TagEnvironmental Development Commission(1)

CITIZEN S COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL & EXECUTI Vr IN FEBRUARY1 19701 TO REPLACE THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND SEVE RAL OTHER BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, THE EDC HAS BEEN GIVEN THE RES- PONSIBIL ITY OF ADVISING THE COUNTY COUNCIL AND EXECUTIVE ON ENVIR- ONMENTAL PLANN I NG MATTERS, THIS RESPONSIBJLITY INCLUDES REVIEWIN G AND EVALUATING COUNTY PLANS FROM A CITIZEN S PERSPECTIVE AND MAKI NG RECOMMENDAT IONS WHICH WILL BE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF COUNTY RES IDENTS, COMPOSITION: THE EDC CONSISTS OF A COMMISSION AND NINE COMMITTEES1 WITH A TOTAL CITIZEN MEMBERSHIP OF 134 PERSONS, THE COMMISSION IS MADE UP OF THE NINE COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN AND NINE AT-LARGE MEMBERS WHO ARE SELECTED FROM THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, THE NINE COMMITTEES ARE: CAPITAL FINANCE1 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT1 CONSERVATION1 HOUSING1 LAND USE1 RECREATION & PARKS1 PUBLIC FACILITIES1 PUBLIC UTILITIES1 AND TRANSPORTATION , MEMBERSHIP: MEMBERS ARE APPOINTED TO THE EDC BY THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE1 HOWEVER1 HALF OF THOSE APPOINTED1 INCLUDING ALL COMMITTEE CHAIR- MEN~ ARE SELECTED FROM A LIST OF NOMINEES ESTABLISHED BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL, MEMBERS ARE SELECTED BECAUSE OF THEIR DEMONSTRATED INTEREST AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE AREAS OF EDC CONCERN AND TO PROVIDE AS BROAD GEOGRAPHIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC REPRESENTATION AS POSSIBLE, TERMS OF APPOINTMENT ARE STAGGERED TO PROVIDE FREQUENT OPPORTUN- ITIES FOR APPOINTMENT OF NEW MEMBERS AND CONTINUITY, MEETINGS: THE COMMISSION & COMMITTEES MEET ON A REGULARLY SCHEDULED BASIS AS DETERM INED BY THE MEMBERS, ALL MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND GENERAL PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS ENCOURAGED BY THE EDC,…