RICRMC Policies & Procedures Agenda 1/20/15

AGENDA
Planning and Procedures Subcommittee
Coastal Resources Management Council
Stedman Government Center
4808 Tower Hill R
Wakefield, RI

January 20, 2015
8:30 am

1. Call to Order

2. Approval of previous meeting minutes

3. OLD BUSINESS/WORKS IN PROGRESS

4. PROPOSED PROGRAMMATIC REVISIONS

Management Procedures
Section 3. Subcommittees

Redbook/SAMPS

5. OTHER BUSINESS

6. NEW BUSINESS

7. STAFF REPORTS

8. ADJOURN

Parties should refer to CRMC Management Procedures Section 5.3(8), among other sections, for additional information as they pertain to applications, matters or petitions pending before the Council or its subcommittees.

Item 4.A

Management Procedures

Section 3 - Subcommittees

3. SUBCOMMITTEES

The Chairman of the Council shall establish standing subcommittees with varying functions as approved by the Council. In the absence of the Chairman, the Vice Chairman may establish these Subcommittees. ~~There is hereby established a standing Ocean subcommittee.~~

Additionally, the Chairman in his/her discretion may appoint a standing ~~Ocean~~ Special Area Management Plan (SAMP) Subcommittee to hear contested cases resulting from the implementation of the Council's Ocean Special Area Management Plans. This SAMP subcommittee may replace any subcommittee referenced in any SAMP Plan. However, in appropriate circumstances contested cases may be heard by the full CRMC as determined by the Chairman. The Chairman and Vice Chairman shall sit ex-officio on all subcommittees.

Hearing Subcommittees shall consist of all Council members who attend the initial Subcommittee meeting and all subsequent meetings of Subcommittee.

Only those Subcommittee members who have attended all meetings of the Subcommittee may vote on the Subcommittee recommendation.

CALENDAR INDEX

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