The Medina County Solid Waste Policy Committee’s primary responsibility is to prepare, adopt, and receive approval for a plan. The policy committee is required, by ORC Section 3734.54(B), to consist of the following seven members:
- the president of the board of county commissioners;
- the chief executive officer of the municipal corporation having the largest population within the SWMD;
- a member representing townships and chosen by a majority of the boards of township trustees within the county;
- the health commissioner of the health district having the largest territorial jurisdiction within the county;
- a member representing industrial, commercial, or institutional generators of solid waste;
- a member representing the general interests of citizens; and,
- a member representing the public.
In addition to preparing and obtaining approval of the Solid Waste Management District’s plan, the policy committee:
- performs an annual review of the SWMD’s progress toward implementing its approved plan;
- authorizes the board to adopt and enforce rules;
- authorizes the board to establish facility designations; and,
- levies disposal and generation fees to provide revenue to the SWMD.
