19-1804 City Code Amending Title 2 Regarding Duties, Memberships for SWAC'9-lEd
CITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO.
BY THE CITY COUNCIL: BERNT, BORTON, CAVENER,
MILAM, PALMER, LITTLE ROBERTS
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 2, CHAPTER 6, SECTIONS 2-3, OF THE
MERIDIAN CITY CODE, REGARDING DUTIES, MEMBERSHIP AND
QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE SOLID WASTE ADVISORY
COMMISSION PROVIDING FOR A WAIVER OF THE READING RULES; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS; the City Code establishes the duties, membership and qualifications
necessary for the Cities' various Commissions; and
WHEREAS; the Solid Waste Advisory Commission (SWAC) was established in its
current duties and configuration in 2015; and
WHEREAS; based upon the work accomplished and the changing needs for the Cites
the areas of solid waste and recycling and new variation of the duties, membership and
qualifications for the Commission needs to be reconfigured; and
WHEREAS; the organizational changes described below are in the best interest of the
City of Meridian;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO:
Section 1.
2-6-2: DUTIES AND POWERS:
A. Commission Authority: The solid waste advisory commission shall be authorized to:
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4. Suggest and recommend such rules, regulations, policies, and fees necessary and desirable to
enhance the equitable distribution of the cost of solid waste collection and disposal services in
the community;
5. Assess the needs of the Meridian community with regard to the management of solid waste
and make such information available to the city council and all interested agencies and persons;
6. Propose plans, recommendations and suggestions for the future growth, development and
regulation of solid waste and recycling facilities and services of the city;
7. Cooperate with the federal, state, and local governments in the pursuance of the objectives of
this chapter;
8. Study and report to city council changes in economic conditions, industry trends, and
regulatory measures relating to the cost, operation and management of the city's fully automated
solid waste management system and voluntary commingled recycling program;
9. Receive, review, and act on solid waste management concerns or issues brought forth by
citizens of Meridian, with recommendations to be forwarded to the mayor and city council.
1. Review and recommend to the mayor and the city council rules, regulations, policies, and fees
related to improving the orderly and efficient administration of the city's automated solid waste
collection system;
2. Review and recommend programs and projects designed to encourage, promote, and improve the
solid waste and recycling practices in the community, helping reduce the amount of waste that
ends up in the landfill;
3. Review and recommend ordinance changes for the purposes of ensuring that the automated solid
waste collection system results in a cleaner, safer community and allows for more cost effective
services;
4. Review and recommend rules, regulations, policies, and fees necessary and desirable to enhance
the equitable distribution of the cost of solid waste collection and disposal services in the
community;
5. Represent the public interest in making suggestions and recommendations to the management of
solid waste and make such information available to the city council and all interested agencies
and persons;
6. Provide recommendations and suggestions for the future growth, development and regulation of
solid waste and recycling facilities and services of the city;
7. Cooperate with the federal, state, and local governments in the pursuance of the objectives of this
chapter.
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8. Review, and make recommendations due to, changes in economic conditions, industry trends,
and regulatory measures relating to the cost, operation and management of the city's automated
solid waste management system;
9. Hear and review escalated solid waste management concerns or issues brought forth by citizens
of Meridian, franchisee or staff, and provide recommendations to be forwarded to the mUor and
city council;
10. Manage the Community Recycling Fund program including establishing program periods and
verifying funding availability; receive and review program and funding updates; review and
evaluate programpplications and changes.
