[Adopted 11-2-2015 by Ord. No. 10-1-15]
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There is an Environmental Sustainability Committee for the Town of Indian Head.
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The mission of the Environmental Sustainability Committee is to guide the Town of Indian Head to become an environmentally sustainable "green town" through a process that involves resource conservation, preventing ecological harm, developing and using renewable resources and encouraging self-sufficient practices. The Environmental Sustainability Committee shall recommend programs and policies and undertake actions that will engage residents and businesses in the creation of a sustainable town.
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The Environmental Sustainability Committee consists of eight regular members and one member of the Indian Head Town Council who shall serve ex officio and shall not have a vote. The eight regular members shall be residents of the Town of Indian Head, except that the Town Council may designate one of those eight membership positions for a nonresident representative of the Indian Head business community.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. III)]
B. 
The Town Council shall appoint the members of the Committee. Members of the Committee shall serve for terms of three years each, or until their successors are appointed and take office, except that the Town Council member of the Committee shall serve an indeterminate term unless a fixed term is established by the Town Council at the time of appointment. The term of the Town Council member of the Committee shall end when the Council member leaves office.
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The Committee shall have a Chair appointed by the Town Council. The term of office of the Chair shall be one year or until the Chair's successor is appointed and takes office. The Chair may be reappointed to serve successive terms as Chair. The Committee may have and select such other officers as the Committee decides.
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The Town Council, by unanimous vote of the entire Council, may remove a member of the Committee without cause and appoint that member's successor.
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The Committee shall meet at the call of the Chair with such frequency as the business of the Committee requires.
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The Chair shall designate a member of the Committee to prepare minutes of Committee meetings.
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The Environmental Sustainability Committee has the powers and duties set forth in this section. The Committee may undertake other functions and activities as the Committee reasonably determines consistent with its mission.
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The Committee shall act as an advocate for protecting, preserving and enhancing the environment as it relates to issues under consideration by the Town Council and Town Planning Commission.
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The Committee shall serve in an advisory role to the Town Council and all Town boards and commissions on environmental and sustainability policy issues. The Committee may recommend new ordinances, amendments to existing ordinances and other actions it deems appropriate. The Committee may also recommend expenditures in connection with existing and proposed environmental programs.
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The Committee shall provide a forum for promoting discussion and education on issues related to the environment and sustainability.
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The Committee shall advise and support residential refuse and recycling collection and processing programs.
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The Committee shall study and develop recommendations for the sustainable management of Indian Head's solid waste.
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The Committee shall prepare and present to the Town Council by December 31 each year, commencing in 2016, an annual report that includes, but is not limited to, the following:
(1) 
Any findings on the current condition of the Town's environment.
(2) 
Evaluation of existing Town programs and policies to protect the environment and improve the Town's sustainability.
(3) 
Recommendations for proposed Town policies and programs that support the preservation, protection and enhancement of the Town's environment and sustainability.
(4) 
A summary of the Committee's actions and recommendations from the previous year.