There is hereby created an advisory board of the Village of
Ridgewood entitled the "Green Ridgewood Committee." This Committee
established by ordinance shall supersede the Ridgewood Environmental
Advisory Committee previously constituted by Ordinance No. 2441, and
the amendments made thereto.
The Committee is hereby charged with the following
duties and responsibilities:
A. The Committee shall assist the Village Council in
long-range planning with respect to environmental concerns.
B. The Committee shall anticipate environmental problems.
As these problems are identified by the Committee, the Committee shall
study each particular problem, researching applicable technology and
sources of funding and recommend solutions to the Village Council.
C. The Committee shall have the ongoing responsibility
to study and recommend to the Council solutions to problems concerning
solid waste management, open space preservation, flood plain development,
stream channelization and rehabilitation, air pollution control, noise
control, soil and landscape protection and the protection of flora
and fauna.
Upon adoption of this chapter and appointment
of its members, the Committee shall hold an organizational meeting.
Minutes of the meetings shall be kept, transcribed and made available
to the Village Council, Planning Board and such other Village officials
as the Village Manager shall direct.
[Amended 7-16-2014 by Ord. No. 3422; 9-11-2019 by Ord. No. 3739; 5-10-2023 by Ord. No. 3957]
A. The
Committee shall be comprised of eight regular members, who shall be
residents of the Village and have environmental training and/or experience,
who shall be appointed by the Village Council.
B. The
Village Council shall further appoint a member of the Village Council
to act as the liaison to the Committee. The Ridgewood Board of Education
(hereinafter "BOE") shall be permitted to appoint a liaison and the
Ridgewood Parks, Recreation and Conservation Board (hereinafter "PRC")
are both requested and encouraged to appoint a member of each board
to attend and work with the Committee for one-year terms. There shall
also be one Village staff member appointed to assist the Committee.
The Village staff member of the Committee shall be a member of the
Village staff, appointed by the Village Manager, to serve at the Village
Manager's pleasure.
C. The
eight regular members of the Committee appointed by the Village Council
shall each serve on the Committee for a term of three years, with
the exception of the initial Committee. The initial Committee shall
include eight regular members, three of whom shall be appointed for
three years, three of whom shall be appointed for two years, and two
of whom shall be appointed for one year. The end of the term for any
member shall terminate on December 31 of the final year of the member's
term.
D. The Chairperson
of the Committee shall be elected from amongst the regular membership
on an annual basis by the regular members and shall not be the Village
Council liaison, the BOE liaison, the member of the PRC or the Village
staff member.
E. The Chairperson
shall be authorized to appoint a student intern who is a Village resident,
to serve for the school year, September through June.
F. All regular
members and the Village Council and BOE liaisons shall be voting members.
The student intern and Village staff member shall not have voting
rights.
Members of the Committee shall avail themselves of all opportunities
for education concerning environmental issues such as courses, seminars
and subscriptions. Membership in the Association of New Jersey Environmental
Commissions (ANJEC) shall be required.