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15 <br />Commission for the Environment <br />NAME OF BOARD/COMMISSION: <br />2012 – 2013 <br />Report Period: <br /> <br />ORANGE COUNTY ADVISORY BOARDS & COMMISSIONS <br />ANNUAL REPORT / WORK PLAN FOR THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> <br />The Board of Commissioners welcomes input from various advisory <br />commissions in preparation for its annual planning retreat. Ple <br />following information, limited to the front and back of this for <br />materials may be provided as a supplement to, but not as a subst <br /> <br /> Commission for the Environment <br />Board/Commission Name: <br /> <br />Persons to address BOCC at work session and contact information: <br /> <br />Chair: David Neal 919-732-2156 <br />David.L.Neal@gmail.com <br />Vice-Chair: Jan Sassaman 919-933-1609 <br />jan.sassaman@gmail.com <br /> <br />Primary County Staff Contact: <br /> <br />Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation <br /> Rich Shaw (Land Conservation Manager) 245-2514 <br />rshaw@orangecountync.gov <br /> Tom Davis (Water Resources Coordinator) 245-2513 <br />tdavis@orangecountync.gov <br /> <br />How many times per month does this commission meet, including an <br />meetings and sub-committee meetings? <br /> <br />nd <br /> One meeting per month (2 <br /> Monday); committees as needed during regular <br />meeting <br /> <br />Brief Statement of Commission’s Assigned Charge and Responsibili <br /> <br />Purpose: to advise the BOCC on matters affecting the environment <br />particular emphasis on environmental protection and enhancement. <br />include: <br /> <br /> Perform special studies/projects on environmental issues as req <br />· <br />BOCC <br /> Recommend environmental initiatives to the BOCC, especially of <br />· <br />importance <br /> Study changes in environmental science and environmental regula <br />· <br />the pursuit of the CFE’s duties <br /> Educate the public and local officials on environmental issues <br />· <br /> <br /> <br />