To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Declare Vacancy on the Hazardous Materials Commission
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ACCEPT resignation from Rohan Tyagi; DECLARE vacant the Environmental Organizations 2 Alternate Seat on the Hazardous Materials Commission effective April 14, 2026 for a term ending December 31, 2027; and DIRECT the Clerk of the Board to post the vacancy.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact for this action.
BACKGROUND:
The Hazardous Materials Commission was established in 1986 to advise the Board, County staff and the mayor’s council members, and staffs of the cities within the County, on issues related to the development, approval and administration of the County Hazardous Waste Management Plan. Specifically, the Board charged the Commission with drafting a hazardous materials storage and transportation plan and ordinance, coordinating the implementation of the hazardous materials release response plan and inventory program, and to analyze and develop recommendations regarding hazardous materials issues with consideration to broad public input, and report back to the Board on Board referrals.
The bylaws of the Hazardous Materials Commission provide for two (2) representatives of environmental organizations, with all applicants to any of the two “Environmental Organizations” seats to be nominated by an environmental organization, but that no particular environmental organization will have an exclusive right to nominate an individual to any one of the two aforesaid seats or their alternates, and therefore, which environmental organizations are represented on the Hazardous Materials Commission rests with the Internal Operations Committee and ultimately the Board of Supervisors. The term of the seat expires on December 31, 2027.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The seat would not be declared vacant, which would hinder the ability to recruit to fill the position and it will be more difficult for the Commission to achieve a quorum and the diversity of viewpoints in Commission deliberations will be diminished.