Pursuant to L. 1972, c. 35 (N.J.S.A. 40:56A.1
et seq.), there is hereby established in and for the Township of Pemberton
an Environmental Commission, to be known as the "Pemberton Township
Environmental Commission."
A. Term and appointment; vacancy.
[Amended 5-20-1981 by Ord. No. 9-1981]
(1) The Environmental Commission shall consist of seven
members to be appointed by the Mayor, one of which seven members shall
be a member of the Pemberton Township Planning Board. All members
so appointed shall be residents of the Township of Pemberton. All
appointments to such Commission shall be for a term of three years
beginning the first day of January of the first year of the term.
The Mayor shall designate which of the appointees shall serve as Chairman
or Presiding Officer of the Commission. Any vacancy on the Commission
other than by expiration of term shall be filled for the unexpired
term. Removal of any appointee shall be for cause, only on written
charges and after hearing before the Mayor and Township Committee.
(2) In addition to resignation or death of an appointee
or an appointee's moving his or her residence from the Township, any
appointee who shall fail to attend three successively called meetings
of the Commission shall be deemed to have vacated his or her appointment
to the Commission, at the discretion of the Township Committee.
B. Powers. The Environmental Commission shall have the
power to conduct research into the use and possible use of the open
land areas of the Township and may coordinate the activities of unofficial
bodies organized for similar purposes, and may advertise, prepare,
print and distribute books, maps, charts, plans and pamphlets which
in its judgment it deems necessary for its purposes. It shall keep
an index of all open areas, publicly or privately owned, including
open marshlands, swamps and other wetlands, in order to obtain information
on the proper use of such areas, and may from time to time recommend
to the Pemberton Township Planning Board plans and programs for inclusion
in a Township Master Plan and the development and use of such areas.
C. Property acquired. The Environmental Commission may,
subject to the approval of the Township Committee, acquire property,
both real and personal, in the name of the Township, by gift, purchase,
grant, bequest, devise or lease, for any of its purposes and shall
administer the same for such purposes, subject to the terms of the
conveyance or gift. Such an acquisition may be to acquire the fee
or any lesser interest, development right, easement (including conservation
easement), covenant or other contractual right (including a conveyance
on conditions or with limitations or reversions), as may be necessary
to acquire, maintain, improve, protect, limit the future use of or
otherwise conserve and properly utilize open spaces and other land
and water areas in the Township.
D. Records. The Environmental Commission shall keep records
of its meetings and activities and shall make an annual report to
the Township Committee.