Members of regional solid waste commissions
15.4(1)The membership of a regional solid waste commission shall be as follows:
(a)
one member for each participating municipality, appointed by the municipality that the member represents;
(a.1)
one member for each participating rural community, appointed by the rural community that the member represents;
(b)
not more than four members representing the participating unincorporated areas, other than participating Indian reserves, appointed by the Minister; and
(c)
not more than one member representing the participating Indian reserves, appointed jointly by the band councils of the reserves.
15.4(2)The term of office of a member of a regional solid waste commission is three years.
15.4(3)Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), the first members of a regional solid waste commission
(a)
shall be appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister, and
(b)
shall serve for terms not exceeding three years, as fixed by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council.
15.4(4)A member of a regional solid waste commission may be reappointed, but no person shall serve more than three consecutive three-year terms as a member.
15.4(5)If a member of a regional solid waste commission for any reason does not complete the member’s term of office, the municipality, the rural community, the Minister, or the band councils, as the case may be, may appoint a member for the remainder of the term.
15.4(6)A regional solid waste commission shall, at least ninety days before the expiration of the term of office of a member of the commission, give written notice of the expiration
(a)
to the municipality, if the member represents a participating municipality,
(a.1)
to the rural community, if the member represents a participating rural community,
(b)
to the Minister, if the member represents participating unincorporated areas other than participating Indian reserves, or
(c)
to the band councils, if the member represents participating Indian reserves.
15.4(7)A participating municipality may at any time remove from office the member of a regional solid waste commission who was appointed by the municipality, and may appoint a member to complete the term of office of the member who was removed.
15.4(7.1)A participating rural community may at any time remove from office the member of a regional solid waste commission who was appointed by the rural community, and may appoint a member to complete the term of office of the member who was removed.
15.4(8)The band councils of participating Indian reserves may at any time jointly remove from office the member of a regional solid waste commission who was appointed by the band councils, and may jointly appoint a member to complete the term of office of the member who was removed.
15.4(9)The Minister may at any time remove from office a member of a regional solid waste commission who was appointed by the Minister, and may appoint a member to complete the term of office of the member who was removed.
15.4(10)On the recommendation of the Minister, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council may at any time remove from office a member of a regional solid waste commission who was appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council, and may appoint a member to complete the term of office of the member who was removed.
15.4(11)A vacancy in the membership of a regional solid waste commission does not prevent the remaining members from controlling and managing the business and affairs of the regional solid waste commission.
15.4(12)On the expiration of a term of office of a member who represents participating unincorporated areas other than participating Indian reserves, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister, may decrease the number of members of a regional solid waste commission representing participating unincorporated areas other than participating Indian reserves.
15.4(13)The Lieutenant-Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister, may at any time increase the number of members of a regional solid waste commission representing participating unincorporated areas other than participating Indian reserves if the increase does not result in more than four members representing such unincorporated areas.
1994, c.91, s.4; 1998, c.41, s.20; 2000, c.26, s.37; 2005, c.7, s.10