[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Glen Rock 1-23-2002
by Ord. No. 1395. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Borough of Glen Rock Environmental Commission is hereby established
pursuant to Chapter 245 of the Laws of 1968 (N.J.S.A. 40:56A-1 to 40:56A-12),
as amended by Chapter 35, PL. 1972.
A.
The Commission shall consist of seven members appointed
by the Mayor, one of whom shall also be a member of the Planning Board and
all of whom shall be residents of the Borough of Glen Rock.
B.
The members shall serve without compensation except as
hereinafter provided.
C.
The Mayor shall designate one of the members to serve
as Chairman and presiding officer of the Commission.
D.
The terms of the office of the first Commissioners shall
be for one, two or three years, to be designated by the Mayor in making his
appointments, and their successors shall be appointed for terms of three years
and until the appointment and qualification of their successors. The first
members of the Commission shall be appointed for the following terms:
E.
The Mayor or governing body may remove any member of
the Commission for cause, on written charges served upon the member after
the hearing thereon at which the member shall be entitled to be heard in person
or by counsel.
F.
A vacancy on the Commission occurring otherwise than
by expiration of a term shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same
manner as an original appointment.
G.
There shall also be appointed two alternate members of
the Committee, appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council.
The alternate members shall be designated as "Alternate No. 1" and "Alternate
No. 2," and shall be appointed for a term of one year and a term of two years,
respectively. Each alternate member shall retain said designation during the
term of which he or she was appointed. During the absence of any regular member,
the Chairperson shall appoint one of the alternate members to serve in the
place of the regular member. In the event, however, that a choice must be
made as to which alternate member is to vote, Alternate No. 1 shall vote.
[Added 4-30-2003 by Ord. No. 1434]
The Commission is established for the protection, development or use
of natural resources, including water resources, located within territorial
limits of the Borough of Glen Rock. The Commission shall have power to conduct
research into the use and possible use of the open land areas of the municipality
and may coordinate the activities of unofficial bodies organized for similar
purposes, and the Commission may advertise, prepare, print, and distribute
books, maps, charts, plans and pamphlets which in its judgment it deems necessary
for its purposes. It shall keep an index of all open areas, publicly or privately
owned, including open marshland, swamps and other wetlands, in order to obtain
information on the proper use of such areas and may from time to time recommend
to the Planning Board plans and programs for inclusion in the Master Plan
and the development and use of such areas.
The Environmental Commission may, subject to the approval of the governing
body, acquire property, both real and personal, in the name of the municipality,
by gift, purchase, grant, bequest, devise or lease, for any of its purposes
and shall administer the same for such purposes subject to the terms of the
conveyance or gift. Such an acquisition may be to acquire the fee or any lesser
interest, development right, easement (including conservation easement), covenant
or other contractual right (including a conveyance on conditions or with limitations
or revisions) as may be necessary to acquire, maintain, improve, protect,
limit the future use of, or otherwise conserve and properly utilize open spaces
and other land and water areas in the municipality.
The Environmental Commission shall keep records of its meetings and
activities and make an annual report to the governing body.
The Commission may appoint such clerks and other employees and incur
such expenses as it may from time to time require, providing the same shall
be within the limits of funds appropriated to it by the governing body or
otherwise available to it.
The Environmental Commission shall have power to study and make recommendations
concerning open space preservation, water resource management, air pollution
control, solid waste management, noise control, soil and landscape protection,
environmental appearance, marine resources and protection of flora and fauna.
