[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of Kingwood 6-9-1972 by Ord. No. 3-6-72. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Amended 9-22-1972]
The Township of Kingwood Environmental Commission
is hereby established pursuant to Chapter 245 of the Laws of 1968
(N.J.S.A. 40:56A-1 et seq.).
[Amended 9-22-1972]
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 Township of Kingwood; the
members shall serve without compensation, except as hereinafter provided.
The Environmental Commission shall designate one of the members to
serve as Chairman and presiding officer of the Commission. The terms
of 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:
[Amended 7-1-2013 by Ord.
No. 17-16-2013]
B.
Alternate members.
[Added 4-17-1995 by Ord. No. 9-2-95[2]]
(1)
The Mayor shall also appoint to the Commission two
alternate members who shall be designated by the Mayor as "Alternate
No. 1" and "Alternate No. 2." An alternate member may participate
in discussions of the Commission but may not vote except in the absence
or disqualification of a regular member of the Commission. A vote
shall not be delayed in order that a regular member may vote instead
of an alternate member.
(2)
The terms of the alternate members shall be for two
years, except that the terms of the alternate members first appointed
shall be two years for Alternate No. 1 and one year for Alternate
No. 2, so that the term of not more than one alternate member shall
expire in any one year. A vacancy occurring otherwise than by expiration
of term shall be filled by the Mayor for the unexpired term only.
[2]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also renumbered
Former Subsection B as Subsection C.
C.
The Mayor or Township Committee may remove any member
of the Commission for cause, on written charges served upon the member
and after a hearing thereon at which the member shall be entitled
to be heard in person or by counsel. 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.
D.
The Mayor
shall designate a member of the Township Committee to serve as a liaison
to the Environmental Commission. Such designee may attend meetings
and participate in deliberations of the Commission but shall not have
the right to vote on matters before the Commission and shall not be
considered for purposes of establishing a quorum.
[Added 7-1-2013 by Ord.
No. 17-16-2013]
The Commission is established for the protection,
development or use of natural resources, including water resources,
located within the territorial limits of the Township of Kingwood.
The Commission shall have power to conduct research into the use and
possible use of the open land areas of the Township and may coordinate
the activities of unofficial bodies organized for similar purposes
and 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 marshlands, 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.
[Amended 9-22-1972]
The Environmental Commission may, subject to
the approval of the Township Committee, acquire property, both real
and personal, in the name of the Township, 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 reversions), 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 Township.
[Amended 9-22-1972]
The Environmental Commission shall keep records
of its meetings and activities and make an annual report to the Township
Committee.
The Commission may appoint such clerks and other
employees as it may from time to time require, provided that the same
shall be within the limits of funds appropriated to it by the Township
Committee.
