(a) Creation: The County Executive must appoint a Solid Waste Advisory Committee, subject to confirmation by the County Council.
(b) Composition:
(1) The Committee has 15 voting members.
(2) The Committee has one ex officio nonvoting member representing the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission.
(c) Appointment:
(1) The County Executive should appoint members so that the Committee membership reflects:
(A) broad geographic areas of the county;
(B) the solid waste industry;
(C) business users;
(D) a representative of the County Chapter of the Maryland Municipal League; and
(E) the general public.
(2) The Executive must request from the Council, and the Council may submit, a list of nominees to be considered for appointment by the Executive.
(d) Term: The term of members of the Committee is 3 years. A member serves until a successor has been appointed and qualified. (1981 L.M.C., ch. 37, § 1; 1999 L.M.C., ch. 28, § 1.)
Editor's note—See County Attorney Opinion dated 4/13/99-A discussing what should occur when an Ethics Commission member holds over as a result of the Council not having confirmed a newly appointed member.
Section 2 of 1999 L.M.C., ch. 28, reads as follows: "To provide staggered terms for members of the Solid Waste Advisory Committee, the County Executive must: (a) to replace those members whose terms end in December 1999, appoint 3 members to terms ending in December 2000 and one member to a term ending in December 2001; and (b) appoint all other members to a 3 year term."