The Village of Ridgefield Park hereby establishes a Green Team
Committee which shall be known as the "Ridgefield Park Green Team"
(hereinafter also referred to as the "Green Team"), subject to the
terms and provisions of this chapter. The Green Team shall serve as
a permanent committee to the Ridgefield Park Board of Commissioners.
The general purposes and powers for the Green Team shall include
(without limitation) the following:
A. Manage Ridgefield Park's participation in the Sustainable Jersey
program (which is a program initiated, established and promoted by
the State of New Jersey).
B. Establish reasonable environmental goals and Sustainable Jersey goals
for the village.
C. Encourage the Village's staff, employees, personnel, volunteers,
departments, offices, committees, commissions, boards and agencies
to pursue environmentally sustainable practices and to implement the
Village's environmental goals and Sustainable Jersey goals.
D. Work with and encourage Village organizations and groups to pursue
environmentally sustainable practices and to implement the Village's
environmental goals and Sustainable Jersey goals.
E. Provide suggestions and advice to the Village Planning Board, Zoning
Board of Adjustment, and Historic Preservation Commission to assure
that environmental matters are considered in their deliberations and
actions.
F. Solicit and evaluate environmental ideas and suggestions from the
community.
The Green Team shall hire a secretary to take the minutes of
all meetings, and provide secretarial services for the Green Team.
The secretary's salary shall be set by the Commissioner who has
responsibility for the Ridgefield Park Environmental Commission.