An advisory council, to be known as the "Washington Township Environmental
Advisory Council," is hereby created and shall continue to function until
such time that this chapter is repealed.
The Environmental Advisory Council shall be composed of five residents
of Washington Township.
Council members shall be appointed in accordance with the following
procedures:
A. All Council members shall be appointed by the Board of
Supervisors of Washington Township.
B. The terms of office for Council members shall expire
on the first Monday in January following the last year of their term of office.
C. Duly appointed Council members shall serve a term of
three years, except that the initial appointment of the Council members shall
be so staggered that the terms of approximately 1/3 of the membership shall
expire each year.
D. Whenever possible, one member of the Council shall also
be a member of the Washington Township Planning Commission.
Council members shall receive no compensation for their services, but
may be reimbursed for the expenses actually and necessarily incurred by them
in the performance of their duties.
The Environmental Advisory Council shall be advisory to and shall coordinate
its activities with the Board of Supervisors, Planning Commission, Recreation
Board and other such Township agencies.
The Board of Supervisors shall designate the Chairman of the Environmental
Advisory Council.
The Environmental Advisory Council shall have the following powers:
A. To develop, organize, promote and operate a community
recycling program.
B. Review all subdivision and land development plans situated
within the Township that are submitted for approval to the governing body.
[Added 11-16-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-6]
C. To undertake such other environmental tasks as requested
by the Board of Supervisors.
The Environmental Advisory Council shall keep records of its meetings
and activities and shall make an annual report, which shall be printed in
the annual municipal report or otherwise made known and available.
The Board of Supervisors may, from time to time, appropriate funds for
the expenses incurred by the Environmental Advisory Council.