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Township of Morris, NJ
Morris County
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New Laws (17) Index Notes (2)
[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.