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SUBJECT:
Amending Whatcom County Code Section 2.78, modifying makeup of the Solid Waste Advisory Committee.
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SUMMARYSTATEMENT.•
Modification requested in Whatcom County Code 2.78 establishing
Solid Waste Advisory Committee. Requested change will modify
membership makeup to allow either elected officials or appointed
designees from the small cities and Bellingham. This should improve
attendance and participation in the Committee.
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COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN.-
2002 -279 7/16/2002: Introduced
7/30/2002: Adopted 6 -0, Crawford absent, Ord #2002 -050
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SPONSORED BY: Consent
PROPOSED BY: Solid Waste Advisory Comm.
INTRODUCTION DATE:7/16/02
ORDINANCE NO. 2002 -050
AMENDING WHATCOM COUNTY CODE SECTION 2.78
MODIFIYING THE MEMBERSHIP MAKEUP OF THE
SOLID WASTE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
WHEREAS, the Whatcom County Council adopted Ordinance No. 85 -90, the
Ordinance establishing the Solid Waste Advisory Committee, on November 21, 1985,
and amended said ordinance on January 11, 1991; again on May 11, 1993; and
WHEREAS, Whatcom County Code 2.78 provides for a eleven- member
Whatcom County Solid Waste Advisory Committee, with appointments recommended
to the County Council by the County Executive; and
WHEREAS, the makeup of the committee includes elected public officials with a
representative from the City of Bellingham, other cities in the County and the
Whatcom County Council; and
WHEREAS, it has been difficult to obtain participation from elected officials from
the City of Bellingham and other cities in the County; and
WHEREAS, both the Solid Waste Advisory and Executive Committees have met,
reviewed, and commented on the ordinance and recommend changing the
membership requirements to allow elected officials or designees from the City of
Bellingham and small cities;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that
Whatcom County Code 2.78 is hereby amended as indicated below:
2.78.020 Committee — Established, The County Solid Waste Advisory Committee
is established to be comprised of a county-wide group of representatives of citizens,
41 public interest groups, business, the waste management industry, and local elected
I public officials or their appropriately appointed designees to provide for coordination
2 and information exchange between the groups about solid waste issues and to provide
3 ongoing public input and advice to Whatcom County on solid waste management
4 issues.
5 2.78.020 Committee — Members. The County Solid Waste Advisory Committee
6 shall be composed of eleven members. ThFee ef the ..._..._ -.= shall be leeal elected
7 effie a's with a FepFesentative fFern the Gity of Bell ngham, other Cities A the ff)b9t.'
g and the WhateeRg Gsuf9ty Geuigeil. Two of the members shall be local elected officials
9 or their appropriately appointed designees, who shall serve for a one -year period, with
10 one representative from the City of Bellingham and one representative from other
11 cities in the county. One member shall be a Whatcom County Counci4tnber. The
12 remaining eight members shall represent a balance of interest from the following
13 sectors: two citizen representatives, two representatives from public interest groups,
14 one business /industry representative, one representative from the waste collection
15 industry, one recycling industry representative, and one solid waste disposal facility
16 representative.
17 32 78 050 A000intments to committee. The County Executive shall be able to
18 appoint non - voting ex officio members who shall serve at the executive's discretion.
19 The County Council shall nominate and appoint members to the committee in
20 accordance with its rules of procedure as required by RCW 70.95.165.
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ADOPTED this 30 day of July, 2002
ATTEST:
Dana Brown- Davis, County Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Civil Deputy Prosecutor
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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L. War Ison, Council Chair
( Approved ( ) Denied
Pete 1r r5 tb ty Executive
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