BYLAWS OF THE REGIONAL SOLID WASTE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MEMBERS
East Texas Council of Governments
As Adopted and Effective 1 February 1996
The name of the Committee shall be the Regional Solid Waste Advisory Committee.
The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) has directed the East Texas Council of Governments (ETCOG) to create and maintain the Regional Solid Waste Advisory Committee as part of the regional solid waste coordination role of ETCOG.
The membership of the committee should reflect a broad diversity of interests in solid waste management. All members of the committee should be willing to make a commitment to attend regular as well as special called meetings, and to contribute meaningfully to the discussion of solid waste management topics. To better ensure that an effective number of people attend each meeting, and that a balance of interests is maintained, the committee shall consist of 25 voting members, as follows:
a) At least twelve members should represent the public sector. There should be at least one public sector representative form each of the subregions designated in the regional plan. At least four of the public sector representatives should be elected officials, with the remainder being involved in some aspect of public solid waste management.
b) At least six members should represent the private sector. At least three of the private sector representative should be involved in solid waste collection and/or disposal, with the remainder being involved in any aspect of solid waste management. Private sector representatives should be from different companies.
c) At least three members should represent the general citizenry. At least one of the citizen representatives should be a member of an organized environmental or other group interested in solid waste management, with the remainder having expressed a genuine interest in solid waste management. If more that one citizen representative is a member of an organized group, they should be from different groups.
d) As ex officio (i.e., non-voting) members, the committee should include at a minimum the ETCOG solid waste coordinator, the TNRCC planner assigned to the COG, and designated representative of the TNRCC regional office.
4. Article IV: Membership Term
The term of membership on the Committee shall be one year. Members may be reappointed to serve more than one term. Members are expected to attend all meetings of the Committee. If a member is absent for two consecutive meetings without a valid excuse as determined by the Committee Chairperson, he or she shall be considered to have submitted his or her resignation.
The officers of the Committee shall be Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson. The officers shall be elected from and by the Committee during the first meeting of the Committee. Officers shall serve for a one year period following election. The Chairperson shall preside at all meetings of the Committee and shall be the representative of the Committee in all matters. The Vice-Chairperson shall perform the duties of the Chairperson in his or her absence.
The Committee shall meet at least quarterly of each solid waste management coordination year. Other meetings may be called by the Chairperson or the staff. Notice of meetings shall be mailed to the members at least one week in advance. A quorum shall consist of nine voting members, and no proxy voting shall be allowed. All meetings of the Committee shall be open to the public. At a minimum, a specific time period should be set aside during each meeting for public comment. At a minimum, summary notes should be prepared for each meeting, and an attendance list of both members and guests should be included.
The Committee will be given an opportunity to comment on the following prior to submittal to TNRCC (if it is impracticable for the committee to meet to discuss these items, members should be given an opportunity to provide written comments through mail):
ETCOG implementation grant application;
Pass-through grant determinations and ETCOG managed cooperative project determinations;
Reviews of TNRCC direct grant applications and permit applications for regional plan consistency; and
Quarterly progress reports.
In general, meetings of the committee should include, but are not limited to, discussion of the following:
Status of various solid waste management activities in or affecting the region;
Success or problems experienced by members;
New or proposed solid waste laws or regulations;
Opportunities for grants or cooperative efforts; and
Various issues of interest or concern.
These bylaws may be amended as follows. The proposed amendments must be within the required Committee parameters established by the TNRCC. The proposed amendments must be passed by a majority vote of the Committee members at any meeting. The proposed amendments should be provided to all Committee members at least one week before such meeting. Finally, the proposed amendments must be approved by the ETCOG Executive Committee.
SOLID WASTE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS
First Last Title Organization Representing County Mr. Thomas Adams Mayor City of Beckville Elected Panola Mr. Jim Anderson City Manager City of Jacksonville Public-staff Cherokee Mr. Wayne Arnold General Public Public Upshur Mr. Steve Barnett Compost Manager ANRA Private Various Mr. Leroy Biggers Regional Director TNRCC Region Five Ex-officio Ex-officio Mr. W.Daniel Brotton Dir. of Solid Waste. City of Tyler Public-Staff Smith Mr. Victor Cain Engineer Olympic Waste Systems Private Smith Ms. Sherri Callahan Director Keep Athens Beautiful Env. Org Henderson Mr. Steve Dayton Planner TNRCC-Austin Ex-officio Ex-officio Ms. Brian Ely Inspector TNRCC Region Five Ex-officio Ex-officio Mr. Dolan Finney Supt. Of Public Works City of Jefferson Public-Staff Marion Mr. Cecil Forester Director of Public Works City of Marshall Public-Staff Harrison Mr. Rodney Gilstrap Judge Harrison County Elected Harrison Mr. Bob Harris Mayor City of Tatum Elected Rusk Ms. Laura Hill Operations & Maint. Mgr. City of Longview Public-Staff Gregg Mr. Jerry Jackson Executive Director Upper Sabine Valley SWMD Public-Staff Wood Mr. Lee Johnson Director of Public Works City of Palestine Public-Staff Anderson Mr. Gene Keenon Recycle Mkt. & Pub. Rel. Olympic Waste Private Gregg Mr. Bill Kemp Texas State Technical Coll. Public Harrison Ms. Monica Klein Advisor to Chair Whitehouse Proud Env. Org. Smith Mr. Virgil McEnturff Commissioner Rains County Elected Rains Mr. Bob Mihlhauser Director of Public Works City of Carthage Public-Staff Panola Mr. Ned Muse City Manager City of Pittsburg Public-Staff Camp Mr. Glen Phillips Sr. Engineering Assoc. Texas Eastman Private Gregg Mr. Molly Prater Consultant General Public Public Various Mr. J. Ray Rucker Mayor City of Grand Saline Public-Staff Van Zandt Mr. Ron Stephens City Manager City of Kilgore Public-Staff Gregg Mr. David Crooks Waste Management Inc. Private