or ▁is ▁the ▁Regional verband ▁Mitt ler er ▁Ne ck ar ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁which ▁was ▁renamed ▁to ▁Regional verband ▁Stuttgart ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁By ▁law ▁it ▁was ▁transferred ▁into ▁the ▁Ver band ▁Region ▁Stuttgart ▁on ▁February , ▁ 7 th ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁There by ▁the ▁new ▁association ▁besides ▁the ▁regional ▁planning , ▁received ▁additional ▁tasks ▁and ▁has ▁as ▁the ▁only ▁regional ▁association ▁in ▁Baden - W ür ttemberg ▁a ▁directly ▁elected ▁parliament . ▁The ▁regional ▁assembly ▁of ▁the ▁Ver band ▁Region ▁Stuttgart ▁is ▁elected ▁every ▁five ▁years . ▁ ▁Further ▁association ▁bodies ▁besides ▁the ▁regional ▁assembly ▁are ▁the ▁honor ary ▁chairman ▁elected ▁by ▁the ▁assembly ▁out ▁of ▁its ▁members ▁for ▁ 5 ▁years ▁and ▁the ▁regional ▁director ▁elected ▁for ▁ 8 ▁years ▁who ▁is ▁temporary ▁full - time ▁public ▁official . ▁The ▁regional ▁director ▁represents ▁the ▁association ▁and ▁leads ▁the ▁Administration . ▁His ▁office ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁associations ▁office ▁in ▁Stuttgart . ▁The ▁association ▁addition ally ▁has ▁an ▁office ▁in ▁Br uss els . ▁ ▁The ▁Bud get ▁of ▁the ▁V RS ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁was ▁ 3 8 9 ▁million ▁Euro ▁( 2 0 1 5 : ▁ 3 2 3 ▁million ▁Euro ). ▁ ▁Task s ▁ ▁Import ant ▁comp uls ory ▁tasks ▁of ▁the ▁V RS ▁are ▁amongst ▁others : ▁▁ ▁regional ▁spatial ▁planning ▁( reg ional ▁planning ) ▁ ▁regional ▁transport ation ▁planning ▁and ▁public ▁transport ▁ ▁regional ▁economic ▁promotion ▁ ▁Sp