[Adopted 5-3-2005 by Ord. No. 1231; amended in its entirety 3-7-2006 by Ord. No. 1250]
There is hereby created in the Borough of Stone Harbor the Natural Resources Advisory Committee, to be made up of at least eight members. The Advisory Committee may include other members as it deems appropriate for its functions.
[Amended 2-19-2013 by Ord. No. 1414]
Except for the member from Borough Council, each of the other seven members shall serve a term of three years.
A. 
Upon adoption of this article and thereafter at the first regularly scheduled meeting of the Borough Council in January of each year, the Chair of the Natural Resources Committee shall offer such persons as he/she may wish to serve to fill any vacancies on the Natural Resources Advisory Committee to Borough Council for approval.
B. 
Members of the Committee shall serve without compensation and shall not be considered employees of the Borough. No member shall have the authority or ability to bind the Borough of Stone Harbor in any manner. No member or members of the Committee shall have the ability to speak for or on behalf of the Mayor and/or Council of the Borough of Stone Harbor. Members of the Committee serve at the pleasure of Borough Council and may be removed at any time for any reason or no reason at all. The Committee shall be solely advisory in nature and shall have no authority to create or implement policies of the Borough of Stone Harbor.
[Amended 2-19-2013 by Ord. No. 1414]
The purpose of the Natural Resources Advisory Committee is to assist the Natural Resources Committee in preserving, protecting and utilizing for appropriate public purposes the natural resources of the Borough of Stone Harbor. The Advisory Committee is encouraged to facilitate cooperation and communication between the Borough and regulatory agencies such as the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the United States Army Corps of Engineers, but only with the participation and approval of Mayor and Council. Borough Council may fund recommended action and/or activities which it deems to be in the best interest of the Borough of Stone Harbor.
A. 
The first meeting of the Committee each year shall be held within 14 days of the appointment of the Committee membership. At that meeting members shall elect a Secretary, after which the Committee can then proceed with its regular course of business.
B. 
The Chairman shall preside at all meetings and be responsible for the conduct of the Committee and its actions.
[Amended 2-19-2013 by Ord. No. 1414]
C. 
The Secretary shall serve as the Chairman in the absence of the Chairman.
D. 
The Secretary shall record the minutes of each meeting and post notices to the membership of coming meetings.
E. 
The committee shall meet at least once in each quarter of the calendar year and at such other times as may be called by the Chairman or by any three members of the Committee acting together, with reasonable notice to all members of the Committee.
A. 
The committee shall submit an annual report to the Mayor and Borough Council at the first regularly scheduled meeting of Mayor and Council held in November of each year.
B. 
The annual report shall indicate the activities of the Committee during the current year including a report of receipts and disbursements of any funds.
C. 
The annual report will be a matter of public record and available for all persons to review.
The Stone Harbor Natural Resources Advisory Committee shall have no independent status apart from the status created by this article, and this Committee's existence may be terminated by Borough Council by repealing this article at any time. Any assets of the Committee remaining upon termination shall be used by Mayor and Council for purposes deemed appropriate.