[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township
of Bethlehem 3-15-2012 by Ord. No. 407.2012. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
There is hereby created the Green Team in the Township of Bethlehem
for the purpose of instituting sustainable environmental practices
within the territorial limits of the Township of Bethlehem in order
to build a community that is environmentally responsible, cost effective,
and a productive and healthy place to live, learn and work.
A.
The Green Team shall comprise three members of the Environmental
Commission. Upon the recommendation of the Environmental Commission,
the Township Committee may appoint two additional members to the Green
Team. The total membership of the Green Team shall not exceed five
members. All Green Team members shall be residents of Bethlehem Township
and shall be appointed by the Township Committee, by resolution, in
its sole discretion. All Green Team members shall serve on a voluntary
basis and without compensation.
[Amended 3-21-2013 by Ord. No. 407.2013]
B.
The terms of office of the first Green Team shall be for one year.
C.
The governing body of the municipality may remove any member of the
Green Team at its discretion.
D.
A vacancy on the Green Team occurring otherwise than by expiration
of a term shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner
as an original appointment.
E.
A vacancy occurring otherwise than by expiration of the term shall
be filled by appointment of the Mayor for the unexpired term only.
The Green Team shall have the power to conduct research on sustainable
environmental practices 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. The Green Team
shall have the power to study and make recommendations to the Township
governing body with regards to sustainable environmental practices.
The Green Team may participate in various certification programs,
including but not limited to community education and outreach; education
for sustainability programs; energy audit for municipal facilities;
wind ordinance; sustainable land use pledge; farmland preservation;
open space plan; Environmental Commission, natural resource inventory;
tree planting programs, and recycling depot. The Green Team shall
act as the coordinating agency of the Township on sustainable environmental
practices and as a liaison between conservation needs and regional,
county, state and federal agencies and private agencies ministering
to those needs.
