Humboldt County Municipal Code Ch. 1 Humboldt County

Sections: Establishment of Forestry Committee. Purpose. Appointment and Term of Members. Functions. Meetings. Removal of Members for Failure to Attend Meetings. 221-1. Establishment of Forestry Committee. There is hereby established for the County of Humboldt a committee to be known as the Forestry Review Committee, established pursuant to Section 26152 of the Government Code. (Ord. 1711, § 2, 1/14/1986) 221-2. Purpose. The purpose of the Forestry Review Committee is to consider technical forest related matters of concern to Humboldt County and, when appropriate, to inform and make recommendations regarding such matters to the Board of Supervisors and the Planning Commission. 221-3. Appointment and Term of Members. (a) The committee shall consist of eleven (11) members, of whom nine (9) shall be voting members. (Ord. 2499, § 1, 05/07/2013) Five (5) of the voting members shall be appointed as follows: each member of the Board of Supervisors shall appoint one (1) member of the committee. Such members need not reside in the supervisorial district of the appointing Supervisor. Four (4) voting members shall be at-large members and appointed by a majority of the Board of Supervisors. One (1) of the four (4) voting at-large members shall be from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and this member shall be appointed by a majority of the Board of Supervisors. One (1) of the four (4) voting at-large members shall be from the University of California Extension Forest Advisor’s Office and this member shall be appointed by a majority vote of the Board of Supervisors. (Ord. 2499, § 1, 05/07/2013)

The Director of the Planning and Building Department or designee and the Assessor or designee shall be ex-officio non-voting members who shall act as liaison for communication between the committee, the Planning Commission and the Board of Supervisors. (Ord. 2364, § 1, 06/20/2006; Ord. 2499, § 1, 05/07/2013) All of the voting members shall be registered professional foresters in good standing working in Humboldt County. A registered professional forester in good standing is an individual who holds a current license issued by the Board of Forestry and who does not have a currently outstanding licensing action issued by the Board of Forestry. (Ord. 2168, § 1, 4/28/1998; Ord. 2499, § 1, 5/7/2013) (b) Voting members shall serve staggered terms. Their appointments shall be for a term of four (4) years and shall expire on June 30 of the fourth year after appointment. At-large committee voting members shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Supervisors. Voting members appointed by an individual Supervisor shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing Supervisor. The voting members shall designate a Chair and a Vice-Chair from the voting members. (Ord. 1711, § 2, 1/14/1986; Ord. 2499, § 1, 5/7/2013) 221-4. Functions. The Humboldt County Forestry Committee shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Planning Commission and the Board of Supervisors of the County of Humboldt in accordance with the following guidelines: (1) The committee shall consider forestry matters that are within the authority of the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors. (2) Any expression of new policy by the committee shall first be reviewed by the Planning Commission and approved by the Board of Supervisors before being made public. Upon such approval, public release may be made either by the Board of Supervisors or said committee, or jointly by both. (3) Upon referral of a joint timber management plan from the Director of the Planning and Building Department, the committee shall review and make recommendations as to the adequacy of the plan within thirty (30) days after the referral. (Ord. 2364, § 1, 6/20/2006; Ord. 2499, § 1, 5/7/2013) (4) Upon referral of applications for TPZ zoning or rezoning from the Director of the Planning and Building Department, the committee shall review and make recommendations to the Director of the Planning and Building Department as to whether the land proposed to be zoned or rezoned meets the criteria for TPZ zoning or rezoning. (Ord. 1711, § 2, 1/14/1986; Ord. 2364, § 1, 6/20/2006; Ord. 2499, § 1, 5/7/2013) 221-5. Meetings. (a) The committee shall hold meetings at the call of the Chair at such time and place as are designated by the Chair.

(b) A special committee meeting may be called at any time by the Chair. Such special meeting shall be effective for the transaction of business only if a quorum is present. Only the subject or subjects mentioned in the call of such special meeting shall be considered at the meeting. (c) Five (5) voting members of the committee shall constitute a quorum. No official action may be taken by said committee without a quorum. (Ord. 2499, § 1, 5/7/2013) (d) All meetings of said committee shall be open to the public. Subject to reasonable restrictions by the Chair as to order of presentation, length of time and subject matter, any person may be allowed to express himself/herself at a committee meeting regarding business of the committee. (Ord. 1711, § 2, 1/14/1986) 221-6. Removal of Members for Failure to Attend Meetings. A committee member absent from three (3) consecutive scheduled committee meetings without appropriate and reasonable excuse may be removed from the committee for such absence. The Committee Chair shall determine if such absences were due to an appropriate and reasonable excuse. (Ord. 1711, § 2, 1/14/1986; Ord. 2499, § 1, 5/ 7/2013)