Committee debates 'shall' versus 'may' language, asks Fishbeck to add committee duties
Jul 16, 2026
Fishbeck proposed administrative edits to clarify responsibilities and to change some language from 'may' to 'shall' for goals and metrics; committee asked Fishbeck to add duties to ensure the DPA fulfills obligations and to use tracked changes for future edits.
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Fishbeck recommended edits to the Administration section to change phrasing so that municipalities or haulers would "consider" participating rather than making participation an expectation. The consultant and committee also discussed using tracked changes and initialing edits; Fishbeck was asked to send red-line documents and to add explicit duties to ensure the designated public authority (DPA) fulfills responsibilities.
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