Regional Intergovernmental Council

      315 D Street, South Charleston, WV 25303

      304.744.4258

The Regional Intergovernmental Council (RIC) serves local governments within the four-county region of Boone, Clay, Kanawha and Putnam Counties. One of 11 regional planning and development councils located within the state of West Virginia, RIC provides an array of services which support economic development, planning and inter-governmental cooperation.

The mission of RIC is twofold: to provide a mechanism for dealing with planning and development issues on a multi-jurisdictional or regional basis, and to provide a local resource to assist local units of government, especially those which are too small to maintain staffs for grant writing and planning.

Among these services:

Census Affiliate Data Center and a Business and Industry Data Center, maintaining and distributing demographic and economic data on a request basis.

It also acts as a "clearinghouse" for State Intergovernmental Review, allowing local governments and affected agencies the opportunity to be aware of, and comment on, federal funding applications of other entities.  

Another responsibility is the development of an annual Overall Economic Development Plan / Regional Development Plan, which becomes incorporated into a parallel statewide document prepared by the West Virginia Development Office.  

RIC also serves as the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the Charleston Metropolitan Area, comprised of Kanawha and Putnam Counties. As such, it is responsible for coordinating the development of transportation plans and programs in the area.