[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
New Britain 8-9-2016 by Ord. No.
375. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The New Britain Borough Nature Preserve Committee is hereby
created as a standing committee of the Borough.
A.
The New Britain Borough Nature Preserve Committee shall be composed
of not less than five nor more than 11 voting members appointed at
the discretion of the Borough Council. In addition, Borough Council
may appoint one member of Council to serve as a nonvoting liaison
to the Committee.
B.
Vacancies on the Committee shall be filled by Borough Council. Each
member of the Committee shall serve a term of three years, which terms
shall be staggered so that the terms of no more than three members
may expire in any given year. Committee members may be removed upon
majority vote of the Borough Council.
C.
At the first meeting of each calendar year, the members of the Committee
shall elect from their membership a Chair, Vice Chair and such other
officers as the Committee deems necessary. Officers shall be voting
members of the Committee. The Chair shall preside over the meetings.
In the Chair's absence, the Vice Chair shall preside. If both
the Chair and the Vice Chair are absent, the remaining members, if
a quorum exists, shall select from among themselves a person to preside
over the meeting.
D.
The Committee shall meet at least once per month, unless the Chair
determines that there is no business to be transacted by the Committee.
A quorum shall consist of a simple majority of the total number of
voting members. All meetings shall be advertised as required under
the Pennsylvania Sunshine Act.
The Nature Preserve Committee shall have the responsibility
to advise Council on all matters relating to the maintenance and management
of the Wilma Quinlan Nature Preserve ("WQNP"), including providing
advice and recommendations to Council regarding all of the following:
A.
Maintenance and management of the WQNP, excluding the Groner house
and grounds.
B.
Improvements to the WQNP.
C.
Periodically reviewing, updating, and presenting to Council a strategic
plan for the long term stewardship of the WQNP.
D.
Preparing an annual budget for the WQNP and advising Council on any
recommended expenditures from the Groner funds.
E.
Providing for recommended rules and regulations in the WQNP.
F.
Reporting to Council regarding matters under its jurisdiction.
G.
Any and all such other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned
from time to time by the Borough Council.
