To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Public Health
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Appointment to the Department of Health and Human Services - Public Health Branch, Division of Environmental Health, Local Enforcement Agency Independent Hearing Panel
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Declare a vacancy on the Enforcement Agency Independent Hearing Panel as Technical Expert Representative and appoint Jill Duffy to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term, through Dec. 18, 2026.
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STRATEGIC PLAN:
This action supports the following areas of your Board’s Strategic Plan.
Area of Focus: Safe & Healthy Communities
Strategic Plan Category: 9999 - Core Services/Other
DISCUSSION:
The Board of Supervisors, the governing authorities of the cities within the County, and the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) have designated the Department of Health and Human Services – Public Health Branch, Division of Environmental Health (DEH) as the solid waste Local Enforcement Agency (LEA). The LEA permits and inspects solid waste handling sites throughout Humboldt County. One component of designation as the LEA is to maintain a local appeals body to hear solid waste permitting and enforcement issues (CCR 14 §18081(e)(2)). A hearing before the appointed hearing panel may be requested to appeal either an LEA action or the LEA’s failure to act as required by law or regulation. When, in the jurisdiction of the enforcement agency, there exists a publicly owned or operated solid waste facility or disposal site (as exists in Humboldt County), there shall be an independent hearing panel (IHP) or hearing officer (CCR 14 §18081(e)(2)). All IHP filings and correspondence shall be mailed to the attention of the LEA at the Division of Environmental Health, 100 H Street, Suite 100, Eureka, California 95501.
The first IHP was established in 1992 by Humboldt County Reso...
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