Subject:
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Appointment to the Technical Management Committee.
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Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Approval of the appointment of Mary Stephanie Watson to fill the vacant position of Robert Mills on the Technical Management Committee (TMC), as one of the two representatives for the County.
• On January 3, 2023, Robert Mills was promoted to director of the Office of Resiliency and Asset Management Department.
• Section 106.54 of the County Code requires the TMC be composed of 13 members, where the Board of County Commissioners has two appointments.
• This appointment has traditionally been a Solid Waste Department staff member. Stephanie Watson is currently the Hazardous Waste Management Manager within the Solid Waste Department.
• Stephanie Watson has been employed at Solid Waste since November 2015 and demonstrates a wide breadth of solid waste knowledge including waste diversion, reduction, and disposal. She has a thorough understanding of the department’s outreach and support services and is the department’s public information officer.
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Strategic Plan:
Practice Superior Environmental Stewardship
3.4 Reduce/reuse/recycle resources including energy, water, and solid waste.
Deliver First Class Services to the Public and Our Customers
5.1 Maximize partner relationships and public outreach.
5.2 Be responsible stewards of the public’s resources.
5.3 Ensure effective and efficient delivery of county services and support.
Summary:
Summary
Appointee approval completes the Board’s obligation to fully staff the TMC.
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Background Information:
Section 106.54 of the County Code requires the TMC be composed of 13 members, where the Board of County Commissioners (Board) has two appointments.
This appointment has traditionally been a Department of Solid Waste employee.
The current appointee, Robert Mills, a Solid Waste Department staff member and has served on the TMC since January 2021.
Stephanie Watson is currently the Hazardous Waste Management Manager within the Solid Waste Department.
Stephanie Watson has been employed at Solid Waste since November 2015 and demonstrates a wide breadth of solid waste knowledge including waste diversion, reduction, and disposal. She has a thorough understanding of the department’s outreach and support services and served as the department’s public information officer. Prior to Pinellas County employment, she was employed by at the Florida Department of Environmental Protection as a Solid Waste Permitting professional.
Fiscal Impact:
N/A
Staff Member Responsible:
Paul S. Sacco, Director, Solid Waste Department
Partners:
All municipalities within Pinellas County and private municipal solid waste haulers
Attachments:
County Code, Section 106.54
Resume, Stephanie Watson