I)
Administrative Committee: 1. Establish
minimum statewide performance standards and prohibitions for controlling
erosion and nonpoint source water pollution, to be implemented through County
Land and Water Resource Management Plans. 2. Minimize
the number of grant "pigeon holes", paperwork and bureaucracy that
counties must contend with to obtain outside funds for local programs. 3. Maximize
local control and flexibility in implementing conservation programs,
including regulatory and voluntary approaches. 4. Recognize
the regional diversity that exists throughout the state (i.e. does not jeopardize
the flexibility or effectiveness of one area at the expense of another). 5. Encourage
local planning, prioritization and program implementation based on approved
County Land and Water Resources Management Plans. 6. Support
a sufficient base level of grant funds to all counties to implement their
LWRM plan (i.e. an “average of three staff persons per county”). 7. Support
targeted grant funds to support comprehensive county efforts to implement
state performance standards and prohibitions, including regulatory efforts. 8. Encourage
the integration of federal, state and local efforts into a seamless
conservation program at the local level. 9. Facilitate
communication and information exchange between WALCE and WLWCA, WCA, state
and federal lawmakers and agencies, and agricultural, urban, environmental
and conservation special interest groups. 10 Continue
to explore and pursue alternative funding sources to bolster county staffing
and program implementation efforts statewide, including non-bonding sources. The WALCE Administrative Committee will oppose any effort that is in conflict with any of these principles. II)
Professional Improvement Committee: 1. Coordinating an annual conference that provides high quality training for all types of land conservation employees, timely program updates, and an exposure to new ideas and trends in the land and water conservation field. 2.
Recognizing outstanding contributions to
conservation programs by land conservation employees through an annual awards
program. 3. Sharing information among county land conservation departments throughout the year, especially for new employees and innovative or unique program efforts. 4.
Developing and distributing interagency education
and training materials that provide local conservation professionals the
tools they need to carry out their duties. 5. Coordinating
interagency training workshops, conferences and other professional
improvement opportunities for all types of land conservation employees. 6. Coordinating
the WALCE Scholarship Program. The WALCE Professional Improvement Committee will oppose any effort that is in conflict with any of these principles. III)
Technical Committee: 1.
Promote the integration of technical methods and procedures used by Federal, State, and local
conservation programs and agencies. 2. Work
with, and provide input and support to, WALCE Committee
(Administrative Committee and Professional Improvement Committee) on
technical issues. 3. Provide
recommendations to the WALCE Board for appointments to
non-WALCE committees that are technical in nature. 4.
Encourage development of Technical Standards based on sound
engineering practices and field research through SOC process. 5. Assist
with the development, distribution, and review of Technical
Standards before they are adopted or published. 6.
Promote a fair and consistent technical certification process that
recognizes the demonstrated knowledge, training, and experience of
conservation staff. 7.
Promote site inventory and conservation planning tools that are easy to use and
account for the wide variety of Wisconsin landscapes. 8.
Promote the development of technical guidance documents to assist field
staff with planning, designing, and implementing conservation practices. 9. Promote tracking and reporting tools that are easy to use
and
measure actual implementation of program goals and objectives. The WALCE Technical Committee
will oppose any effort that is in conflict with any of these principles. IV)
All Other Committees 1.
A
WALCE representative must be a paid member in good standing for at least two,
most recent consecutive years. 2.
Before
WALCE representation is sought on any committee, the WALCE Board must
determine the committee to be of importance. 3.
Representative(s)
must represent the WALCE organization as a whole, not their personal
position, and must follow guidelines in our strategic plan. 4.
The
president will appoint committee representatives with concurrence by the
Board. The President may remove any WALCE representative at any time with
concurrence of the Board. 5.
Representatives
need to effectively communicate with the board via-written or oral reports
(at a minimum, a typed report presented annually to the board prior to the
annual meeting). 6.
Representatives
may serve as long as they are regularly attending the scheduled meetings,
participating in a manner that accurately represents WALCE and effectively
communicating progress with the WALCE board. In the event where the progress
of a committee has become stagnant and/or the effectiveness of the committee
is questionable, the representative shall be responsible for relaying that
information to the WALCE board. 7.
Open
positions will be listed in the Thursday Note, posted on the WALCE and WLWCA
web sites and will be sent out on e-mail.
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