Elgin Sustainability Commission Meeting July 2023: Why Does the Commission Exist?

The Elgin Sustainability Commission met on Tuesday, July 11th, without a city staff liaison present to help guide their deliberations -- AGAIN. 
 
Just like last month's commission meeting, this agenda was one of the shortest ones in recent history.  In this episode, Tia & Erik talk about the following issues discussed at the commission's July meeting:

• Farmers Market
• Tree giveaway program
• Single Use Bag Fee ordinance (ugh . . . again)
• Kane County Climate Action Plan & the online survey (Note: CLICK HERE to take the survey)
• The mysterious Elgin Carbon Footprint report and the city manager's unwillingness to release it to the commission (or the public)
• Dysfunctional commission workgroups

The BIG deep dive issue that usually happens during episodes covering commission meetings was . . . wait for it . . . drum roll please . . .
 
City of Elgin ordinance authorizing the creation of the Elgin Sustainability Commission

There was a lot of chatter among commissioners at the July meeting about "what are we allowed to do" and "would it be out-of-bounds if we ______________." So, Tia and Erik went back to the original ordinance and the recently reviewed ordinance to find some answers. If you are a Democracy Geek, then you might like this episode a little more than you typically do.  *wink*

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