The Committee known as the Maplewood Environmental Advisory
Committee is established for and in the Township of Maplewood ("Township").
The general purposes of the Maplewood Advisory Committee shall
include but not be limited to:
A. Respond
to requests from the Township Committee for advisory support on environmental
issues;
B. Monitor
and research local, county, state and federal regulations pertinent
to the Township's suburban/urban environmental setting and, at
the direction of the Township Committee, provide such information
to interested parties;
C. At
the direction of the Township Committee, research and prepare written
responses (write papers, editorials, letters to political representatives,
etc.) on behalf of the Township to pertinent proposed environmental,
solid waste and recycling regulations potentially affecting the community;
D. Act
as a source for information regarding environmental issues which may
be of interest to the Township;
E. Propose
reasonable regulations in consultation with the Township Administrator
and the Township Recycling Coordinator and subject to the approval
of the Township Committee for the Township environmental well-being;
F. Develop
necessary educational programs related to environmental issues at
the direction of the Township Committee;
G. Maintain
a database of volunteers experienced in various environmental areas
of expertise; and
H. Coordinate
all activities in the annual commemoration of Earth Day.
Meetings of the Maplewood Environmental Advisory Committee shall
be held quarterly or more frequently as needed.