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<br />Page 3 of 15 <br /> <br />5. supporting public education on solid waste issues; <br />6. construction and demolition waste; <br />7. assuring long-term partnership of the entities involved through an inter-local <br />agreement on waste handling and disposal; <br />8. addressing equitable funding and mechanisms for establishing fees and making <br />future joint decisions; <br />9. future use of closed landfill sites; <br />10. investigation of partnership possibilities involving neighboring jurisdictions; <br />11. feasibility of innovative and cost-effective, environmentally-sound methods of <br />disposal of solid waste beyond burial; <br />12. potential inclusion of bio-solids in long-range disposal plans; <br />13. emergency storm debris planning; and <br />14. treatment of communities impacted by siting of any facilities either within Orange <br />County or beyond its borders to receive shipments of our waste. <br />The above charge serves as a general and overarching guide for the SWAG. SWAG shall <br />continue under the terms of this Agreement and receive recommendations from the <br />Management Oversight Committee established pursuant to paragraph 11C. <br />SWAG is a public body. SWAG meetings are open to the public and provide opportunities <br />for public comment. <br />The composition of SWAG is as follows: <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Each representative shall have one vote on any matter coming before SWAG, provided <br />however, the representatives of UNC-Chapel Hill and UNC-Healthcare shall not vote on any <br />recommendation to change the solid waste program fee. <br /> <br />C. A Management and Oversight Committee (MOC) is hereby created to consist of the Orange <br />County Manager, the Carrboro Town Manager, the Chapel Hill Town Manager and the <br />Hillsborough Town Manager (or their designees). In addition, UNC-Chapel Hill and UNC <br />Health Care will be invited to designate one (1) representative from each entity to participate <br />as non-voting members. <br />Special Representation Number of <br />Representatives <br />Orange County Commissioner 2 <br />Town of Chapel Hill Council Member 2 <br />Town of Carrboro Alderman 2 <br />Town of Hillsborough Commissioner 2 <br />UNC-Chapel Hill 1 <br />UNC Healthcare Representatives 1 <br />7