Santa Clara County Municipal Code Ch. XVII Recycling and Waste Reduction Commission of Santa Clara County

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Editor's note— Ord. No. NS-300.658, § 1, adopted Dec. 4, 2001, amended the title of Ch. XVII to read as herein set out. Prior to inclusion of said ordinance, Ch. XVII was entitled, "Solid Waste Commission of Santa Clara County." See the Code Comparative Table.

The Recycling and Waste Reduction Commission of Santa Clara County is hereby established pursuant to Section 506 of the Charter of the County of Santa Clara.

(Ord. No. NS-300.495, § 1, 2-11-92; Ord. No. NS-300.658, § 2, 12-4-01)

The powers and duties of the Commission shall be as follows:

(a) Serve as the principal advisory body to city councils and the Board of Supervisors in Santa Clara County on County-wide solid waste planning issues and the County Solid Waste Management Plan/County Integrated Waste Management Plan.

(b) Provide for balanced consideration and representation of the viewpoints, problems, and issues regarding solid waste management in different areas of the County; provide County-wide involvement in the solid waste management planning process; and identify and recommend solutions to solid waste management problems requiring joint jurisdictional action.

(c) Make recommendations to regional agencies whose jurisdiction includes Santa Clara County on solid waste management issues; such recommendations are to be transmitted via the Board of Supervisors of Santa Clara County.

(d) Provide a forum for decision making, coordination among local jurisdictions, and mutual assistance in development of specific projects to meet local solid waste management needs.

(e) Carry out the responsibilities in waste management planning which are mandated by state law under the Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 and other legislation and regulations.

(f) Identify goals, policies and procedures that will aid local jurisdictions in meeting solid waste reduction and recycling goals; review and provide written comments on local source reductions and recycling elements; and assist local jurisdictions in the implementation of those elements.

(g) Sponsor County-wide public outreach and waste prevention activities, services, and programs, and participate in regional cooperative activities.

(Ord. No. NS-300.495, § 1, 2-11-92; Ord. No. NS-300.658, § 3, 12-4-01)

The Commission shall be composed of ten members. The members, and their designated alternates, shall be elected officials, except in the case of the Santa Clara Valley Water District, where the member may be either an elected or an appointed member of the board of directors. The members shall be appointed by the following public agencies or organizations:

(a) One County Supervisor appointed by the Board of Supervisors of Santa Clara County.

(b) One City Councilmember appointed by the City Council of the City of San Jose.

(c) One City Councilmember from one of the following cities: Cupertino, Los Altos, or Los Altos Hills to represent north County cities.

(d) One City Councilmember from one of the following cities: Milpitas or Santa Clara to represent central County cities.

(e) One City Councilmember from one of the following cities: Campbell, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, or Saratoga to represent west valley cities.

(f) One City Councilmember from one of the following cities: Mountain View, Palo Alto, or Sunnyvale to represent SmaRT Station cities.

(g) One City Councilmember from one of the following cities: Gilroy or Morgan Hill to represent South County cities.

(h) Two City Councilmembers to serve as members-at-large. The members-at-large shall be drawn from any city which does not already have a representative on the Commission.

(i) One director appointed by the board of directors of the Santa Clara Valley Water District.

Each Commission member may designate from among the elected officials of its council, board or eligible cities an alternate representative to serve in the absence of the regular member.

(Ord. No. NS-300.495, § 1, 2-11-92; Ord. No. NS-300.580, § 1, 11-7-95)

(a) Except for the term of office of the initial members of the Commission, the term of office of each Commission member shall be six years, and the number of terms shall be limited to three terms. The term of office of the members first appointed to the Commission shall be deemed to have commenced on July 1, 1992.

(b) The initial members of the Commission shall classify themselves by lot so the initial term of office of one member shall be one year, of one member is two years, of one member is three years, of two members is four years, of two members is five years, of two members is six years.

(c) Each member of the Commission shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority; provided, however, that membership shall automatically terminate upon termination of the member's incumbency in elected or appointed office.

(d) Attendance by Commission members at all Commission meetings is vital to the proper functioning of the Commission. Three consecutive absences are sufficient grounds to warrant the chairperson to request a replacement.

(Ord. No. NS-300.495, § 1, 2-11-92; Ord. No. NS-300.769, 12-12-06)

(a) A vacancy shall exist whenever a member ceases to hold elected or appointed office on the public agency from which that person was appointed, whenever the term of membership expires, or whenever a member resigns from his/her position on the Commission.

(b) When a vacancy occurs for a representative of the County, the City of San Jose, or the water district, the chairperson shall, by letter, request that the eligible agency appoint a new member from that organization.

(c) When a vacancy occurs for one of the other representatives, the chairperson shall, by letter, request that the Santa Clara County Cities Association make an appointment to the vacant position from among the city councils of the eligible cities.

(Ord. No. NS-300.495, § 1, 2-11-92)

The officers of this organization shall be chairperson and vice-chairperson, who shall be elected by the Commission at the first meeting following July 1 of each year and shall serve at the pleasure of the Commission.

(Ord. No. NS-300.495, § 1, 2-11-92)

Six members shall constitute a quorum of the Commission. Each member shall have one vote. No action of the Commission shall be valid unless a majority of the members in attendance cast a vote in favor thereof.

(Ord. No. NS-300.495, § 1, 2-11-92; Ord. No. NS-300.580, § 2, 11-7-95)

Editor's note— Ord. No. NS-300.845, adopted Sept. 27, 2011, repealed § A6-212 which pertained to remuneration for attendance at meetings, and derived from Ord. No. NS-300.495, adopted Feb. 11, 1992, in its entirety.

This chapter vests the Commission with advisory and recommendatory functions. The Board of Supervisors by ordinance may assign other duties to the Commission consistent with the Charter of the County of Santa Clara. In the event that such duties impose upon the Commission other than advisory and recommendatory functions, the Board of Supervisors shall consider the reconstitution of the Commission.

(Ord. No. NS-300.495, § 1, 2-11-92)

The Commission shall be subject to the periodic evaluation of the Board of Supervisors as specified in Division A6, Chapter XII of this Ordinance Code.

(Ord. No. NS-300.495, § 1, 2-11-92)