Harney County Weed Board

The Harney County Court hereby designates the Harney County Weed Board with the following purposes and functions:

SUMMARY OF DUTIES

1. Support and advise County Court and County Weed Coordinator on county weed control programs.

2. Assist in developing yearly Weed Management Action Plan including annual educational weed program.

3. Advise the County Weed Coordinator of weed problems.

4. Periodically review the county noxious weed list and recommend adjustment as needed to the Harney County Court.

BOARD MEMBER APPOINTMENT / TERM POLICY

A. The Harney County Weed Board shall work in tandem with other groups and or activities where noxious weeds are a concern.

B. The Weed Board shall consist of seven to nine voting members. The Board shall also include “Ad Hoc” Technical Advisors representing interested/affected groups or agencies in the county. At least one SWCD director will serve as a Weed Board member and liaison to the Soil and Water District Board.

C. The voting members shall be appointed from each of the seven designated sections of the County, and each shall reside in the area from which they are appointed.

D. Board members shall be appointed by the Harney County Court for two or three year terms. The nominees shall be recommended to the Harney County Court by the Harney County Weed Board.

E. The Weed Board will meet not less than four times a year. Annually, the Board shall elect a chair, vice-chair, secretary, and budget committee officer.

F. Attendance at every Board meeting is not mandatory, but in the interest of maintaining an effective, efficient and productive Board, three consecutive absences, without due cause, shall be subject the Board Member to removal from the Board, by a majority vote of a Board quorum and the approval of the County Court. A chosen alternate representative for an area can attend meetings in the absence of the appointed board member.

G. Under normal circumstances business matters will be voted on by a quorum of Weed Board members.

H. Expiration of terms shall be staggered to avoid the circumstance of having all new Board Members at one time.
Approved: 3/13/00

Harney County Weed Board Structure

COOPERATIVE WEED ADVISORY BOARD

Area Represented	Board Member	Start Date	Terms Served	Term
Riley-Double O	Angie Ketscher	2004	On First	3yrs
French Glen-Diamond	Marvin Jess	2000	On Second	2yrs
Fields	Kathy Sherburn	2004	On First	3yrs
Princeton-Crane	Don Cody	2000	On Second	2yrs
Drewsey/Pine Creek	Carol Dunten			3yrs
Burns	Steve Rickman	2000	On Second	2yrs
Donna Webb	Harney & SWCD	2000	On First	3yrs
South End Alternate	Mike Davis	2002	On First	3yrs

AD HOC Advisory Group:

Organization	Representative
Oregon Dept. of Agriculture	Bonnie Rasmussen
Tribe	vacant
BIA	vacant
Harney County Stockgrowers	Vacant
BLM Burns District	Lesley Richman
USFS Emigrant Creek Ranger District	Jim Campbell & Zelley
Malhuer Wildlife Refuge	Carey Goss & Jess Wenick
ODFW	Dan Gonzales
City of Burns	vacant
City of Hines	Pedro Zabala
ODOT	Mike Crow
Eastern Oregon Research Station	Tony Svejcar & Michael Carpenilli
Big R	John MCallister
OSU Extension Service	Dave Chamberlain
Harney County Sportsmen	vacant
Hay & Forage Growers	vacant

Harney County Weed Control
450 N Buena Vista Ave.
Burns, OR 97720
Phone: (541) 573-2506
Fax: (541) 573-8387

Questions or problems regarding this web site should be directed to weeds@co.harney.or.us

Harney County Weed Board

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Harney County Weed Board Structure

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