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Mass. EPR commission adopts bylaws, approves hybrid meeting policy and tables guidelines
Summary
The state's newly convened Extended Producer Responsibility Commission adopted its bylaws and a remote participation policy at its first meeting, but tabled proposed guidelines after members raised concerns about rules limiting discussion and return to prior topics.
The Massachusetts Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Commission voted to adopt its bylaws and to approve a remote participation policy at its inaugural meeting on Oct. 6, while delaying action on the commission's proposed meeting guidelines.
The vote to adopt the EPR commission bylaws carried after a motion and second; commission chair John Bealink, deputy commissioner for policy and planning at MASA ADP and chair of the EPR Commission, called for the vote and declared the bylaws passed. The commission then considered a separate set of guidelines; several members, including Representative Day and Senator Barrett, said parts of the guidelines were too restrictive and asked to revise language that limited returning to previous topics and imposed three-minute time limits on discussion.…
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