SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY
BOARDS,
COMMISSIONS & COMMITTEES
COMMITTEE
FACT SHEET
NAME: SOLID WASTE
MANAGEMENT INDEPENDENT HEARING PANEL
COMPENSATION: None.
LEGAL AUTHORITY: California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989; Public
Resources Code #$44800; Resolution R-92-181 dated
3/17/92;
Board Order B-96-1356 dated 12/10/96.
MEMBERSHIP, 3 Members appointed by the
Board of Supervisors: 1 Representa-
QUALIFICATIONS, tive of the Board of Supervisors; 1 Representative
of the Public
& RESIDENCY At-Large; 1 Representative
shall be a Technical Expert with
REQUIREMENTS: knowledge of solid waste management methods
& technology.
TERM: 2 Year Terms. In the event of a
resignation, the new appointee
serves the balance of the term. Members may not serve more than
2 consecutive terms.
DUTIES: The Hearing Panel was
established for the purpose of
hearing appeals of
decisions by the Local Enforcement Agency (LEA).
Appeals may be heard on applications for a solid
waste facility
permit or considering requests by the recipient of a
permit to modify
the terms & conditions of a proposed permit which the
recipient deems inappropriate. The Hearing Panel will conduct
hearings to decide whether an existing solid waste
facility permit
will be suspended, modified, or revoked. The panel will also hear
appeals from the LEA or the operator of a solid
waste site to an
exemption from State Solid Waste Permit. Appeals of the Hearing
Panel’s decisions are taken to the California
Integrated Waste Management Board.
MEETING DATE Meetings set as called by
the Chairperson. Meetings are held at
& LOCATION: Public Health/Planning Auditorium, 1601 E.
Hazelton Avenue,
Stockton, CA.
CONTACT PERSON: Robert McClellon, Environmental Health
Division
304 E. Weber Avenue, 3rd Floor
Stockton, CA 95202
(209) 468-0332