[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township
of Winslow 2-23-77 as Ord. No. 0-6-77 as Ch. 8 of the 1970 Code of the Township of Winslow. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Amended 2-16-93 by Ord. No. 0-2-93]
An Environmental Commission shall be established in the Township
of Winslow which shall consist of seven (7) members and two (2) alternate
members, all of whom shall be township residents and appointed by
the Mayor, at least one (1) of which shall be a member of the Planning
Board of the Township of Winslow. The Mayor shall designate one (1)
of the members to serve as Chairperson and presiding officer.
The initial appointments shall be made by the Mayor within thirty
(30) days of the effective date of this chapter. However, all subsequent
appointments shall be made at the annual reorganization meeting or
as soon thereafter as practicable.
A.
The terms of the members shall be as follows:
(1)
One (1) member shall serve for one (1) year from the date on his
initial appointment.
(2)
Two (2) members shall serve for two (2) years from the date of their
initial appointment.
(3)
Two (2) members shall serve for three (3) years from the date of
their initial appointment.
(4)
Thereafter, all members shall serve for three-year terms after the
expiration of their original terms.
B.
All members appointed after the adoption of this chapter shall serve
an initial term only until December 31, 1976, or until their successor
qualifies.
C.
The above-mentioned scheme of one-, two- and three-year appointments
shall begin on January 1, 1977, at which time the above-mentioned
initially staggered terms shall commence.
D.
A vacancy occurring on the Commission other than by expiration of a term shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment. Whether a vacancy has occurred shall be determined in accordance with § 8-6 of Chapter 8 of the Township Code, entitled "Citizen Service and Leadership."
[Amended 4-23-13 by Ord. No. O-2013-011]
E.
Commencing with the January 1993 meeting, two (2) additional members
of the Commission shall be appointed. They shall serve for three-year
terms.
[Amended 2-16-93 by Ord. No. 0-2-93]
F.
Commencing with the January 1993 meeting, two (2) alternate members
shall be appointed. They shall be designated as "Alternate Number
1" and "Alternate Number 2." The terms of the alternate members shall
be for two (2) years, except that the terms of the alternate members
first appointed, shall be two (2) years for Alternate Number 1 and
one (1) year for Alternate Number 2, so that the term of not more
than one (1) alternate member shall expire in any one (1) year.
[Amended 2-16-93 by Ord. No. 0-2-93]
[Amended 5-17-94 by Ord. No. 0-12-94]
An Environmental Commission organized under this chapter shall
have the power to conduct research into the use and possible use of
the open land areas of the municipality and may coordinate the activities
of unofficial bodies organized for similar purposes and may advertise,
prepare, print and distribute books, maps, charts, plans and pamphlets
which in its judgment it deems necessary for its purposes. It shall
keep an index of all open areas, publicly or privately owned, including
open marshlands, swamps and other wetlands, in order to obtain information
on the proper use of such areas, and may from time to time recommend
to the Planning Board, or, if none, to the Mayor and Township Committee
of the municipality, plans and programs for inclusion in a Municipal
Master Plan and for the development and use of such areas. Within
the Pinelands Area, all applications for development approval shall
be referred to the Environmental Commission for review and comment.
The Environmental Commission may, subject to the approval of
the Mayor and Township Committee, acquire property, both real and
personal, in the name of the municipality, by gift, purchase, grant,
bequest, devise or lease, for any of its purposes, and shall administer
the same for such purposes, subject to the terms of the conveyance
or gift. Such an acquisition may be to acquire the fee or any lesser
interest, development right, easement (including conservation easement),
covenant or other contractual right (including a conveyance on conditions
or with limitations or reversions) as may be necessary to acquire,
maintain, improve, protect, limit the future use of or otherwise conserve
and properly utilize open spaces and other land and water areas in
the municipality.
The Environmental Commission shall keep records of its meetings
and activities and shall make an annual report to the Mayor and Township
Committee of the municipality.
The Mayor and 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.
The Environmental Commission shall have the power to study and
make recommendations concerning open space preservation, water resources
management, air pollution control, solid waste management, noise control,
soil and landscape protection, environmental appearance, marine resources
and protection of flora and fauna.
