Zero Waste Advisory Commission adds own ‘no’ rec on merge with RMC

The Zero Waste Advisory Commission voted unanimously to add their own recommendation against a proposed merger with the Resource Management Commission on Feb. 12. The Austin Monitor had previously reported on the RMC’s recommendation against the same merger on Feb. 3. During the meeting, commissioners amended their draft resolution to include language directly copied from the RMC’s resolution that dismissed the notion of significant overlap in purpose between the two commissions. The final resolution also emphasized the ZWAC’s role in advising Austin Resource Recovery, one of the city’s enterprise departments, which run more like businesses. The RMC routinely advises Austin Energy, the enterprise department responsible for managing the city’s power grid.