[Ord. No. 185, 6/2/2021]
An advisory council to be known as the "Upper Nazareth Township Environmental Advisory Council" is hereby created and shall continue to function until this subpart is revoked.
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The Environmental Advisory Council shall be composed of seven residents of this municipality.
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1. 
Council members shall be appointed in accordance with the following procedures:
A. 
All council members shall be appointed by the governing body of the political subdivision.
B. 
Council members' terms of office shall expire on the first Monday in January following the last year of their term of office.
C. 
Duly appointed Council members shall serve a term of three years, except that initial appointments shall be so staggered that the terms of approximately 1/3 of the membership shall expire each year.
D. 
Whenever possible, one member shall also be a member of the Upper Nazareth Township Planning Commission, and one member shall also be a member of the Upper Nazareth Township Board of Supervisors.
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Council members shall receive no compensation for their services, but may be reimbursed for the expenses actually and necessarily incurred by them in the performance of their duties.
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The Environmental Advisory Council is to be advisory to and shall coordinate its activities with the Board of Supervisors of Upper Nazareth Township, Upper Nazareth Township staff, Upper Nazareth Township Planning Commission, and other local governmental agencies.
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The governing body shall designate the Chairperson of the Council.
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1. 
The Environmental Advisory Council shall have the power to:
A. 
Identify environmental problems and recommend plans and programs to the appropriate agencies for the promotion and conservation of the natural resources and for the protection and improvement of the quality of the environment within Upper Nazareth Township.
B. 
Make recommendations as to the possible use of open land areas within Upper Nazareth Township.
C. 
Promote a community environmental program.
D. 
Keep an index of all open areas, publicly or privately owned, including flood-prone areas, swamps and other unique natural areas, for the purpose of obtaining information on the proper use of those areas.
E. 
Advise the Upper Nazareth Township Planning Commission, Recreation Board, Board of Supervisors, or other relevant appointed bodies within Upper Nazareth Township in the acquisition of both real and personal property by gift, purchase, grant, bequest, easement, devise or lease, in matters dealing with agricultural preservation, open space, and recreation.
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The Environmental Advisory Council shall keep records of its meetings and activities and shall make an annual report, which shall be printed in the annual municipal report or otherwise made publicly available. Minutes of each meeting shall be promptly forwarded to the Board of Supervisors.
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The Board of Supervisors may, from time to time, appropriate funds for the expenses incurred by the Council. Appropriations may be expended for those administrative, professional, clerical, printing, engineering and legal services as may be required. The whole or any part of any funds so appropriated in any year may be placed in a conservation fund and allowed to accumulate from year to year or may be expended in any year.