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COMMITTEES
In order for this Plan to be implemented efficiently, at least one committee must be established. As identified earlier in the Plan, this committee will be a Plan Monitoring Advisory Committee (PMAC). Informal working groups, which can formed under the PMAC, include a Plan Implementation Working Group (PIWG), a Plan Promotion and Education Working Group (PPEWG), a Facility Siting Working Group (FSWG), and a Plan Bylaw Enforcement Working Group (PBEWG). The primary focus of the PMAC is to monitor progress towards the reduction goal through waste auditing, and reviewing recommendations made by the various working groups. The working groups are made up of personnel that are focused in their area of expertise. For example, the PPEWG could be made up of a group of individuals strong in the area of education, public speaking, and media relations as opposed to the PBEWG which would be made up primarily of enforcement officers. The reporting hierarchy of these committees/groups is shown in Figure 7-1. The primary purpose of this system is to facilitate co-operation amongst the various stakeholders including the municipalities and the Regional District. The committee and working groups act only in a review capacity for any issues related to the Plan. Municipalities could also utilise this system to provide input into some of their own local programs. As this system would pull together a wide range of solid waste expertise from across the Regional District, there is an opportunity for all to gain by: reducing effort duplication; sharing materials, expertise and experience; producing higher quality programs; feeling support in an area facing cutbacks; and reducing system costs. The following is a description of each of the committees. Their respective terms of reference are found in Appendix F. 7.1
PLAN MONITORING ADVISORY COMMITTEE (PMAC) The PMAC is very involved in monitoring the implementation of this Plan and the related waste diversion results across the entire Regional District. The general role of the PMAC is: to act in an advisory role to the FVRD to ensure the successful implementation of the Plan. This entails the review of all information related to implementation of the Plan, including budgets, waste quantities, populations, and diversion rates for each Plan component. The PMAC also provides a link between the various subcommittees. The membership of the PMAC includes the chair of each subcommittee.
Solid Waste Management Plan
Amendments Adopted- February 2000