The chief elected official of the municipality shall appoint one or more persons as environmental protection officials to issue littering, dumping, and recycling citations and enter orders authorized by this article. The environmental protection officials shall be appointed in the same manner as members of boards and commissions of the municipality. Such officials shall not be persons appointed as hearing officers pursuant to §
273-22.
The chief elected official of the municipality shall appoint
one or more persons to conduct littering, dumping, and recycling violations
hearings and enter orders authorized by this article. The hearing
officer shall be appointed in the same manner as members of the municipal
boards and commissions. A hearing officer shall not be authorized
to issue citations or be employed by the municipality.
The chief elected official of the municipality may take whatever
means necessary to enforce the orders of the hearing officer.
[Amended 6-7-2021]
Any funds collected pursuant to this article shall be placed
in the general fund of municipality.