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Town of Putnam, CT
Windham County
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[Adopted 6-7-1977 STM]
A Solid Waste Management Ordinance Committee shall be elected. Said committee shall be composed of five regular members and four alternate members having equal opportunity to contribute suggestions. The five regular members shall have voting power on matters that must be decided by vote. Any permanent vacancies arising in the regular membership shall be filled promptly by that body from the alternate membership. The Board of Selectmen shall appoint the committee of five members and four alternates, and only a bare majority of the members shall be appointed from either party.
The committee is empowered to draft a proposed amendment to the Solid Waste Ordinance[1] for the Town of Putnam within 90 days, subject to Chapter 361A of the Connecticut General Statutes,[2] and to present such ordinance to the Town Meeting promptly upon its completion.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 264, Solid Waste.
[2]
Editor's Note: See now C.G.S. § 22a-207 et seq.
The Solid Waste Management Ordinance Committee shall be granted such other powers as may be necessary and proper to carry out the duties of said committee, including the study of the current sanitary landfill management, funding, and usage, to establish true costs and to eliminate any tax inequity, if existent, and may, if it deems advisable, negotiate with the City of Putnam for the orderly transfer of the sanitary landfill to the Town of Putnam for funding and operational responsibilities. The committee shall be charged in its deliberations to be particularly mindful that the residents of the Town of Putnam are entitled to adequate and orderly solid waste disposal services at reasonable cost, without damage to the environment and without loss of useful resources. The last charge is the stated purpose of the original petition to the Selectman. The Solid Waste Management Ordinance Committee is to investigate the existing ordinance and submit a plan for solid waste management, to contact whatever boards or commissions would be helpful to perform its duties, and report back to the Selectmen.