260.320. Executive board, meetings, selection of officers--powers, duties--contractual authority.
Executive board, meetings, selection of officers--powers,duties--contractual authority.
260.320. 1. The executive board shall meet within thirtydays after the selection of the initial members. The time andplace of the first meeting of the board shall be designated bythe council. A majority of the members of the board shallconstitute a quorum. At its first meeting the board shall electa chairman from its members and select a secretary, treasurerand such officers or employees as it deems expedient ornecessary for the accomplishment of its purposes. The secretaryand treasurer need not be members of the board.
2. The executive board may adopt, alter or repeal its ownbylaws, rules and regulations governing the manner in which itsbusiness may be transacted, including procedures for thereplacement of persons who habitually fail to attend boardmeetings, and may establish its fiscal year, adopt an officialseal, apply for and accept grants, gifts or appropriations fromany public or private sector, make all expenditures which areincidental and necessary to carry out its purposes and powers,and take such action, enter into such agreements and exerciseall other powers and functions necessary or appropriate to carryout the duties and purposes of sections 260.200 to 260.345.
3. The executive board shall:
(1) Review and comment upon applications for permitssubmitted pursuant to section 260.205, for solid wasteprocessing facilities and solid waste disposal areas which areto be located within the region or, if located in an adjacentregion, which will impact solid waste management practiceswithin the region;
(2) Prepare and recommend to the council a solid wastemanagement plan for the district;
(3) Identify illegal dump sites and provide all availableinformation about such sites to the appropriate countyprosecutor and to the department;
(4) Establish an education program to inform the publicabout responsible waste management practices;
(5) Establish procedures to minimize the introduction ofsmall quantities of hazardous waste, including householdhazardous waste, into the solid waste stream;
(6) Assure adequate capacity to manage waste which is nototherwise removed from the solid waste stream; and
(7) Appoint one or more geographically balanced advisorycommittees composed of the representatives of commercialgenerators, representatives of the solid waste managementindustry, and two citizens unaffiliated with a solid wastefacility or operation to assess and make recommendations onsolid waste management.
4. The executive board may enter into contracts with anyperson for services related to any component of the solid wastemanagement system. Bid specifications for solid wastemanagement services shall be designed to meet the objectives ofsections 260.200 to 260.345, encourage small businesses toengage and compete in the delivery of waste management servicesand to minimize the long-run cost of managing solid waste. Bidspecifications shall enumerate the minimum components andminimum quantities of waste products which shall be recycled bythe successful bidder. The board shall divide the district intounits to maximize access for small businesses when it requestsbids for solid waste management services.
5. No person shall serve as a member of the council or ofthe executive board who is a stockholder, officer, agent,attorney or employee or who is in any way pecuniarily interestedin any business which engages in any aspect of solid wastemanagement regulated under sections 260.200 to 260.345;provided, however, that such member may own stock in a publiclytraded corporation which may be involved in waste management aslong as such holdings are not substantial.
(L. 1990 S.B. 530)