JAMS neutral, Hon. Keith Wisot (Ret.), has been appointed a Commissioner of the Sustainability Commission for the City of Palm Springs for a term ending June 30, 2012. Judge Wisot will be attending its first meeting as a Commissioner on September 15, 2009. The eleven-member Commission is charged with implementing the recently adopted Sustainability Plan.
The Commission’s duties include:
- advising, assisting and making recommendations to the City Council regarding efforts to make City operations more sustainable;
- educating and informing the citizenry of those efforts;
- establishing a monitoring and reporting program;
- reviewing City policies with respect to water and energy efficiency, renewable sources, climate change strategies, air quality, waste management and recycling, water resources, building and infrastructure, transportation and natural resource conservation; and
- recommending finance options for sustainability projects.
Judge Wisot, a JAMS panelist since 1994, is one of JAMS most respected neutrals and is an especially skilled communicator. He has a unique background in complex cases arising from environmental damage, and he has developed expertise in employment cases (including executive agreements, sexual harassment and discrimination, and wage/hour issues) and business cases (including unfair business practices). Because of his particular skill in organizing complex matters, he is regularly asked to manage discovery in a variety of multi-party business and commercial cases as a Referee or Special Master in both State and Federal courts.