Section 2: That Title 2, Chapter 6, Section 3 is hereby amended as follows:
2-6-3: MEMBERSHIP; QUALIFICATIONS:
All members of the solid waste advisory commission shall have a demonstrated interest,
competence, or knowledge in recycling and solid waste management. CBommission membership
shall be selected from the following groups: One (1) member may be an industry expert that does
not reside in the City of Meridian; one (1) Meridian resident shall be under eighteen 18) years of
age at the time of appointment to represent youth; andbut all remaining members shall be
Meridian residents. There shall be two (2) nonvoting ex officio members made up of a
representative from the Meridian city council and a representative of the current solid waste
franchisee. Members of the solid waste advis,,,.., sha4l be seleete fi,o ,
fallowing groups.! the utili4ies billing manager- or- designee; the dir-eeter- of the publie works
depaAmei4 or- designee; the eity attemey or- designee; afid at least dffee (3), but no iner-e tha-H 4ve
Section 3. SEVERABILITY
If any provision or section of this Ordinance shall be held to be invalid by a court of
competent jurisdiction, then such provision or section shall be considered separately and apart from
the remaining provisions or sections of this Ordinance, which shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 4. That this ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and
publication.
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PASSED by the City Council of the City of Meridian, Idaho, on the 1� day of
, 2019.
^ppROVED by the Mayor of the City of Meridian, Idaho, on the day of
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APPROVED:
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NOTICE AND PUBLISHED SUMMARY
OF ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO I.C. § 50-901(A)
CITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO. 19-1804
An Ordinance Amending Title 2, Chapter 6, Sections 2-3, Of The Meridian City Code,
Regarding Duties, Membership And Qualifications For The Members Of The Solid Waste
Advisory Commission Providing For A Waiver Of The Reading Rules; And Providing An
Effective Date.
A full text of this ordinance is available for inspection at City Hall, City of Meridian, 33 East
Broadway A nue, Meridian Idaho. This ordinance shall become effective upon the passage
and public tW n.
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CiOf f Meri n
Mayor and City Council
By: C.Jay Coles, City Clerk
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First Reading: �'��rrne TREPs`'�
Adopted after fir t reading by suspension of the Rule as allowed pursuant to Idaho Code 50-
902: YES NO
Second Reading:
Third Reading:
STATEMENT OF MERIDIAN CITY ATTORNEY AS TO ADEQUACY OF SUMMARY
OF ORDINANCE NO. 19-1804
The undersigned, William L.M. Nary, City Attorney of the City of Meridian, Idaho,
hereby certifies that he is the legal advisor of the City and has reviewed a copy of the attached
Ordinance No. 19-1804 of the City of Meridian, Idaho, and has found the same to be true and
complete and provides adequate notice to the public pursuant to Idaho Code § 50-901A (3).
DATED this :�I day of January, 2019.
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William. L.M. Nary
City Attorney
ORDINANCE SUMMARY FOR THE AMENDMENT OF TITLE 2, CHAPTER 6, SECTIONS 2-3, OF THE MERIDIAN CITY
CODE, REGARDING DUTIES, MEMBERSHIP AND QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE SOLID WASTE
ADVISORY COMMISSION
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AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
STATE OF IDAHO )
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County of Ada )
Sharon )essen
of Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho, being
first duly sworn, deposes and says:
1. That I am a citizen of the United States,
and at all times hereinafter mentioned
was over the age of eighteen years, and
not a party to the above entitled action.
2. That I am the Principle Clerk of the
Meridian Press, a weekly newspaper
published in the City of Meridian, in the
County of Ada, State of Idaho; that
the said newspaper is in general
circulation in the said County of
Ada, and in the vicinity of
Meridian, and has been
uninterruptedly published in said
County during a period of seventy-eight
consecutive weeks prior to the first
publication of this notice, a copy of
which is hereto attached.
3. That the notice, of which the annexed is
a printed copy, was published in said
newspaper 1 time(s) in the regular and
entire issue of said paper, and was
printed in the newspaper proper, and not
in a supplement.
That said notice was published the following:
01/25/2019
STATE OFIDA )
County of Canyon)
On this 25th day of January in the year of
2019 before me a Notary Public, personally appeared.
Sharon Jessen, known or identified
to me to be the person whose name is subscribed
to the within instrument, and being by me first
duly sworn, declared that the statements therein
are true and acknowledge to me that he/she
execed,the same.
Notary Public for Idaho ``CN R• N%
Residing at Canyon County
My Commission expires 06/28/2023 10
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