[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the City
of Bordentown 7-15-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-09. Amendments noted where applicable.]
There is hereby established an advisory committee which shall
be known as the "Bordentown City Trails Committee."
A. The Bordentown City Trails Committee shall serve in an advisory capacity
to the City Administration, the Board of Commissioners, and all other
City committees and subcommittees to provide guidance on the enhancement,
development and maintenance of trails within the City of Bordentown.
B. The Bordentown City Trails Committee may provide advice and recommendations
on the following:
(1) Enhancing and extending existing trails;
(2) Ensuring compatibility and consistency with existing trails;
(3) Connecting trails to other trails in neighboring communities;
(4) Guidance on new trails and reestablishing former trails; and
(5) Development of a maintenance plan for new and existing trails.
C. As an advisory committee, the Bordentown City Trails Committee may
identify possible funding, such as grants, to maintain and construct
trails, signage, and other amenities. Applications for grants and
other funding must be done in coordination with the City Administration.
A. The Bordentown City Trails Committee shall consistent of a minimum
of a Chairperson appointed by the Board of Commissioners, as well
as at least four members appointed by other City committees.
B. A member of the City Administration shall serve as liaison between
the Bordentown City Trails Committee and the City.
C. The members of the Committee shall serve without compensation.
D. No member may act on any matter in which the member has, either directly
or indirectly, any personal or financial interest.
A. All members shall serve for a one-year term.
B. Vacancies. If a vacancy occurs in any class other than by expiration
of term, it shall be filled by an appointment as provided for the
unexpired term.
C. Removal from the Committee. Any member, after a public hearing, if
he/she shall request one, may be removed by the Board of Commissioners
for cause.
D. Officers.
(1) The Committee shall, at its first organizational meeting, and at
each annual reorganizational meeting thereafter, elect a Chairperson
and Vice Chairperson from among its members and select a Secretary,
who may or may not be a member of the Committee or a municipal employee.
(2) The Board of Commissioners shall provide for the Bordentown City
Trails Committee in its budget and shall appropriate funds for its
expenses. The Bordentown City Trails Committee shall not, however,
exceed, exclusive of gifts or grants, the amounts appropriated by
the Board of Commissioners for its use.