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Home My WebLink Aboutord2019-007strike• Whatcom County COUNTY COURTHOUSE 311 Grand Avenue, Ste #105 Bellingham, WA 98225-4038 (360) 778-5010 Agenda Bill Master Report File Number: AB2019-046 File ID: AB2019-046 Version: 1 Status: Agenda Ready File Created: 01/07/2019 Entered by: DBrown@co.whatcom.wa.us Department: County Council Office File Type: Ordinance First Assigned to: Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee Agenda Date: 01/15/2019 Next Mtg. Date: Hearing Date: TITLE FOR AGENDA ITEM: Ordinance amending Whatcom County Code (WCC) Chapter 2.78, Solid Waste Advisory Committee SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE: Ordinance amending Whatcom County Code (WCC) Chapter 2.78, Solid Waste Advisory Committee HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE FILE Date: Acting Body: Action: Sent To: 01/15/2019 Council Finance and Administrative RECOMMENDED FOR Services Committee ADOPTION 01/15/2019 Council SUBSTITUTE AMENDED AND ADOPTED Attachments: Proposed Ordinance for Action January 15, 2019 Final Action: 01/15/2019 Enactment Date: 01/15/2019 Enactment #: ORD 2019-007 Whatcom County Page 1 Printed on 111612019 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 PROPOSED BY: INTRODUCTION DATE: ORDINANCE NO. 2019-007 AMENDING WHATCOM COUNTY CODE (WCC) CHAPTER 2.78, SOLID WASTE ADVISORY COMMITTEE WHEREAS, sections of the WCC addressing initial appointment terms are outdated and no longer apply; and WHEREAS, WCC 2.78 addresses term limits of Solid Waste Advisory Committee members; and WHEREAS, the County Council, City of Bellingham, and Small Cities have each annually appointed one representative to serve on the Advisory Committee; and WHEREAS, the term limit code language as written can be interpreted to apply to the annually -appointed elected officials; and WHEREAS, the County Council's intent is to allow each jurisdiction to designate their own representative to the Advisory Committee without restricting the number of one-year terms. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that Whatcom de Chapter 2.78 is amended as shown in Exhibit A. t0`fD�tAM l' day of January 2019 .� „;�� 9 . WHATC M OU OUNCIL ATTS'" f �- WHATC M 0 SHINGTON it t 3 Damp, roWn-7Da{ t , C1er—o `the Cou.ncil Rud Brwne, Council Chair o- r� 0 `" JAPRq)ED AS TO FO Karen Frake , civil beputy Prosecutor WHATCOM CCLUNTY EXECUTIVE WHATC JU7A�SHINGTON Jack Louw I County E cutive ( Approved ( ) Denied Date Signed: �� EXHIBIT A 2 3 CHAPTER 2.78 4 SOLID WASTE ADVISORY COMMITTEE 5 Sections: 6 2.78.010 Committee - Established. 7 2.78.020 Committee - Members. 8 2.78.030 Committee - Advice and recommendation to county executive. 9 2,78.040 Committee - Duties. 10 2.78.050 Appointments to committee. 11 2.78.060 Eligibility te seFve en eernmittee. 12 2.78.9-78 060 Filling of vacancies. 13 2.78.988 070 Terms of office. 14 2.78.898 080 Meetings - Rule promulgation. 15 2.78.4 9-090 Public works department to provide administrative support. 16 2.78.44-9 100 Members not to be compensated. 17 18 2.78.010 Committee - Established. 19 The county solid waste advisory committee is established to be comprised of a county -wide 20 group of representatives of citizens, public interest groups, business, the waste 21 management industry, and local elected public officials or their appropriately appointed 22 designees to provide for coordination and information exchange between the groups about 23 solid waste issues and to provide ongoing public input and advice to Whatcom County on 24 solid waste management issues. (Ord. 2009-022 Exh. A; Ord. 2002-050; Ord. 93-023; Ord. 25 91-002 (part); Ord. 85-90 § 1). 26 27 2.78.020 Committee - Members. 28 The county solid waste advisory committee shall be composed of 11 members. Two of the 29 members shall be local elected officials or their appropriately appointed designees-,whe 30 shall serve feF a ene yeaF peFied, with one representative from the city of Bellingham and 31 one representative from other cities in the county. One member shall be a Whatcom County 32 councilmember. The remaining eight members shall represent a balance of interest from the 33 following sectors: two citizen representatives with no financial ties to other included sectors, 34 t-wre one representatives from public interest groups, one business/industry representative, 35 one representative from the waste collection industry, one representative from agriculture 36 one recycling industry representative, and one solid waste disposal facility representative. 37 No two representatives can be from the same company or public interest group. (Ord. 38 2009-022 Exh. A; Ord. 2002-050; Ord. 93-023; Ord. 91-002 (part); Ord. 85-90 § 2). 39 40 2.78.030 Committee - Advice and recommendation to county executive. 41 The county solid waste advisory committee shall advise and make recommendation to the 42 county executive and council on matters within their scope and charge. (Ord. 2009-022 43 Exh. A; Ord. 85-90 § 3). 44 45 2.78.040 Committee - Duties. 46 The scope and charge of the county solid waste advisory committee shall be to: 47 A. Advise Whatcom County of all aspects of solid waste management planning; 48 B. Review no less frequently than once annually, the county comprehensive solid waste 49 management plan, and recommend appropriate changes, amendments, or modifications 50 thereof; 51 C. Assist Whatcom County in the development of programs and policies concerning solid 52 waste management; Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 D. Review and comment on proposed solid waste management rules and policies, or ordinances prior to their adoption; E. Review and comment on the proposed solid waste management budget before it is submitted to the solid waste executive committee. (Ord. 2009-022 Exh. A; Ord. 85-90 § 4). 2.78.050 Appointments to committee. The county executive shall be able to appoint nonvoting ex officio members who shall serve at the executive's discretion. The county council shall nominate and appoint members to the committee in accordance with its rules of procedure as required by RCW 70.95.165. (Ord. 2009-022 Exh. A; Ord, 2002-050; Ord. 93-023; Ord. 91-002 (part); Ord. 85-90 § 5). 2.78.09L8O60Filling of vacancies. A vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the term of the vacant position in the manner described in the initial appointment. (Ord. 2009-022 Exh. A; Ord. 89-90 § 7). 2.78.080070Terms of office. ru ........y .�, .... -.. _..._......� ori ':hi-- ehapter. Thereafter, all terms shall be feF thFee years. Elected officials or their appropriately appointed designees shall be appointed annually with no term limits All other member terms shall be three years. (Ord. 2009-022 Exh. A; Ord. 85-90 § 8). 2.78.89$080Meetings — Rule promulgation. The solid waste advisory committee shall meet as required to carry out the purposes of the committee. The committee shall promulgate rules for the election of officers and the conduct of its business. (Ord. 2009-022 Exh. A; Ord. 85-90 § 9). 2.78.4$6090 Health department to provide administrative support. Ongoing administrative support to the committee shall be provided by the county department of pie weFl(s health. (Ord. 2009-022 Exh. A; Ord. 85-90 § 10). 2.78.349100 Members not to be compensated. Members of the committee shall serve without compensation. (Ord. 2009-022 Exh. A; Ord. 85-90 § 11). Page 3