces the demand for property tax revenues through collaborative approaches to service delivery, enhanced regional delivery systems, consolidated administrative services, broad- based purchasing alliances and interlocal agreements.

9. Regional government subdivision.__"Regional government subdivision" means:

A.__A regional planning commission or regional council of governments established under chapter 119; or

B.__A legal entity created by interlocal agreement pursuant to chapter 115.

§6202.__Fund source; nonlapsing; dedicated, special revenue

account

The fund consists of revenues transferred from the Local Government Fund pursuant to section 5681, subsection 5-B and any funds received as contributions from private and public sources. Eligible investment earnings credited to the assets of the fund become part of the assets of the fund. Any balance remaining in the fund at the end of any fiscal year must be carried forward to the next fiscal year.__The fund is a dedicated, special revenue account.