INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
Meeting Date: November 14, 2024
Subject: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS COMMISSION
Submitted For: Anna Roth, Director
Department: Health Services
Referral No: IOC 24/4
Referral Name: Advisory Body Recruitment
Presenter: Adam Springer, Hazardous Materials Ombudsman
Contact: Breanna Lingenfelter, blingenf@cchealth.org
Referral History:
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 analyzing and developing recommendations regarding hazardous materials issues with consideration to broad public input, and reporting back to the Board on referrals to the Commission.
The Hazardous Materials Commission includes 14 members, each with an appointed alternate, as follows: Three (3) City Representatives, Three (3) Business seats, Two (2) Environmental Organization Representatives, One (1) League of Women Voters, Two (2) Labor Representatives, One (1) Environmental Engineering Firm Representative (located in Contra Costa County), One (1) General Public Representative, and One (1) Environmental Justice Representative. Terms of office are four years. The Internal Operations Committee reviews Commission nominations for appointment to all but the City and League of Women Voters seats, and makes recommendations to the Board of Supervisors.
Referral Update:
Environmental Organization Seats. The terms of the Environmental Organization Seat #1 and the Environmental Organization Seat #1 Alternate will expire on December 31, 2024. The bylaws of the Com...
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