Solid Waste Task Force
Bylaws

August 1997

ARTICLE I. Name and Location

The name of this organization shall be the Larimer County Solid Waste Task Force and its principal place of business shall be Larimer County, Fort Collins, Colorado.

ARTICLE II. Purpose

The purpose of this Task Force is to identify and evaluate potential options for replacement of the Larimer County Landfill and to recommend a preferred option or options to the Board of County Commissioners.

In addition to these bylaws, the Task Force operates under the terms of the Larimer County Administrative Operating Procedure 100.1. A copy of that procedure, together with these bylaws, shall be provided to each member at the time of appointment.

ARTICLE III. Membership

  1. The Solid Waste Task Force is composed of twenty-four voting members appointed by the Board of County Commissioners and chosen to serve until the completion of the Task Force's mission. The term of appointment is expected to be one year. These members shall reflect the diverse geographical, demographic, technical, and non-technical backgrounds of the citizens of Larimer County. Members will be selected from the County at large.
  2. Any vacancy on the Task Force, including the Chair, shall be filled at the earliest convenience of the Board of County Commissioners
  3. Task Force members having three or more unexcused absences in a calendar year, beginning August 28, 1997, may be replaced by the Board of County Commissioners. Notification of potential dismissal from the Task Force will be mailed by the Chair to the task force member following a second unexcused absence within a calendar year.

ARTICLE IV. Meetings and Voting

  1. Monthly meetings. Regular meetings of the Task Force shall be held on the fourth Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the Larimer County Courthouse in Fort Collins, or as otherwise announced. All meetings and actions shall be in compliance with CRS 24-6-402 regarding Open Meetings, and any subsequent amendments to said statute.
  2. Special meetings. Special meetings may be called at any time by the Chair or by a majority vote of the membership. Public notification shall be given for such meetings.
  3. Quorum. In the event a quorum is not present at any meeting, the members may adjourn and the meeting rescheduled for a later date with required notice. A quorum shall consist of a simple majority of the current roster of voting members. The act of the majority of the members present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Task Force, with the exception of approval of the final report. The final report must be approved by a majority of the membership.
  4. Voting. Each member is entitled to one vote, excluding the Chair, with voting governed by parliamentary procedure according to Robert's Rules of Order.

ARTICLE V. Officers and Compensation

  1. Officers. The Solid Waste Task Force shall be chaired by the Director of the Larimer County Natural Resources Department, as directed by the Board of County Commissioners. This shall be a non-voting position. The Chair shall attend every regular Task Force meeting and serve for the duration of the Task Force.
  2. Compensation. No task force member shall receive any salary or payment for his or her services. Financial support of the Solid Waste Task Force is provided by the Board of Commissioners' office through the County Manager. Technical and clerical support is provided by the County Department of Solid Waste.

ARTICLE VI. Duties of Task Force members

  1. Management of business. The Solid Waste Task Force shall have general supervision and control of the business and affairs of the Task Force. Minutes will be kept at all Task Force meetings.
    1. Special committees may be formed as necessary with any of the Task Force members acting as Chair and membership open to non-Task Force members as deemed advisable. Non-Task Force members shall be advisory only.
    2. The Task Force shall prepare a preliminary report to the Board of County Commissioners on its activities and findings by March 1, 1998.
    3. The Task Force shall set an agenda with the help of County staff.
  2. Chair. The Chair shall preside over all meetings of the Task Force and shall be the official spokesperson for the Task Force.

ARTICLE VII. Bylaws

The Solid Waste Task Force shall have the power to amend such bylaws as may seem expedient, subject to approval of the Board of County Commissioners. The Task Force shall not have the power, however, to pass any bylaws which would alter the status of the Task Force.

ARTICLE VIII. Amendments

Amendments to these Bylaws may be recommended at any regular or special meeting by a two-thirds vote in person, provided that no amendment by adopted unless a copy of such proposed amendments has been included in or enclosed with notice of such meeting.

IN THE WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed these bylaws this ________ day of _________________ 1997.

(Seal) Board of Commissioners of

Larimer County, Colorado

ATTEST:

_______________________

Jim Disney, Chairman

______________________________

Deputy County Clerk

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