[Adopted 6-11-1969 by Ord. No. 22-69 (Ch. 6 of the 1969 Code);
amended in its entirety at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
[Amended 11-12-2020 by Ord. No. 23-20]
A. There is
hereby established an Environmental Commission for the protection,
development and use of natural resources, including water resources,
located within the territorial limits of the Township of Morris.
B. In
addition, the Mayor may appoint one or more adult persons as associate
members and one or more students as student members. Associate members
and student members shall not be members of the Commission but may
be involved as volunteers in Commission matters as assigned by, and
under the supervision of, the Commission chairperson. The terms of
the associate members and student members shall be two years. The
associate member and student members need not be residents of Morris
Township.
Said Commission shall be known as the "Environmental Commission
of the Township of Morris."
[Amended 8-18-2021 by Ord. No. 23-21]
A. In addition,
the Mayor may appoint one or more adult persons as associate members
and one or more students as student members. Associate members and
student members shall not be members of the Commission but may be
involved as volunteers in Commission matters as assigned by, and under
the supervision of, the Commission Chairperson. The term of the associate
members shall be two years, and the term of the student members shall
be one year. The associate members and student members need not be
residents of Morris Township. Student members shall be high school
students age 18 or less.
B. In order
to protect the safety of the student members, all Environmental Commission
members shall be subject to a criminal background check. Same shall
be reviewed by the Township Administrator, and it shall be in the
Township Administrator’s discretion to determine whether an
identified past criminal offense is of a nature that warrants disqualification
from membership. Further, all Environmental Commission members must
sign and agree to abide by a code of conduct, to be created at the
direction of the Township Administrator.
The Environmental Commission shall have all of the powers and
duties as set forth in said statute.
The Township Committee may appropriate funds for the expenses
incurred by the Environmental Commission. The Commission may appoint
such clerks and other employees as it may from time to time require
and as shall be within the limits of funds appropriated to it.