[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Waldwick 1-28-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-01.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided for the repeal
of former Ch. 10, Environmental Commission, adopted 4-14-1992 by Ord.
No. 4-92.
There is hereby established an Environmental Advisory Committee
within the Borough of Waldwick, to be known as the "Environmental
Advisory Committee of the Borough of Waldwick."
The Environmental Advisory Committee is intended to serve in
an advisory capacity and shall provide information, advice, and make
recommendations to the Mayor and Borough Council relating to environmental
issues which impact or are perceived to have a potential impact on
the Borough of Waldwick.
A.
The Environmental Advisory Committee shall consist of eight members.
All members shall be nominated by the Mayor and appointed with the
advice and consent of the Council. The terms of the members first
appointed should be as follows:
B.
All subsequent appointments of each member shall be for a term of
three years. Any vacancy occurring during the term of any of the members
shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original
term.
C.
A member of the Borough Council shall be designated annually by the
Mayor to serve as a nonvoting liaison between the Council and the
Environmental Advisory Committee.
D.
A member of the Environmental Advisory Committee shall be nominated
annually by the Mayor and appointed with advice and consent of the
Council to serve as the Executive Director of the Committee.
(1)
The Executive Director shall preside over deliberations of the Committee
and shall conduct the meetings thereof. The Executive Director is
responsible for overseeing the administration, programs and strategic
plan of the Committee and any of its subcommittees. The Executive
Director reports directly to the Waldwick Council liaison.
(2)
The Executive Director shall be a voting member in determining whether
to move recommendations forward to the Borough Council.
E.
One of the members of the Environmental Advisory Committee shall
annually be elected Secretary at the first meeting in January and
shall be responsible for keeping the records and minutes of the meetings.
F.
If a member of the Environmental Advisory Committee shall fail to
attend or not be able to attend meetings for a period of three or
more months, that member shall automatically be removed from the Environmental
Advisory Committee, and the Environmental Advisory Committee, through
the Council liaison, shall ask for a replacement to be appointed by
the Mayor and Council so as to secure an active participating member.
The Environmental Advisory Committee shall have the duties and
responsibilities as follows:
A.
Study and make reports and recommendations to the Borough Council
from time to time regarding environmental issues such as recycling,
land use and development, solid waste management, toxic materials
storage, air and water pollution, open space preservation, water resources
management, energy conservation and the like;
B.
Serve as a repository of information about environmental issues relating
to the Borough of Waldwick which have been developed in the performance
of its tasks;
C.
Recommend to the Borough Council, subject to funds being available,
the hiring of experts to assist the Environmental Advisory Committee
in carrying out its duties.
The Environmental Advisory Committee shall establish a subcommittee
called the "Green Team," which shall have the duties and responsibilities
as follows:
A.
The Waldwick Green Team will support the Environmental Advisory Committee
on ways to promote sustainable practices and environmental improvements
that, upon an affirmative vote of the Environmental Advisory Committee,
can be sent to the Borough Council for consideration/implementation.
B.
Assist the Borough of Waldwick in seeking to attain Sustainable Jersey
certification.
C.
Consist of volunteer members of the community. Volunteer applicants
shall submit the completed Borough of Waldwick citizen leadership
application as required by law and may also include a resume.
D.
The Executive Director and Council liaison will attend meetings of
the Green Team as representatives of the Borough of Waldwick.
E.
All proposed requests supporting sustainability and environmental
actions for the Borough of Waldwick must be approved by the Council
before the Environmental Advisory Committee/Green Team can implement
or execute them.
A.
Notice of meetings. The Environmental Advisory Committee shall meet
on a regular, monthly basis at a time and date to be decided by a
majority of its members, or as often as may be necessary for the proper
conduct of its duties and responsibilities.
B.
Meeting procedures.
(1)
Agendas to meeting should be sent to all members prior to meeting
on the scheduled date. The order of the agenda can be changed for
any meeting, provided that the majority of the members present at
the meeting agree to the change.
(2)
The Environmental Advisory Committee shall follow Robert's Rules
of Order for Parliamentary Procedures where there is no conflict or
disagreement with this chapter, in which each case this chapter shall
take precedence.
(3)
A quorum of the Environmental Advisory Committee must be in attendance
for the conduct of business. This should consist of a minimum of five
members.
C.
Minutes. The Secretary of the Environmental Advisory Committee shall
keep minutes from each meeting and present the minutes to the Environmental
Advisory Committee to vote on their acceptance at subsequent meetings.
The Environmental Advisory Committee shall keep minutes of its
meetings and at least once per year submit to the Mayor and Council
a summary of accomplishments and project statuses for the prior year
as well as goals for the following year.
The annual budget for the committee shall be established as
per the Borough of Waldwick budgetary process and guidelines. The
Committee will recommend to the Borough Council, via the liaison,
money needed to move forward with projected costs to cover memberships,
training and/or project-related costs.
The members of the Environmental Advisory Committee shall receive
no salary or other compensation for their services.
