2389-13 Environmental_Comm_ord.pdf

2389-13 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REPLACING CHAPTER II, SECTION 2-47.1, ET SEQ., OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE ENTITLED “ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION”. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE, i n the County of Essex, State of New Jersey, that Chapter II, Section 2-47, of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of West Orange, entitled “Environmental Commission”, shall be amended and replaced to repeal the Ordinances previously enacted with respect to the Environmental Commission, which has been defunct for many years, and to replace them with this Ordinance, reestablishing the Environmental Commission and providing for its membership and operation as set forth herein. Section 1. The Revised General Ordinances of the Township of West Orange are amended and supplemented to read as follows: CHAPTER II, 2-47 ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION 2-47.1 ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION. An Environmental Commission is hereby established in the Township of West Orange pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:56A- 1 to 40:56A-12, and as the same may be amended, the mission of which shall be the protection, development or use of natural resources, including water resources, located within territorial limits of West Orange. 2-47.2 MEMBERSHIP The Commission shall consist of seven (7) members appointed by the Mayor, one of whom shall also be a member of the Planning Board and all of whom shall be residents of West Orange; the members shall serve without compensation. The Mayor shall designate one of the members to serve as Chairman and presiding officer of the Commission. The terms of the office of the first commissioners shall be for 1, 2 or 3 years, to be designated by the Mayor in making his appointments and their successors shall be appointed for terms of 3 years and until the appointment and qualification of their successors. The first members of the Commission shall be appointed for the following terms: 2 members for the 1-year term expiring December 31, 2014, 2 members for the 2-year term expiring December 31, 2015, 3 members for the 3-year term expiring December 31, 2016. The Mayor or Township Council may remove any member of the Commission for cause, on written charges served upon the member and after the hearing thereon at which the member shall be entitled to be heard in person or by counsel. A vacancy on the Commission

the Commission for cause, on written charges served upon the member and after the hearing thereon at which the member shall be entitled to be heard in person or by counsel. A vacancy on the Commission occurring otherwise than expiration of a term shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as an original appointment. 2-47.3 POWERS AND DUTIES The Environmental Commission : a. Shall have the power to conduct research into the possible use of municipal open land areas within the Township. b. Shall conduct research and analyze green initiatives that make environmental and financial sense to the Township. c. Shall serve as the West Orange Green Team and support the municipality's efforts to work in accordance with the Township's Sustainable Element in the Master Plan. d. Shall collaborate with Township employees, service providers, other governmental agencies and the West Orange Board of Education: Administration, Facilities Director and Student Green Teams, to share resource information and ideas consistent with the Commission's mission to protect and or develop natural resources.