INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
Meeting Date: November 24, 2025
Subject: Recommendations for Appointment to the Hazardous Materials Commission
Submitted For: Grant Colfax, Director
Department: Health Services
Referral No: IOC 25/3
Referral Name: Advisory Body Recruitment
Presenter: Adam Springer, Health Services Department
Contact: 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 hazards materials issues with consideration to broad public input, and reporting back to the Board on referrals to the Commission.
Referral Update:
The terms for Business #2 seat and Business #2 Alternate seat will expire on 12/31/2025. The bylaws of the Commission provide that Business #2 seat and its alternate be nominated by the Industrial Association, screened by the Internal Operations Committee and appointed by the Board of Supervisors. The Industrial Association has nominated Mark Hughes for Business #2 seatand Amy McTigue for Business #2 Alternate seat reappointment (attached). The terms for these seats expire on 12/31/2029.
The Environmental Engineering Firms primary seat is currently vacant and the Environmental Engineering Firms Alternate seat will expire on 12/31/2025. The bylaws of the Commission provide for two (2) representatives of environmental organizations, with all applicants to any of the two "Environmental Organization" seats to be nominated by an environmental organization, but that no particular environ...
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