The Mayor and Council hereby create and reconstitute as a part
of this Code the Sustainable Highland Park Committee.
The Sustainable Highland Park Committee shall consist of 11
Borough of Highland Park residents or employees as appointed by the
Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council annually.
The Sustainable Highland Park Committee shall have the following
responsibilities:
A. To research and recommend advancing sustainable practices and actions
included in the Sustainable Jersey Municipal Certification program;
and
B. Make recommendations to the Mayor and Council which shall strive
to save tax dollars, assure clean air and water, and improve working
and living environments to build a community that is sustainable economically,
environmentally and socially so that the community of the Borough
of Highland Park will thrive well into the new century; and
C. Recommend a model of government which benefits Borough of Highland
Park residents now and far into the future with green and sustainable
community initiatives which are easy to replicate and affordable to
implement; and
D. Focus on all sustainability issues which the Committee deems appropriate
for the Borough of Highland Park as well as serve as the Borough's
Green Team, the agents for the Sustainable Jersey Municipal Certification
process; and
E. Lead and coordinate sustainability activity for the Borough of Highland
Park, including achieving a certification from Sustainable Jersey
Municipal Certification program.