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•Establish policies and procedures to standardize
and more effectively and efficiently manage the County’s environmental
compliance activities.
•Reduce the extent to which County activities require regulatory
oversight through the use of pollution prevention concepts.
•Centralize environmental record-keeping and reporting functions
to help ensure compliance and consistency and enhance access to
records.
In 1993 the County Executive established a formal County Environmental
Policy through Executive Order Number 1-93. The County’s Environmental
Policy is intended to make it clear to all County employees that
environmental compliance and good performance are their personal
responsibilities.
The policy states that: 1) all Onondaga County employees will continue
to comply with the requirements of all environmental laws and regulations;
2) the County will ensure that County employees at every level receive
adequate training and are aware of the importance of their role
in protecting the environment and managing County programs and facilities
so that they meet current environmental requirements; 3) the County
will be a responsible steward for the natural resources under County
management by identifying and protecting sensitive natural systems
for which the County is directly responsible; and 4) the County
will work cooperatively with federal, state and community organizations
to further mutual goals for natural resource protection.
The further development of County environmental policy and the process
by which it is carried out is a responsibility of the Office of
Environment, and is done in consultation with the County Environmental
Coordinating Committee. The Environmental Coordinating Committee
consists of representatives of the County Law Department, Department
of Health, Department of Water Environment Protection, Department
of Transportation, Parks and Recreation Department, Division of
Emergency Management and such other County Department(s) as might
be deemed necessary and/or beneficial on a case basis.
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