Solid Waste Advisory Commission - Public Works

Commission meetings

The Commission meets at 6 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month at Clark County Elections, 1408 Franklin St., Vancouver

- Agenda: May 2, 2013 (PDF)
- Meeting minutes

The Clark County Solid Waste Advisory Commission (SWAC) is a nine-member Commission appointed by the Board of County Commissioners that represents a broad spectrum of the community.

SWAC advises the Board of County Commissioners on solid waste matters including:

Assisting in the development of programs and policies concerning solid waste handling and disposal and to review and comment upon proposed rules, policies or ordinances prior to their adoption
Assisting and participating in current solid waste planning and development of future solid waste management plans
Investigating new developments in solid waste management practices and recommending further investigation or adoption of those practices which will improve solid waste management within Clark County
Recommending to the Board of County Commissioners and the Clark County Health Department appropriate and necessary solutions to solid waste problems as may be presented by local citizens, private industry or other bodies or individuals
Advising the Clark County Health Department in that agency's evaluation of applications for permits for solid waste handling facilities and disposal sites
Advising the Board of County Commissioners or county staff in other specific solid waste matters such as design or siting of solid waste facilities as directed by the Board on a project by project basis
Maintaining communications with the citizens represented by each member to further public information and citizen input
Encouraging, supporting and promoting the reduction, recovery and reuse of resources contained within solid waste

- Commission members
- Meeting minutes
- Documents

Commission members

Member	Representing	Term expires
Lisa Schmidt, Chair	Small Cities & Towns	Sept 30, 2014
Don Ebbeson, Vice Chair	Solid Waste Industry	Sept 30, 2013
Brandon Vick	Clark County Business	Sept 30, 2015
Stephen Smythe	North Clark County	Sept 30, 2014
Richard Baker	County-at-Large	Sept 30, 2015
Jeanne Stewart	City of Vancouver	Sept 30, 2013
Jack McClary	Southwest Clark County	Sept 30, 2013
Rem Wilson	Southeast Clark County	Sept 30, 2015
Allan Jaska	Public Interest Groups	Sept 30, 2013