Township of Mansfield, NJ Article IV Open Space, Farmland Preservation, Conservation, Historical and Recreation Advisory Committee

[Adopted 5-12-1999 by Ord. No. 99-14]

§ 5-24 Creation.

There is hereby created the Open Space, Farmland Preservation, Conservation, Historical and Recreation Advisory Committee.

§ 5-25 Membership

[Amended 11-10-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-18]

The Committee shall be comprised of seven members appointed by the Mayor and Township Committee on a staggered-term basis: three three-year terms, two two-year terms, and two one-year terms.

§ 5-26 Categories of members.

Membership on the Committee shall consist of representatives from the following categories and in such numbers as set forth below:

A. Member of the Township Committee: one.

B. Member of the Recreation Committee: one.

[Amended 10-23-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-16]

C. Member of the Environmental Commission: one.

D. Active Farmer or Agricultural Business Owner: one.

E. Person with background of experience in historic sites, and or preservation of the same: one.

F. Citizen members not affiliated with any other Township Commission: two.

§ 5-27 Duties.

The Committee shall advise the Township Committee on the use of trust funds for the acquisition by gift, purchase or by eminent domain proceedings of development easements, other easements, vacant land, as well as land which has improvements upon it at the time of acquisition where the principal purpose of the acquisition is for any or all of the following purposes, or any combination thereof:

A. Acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes:

B. Development of lands acquired for recreation and conservation purposes;

C. Maintenance of lands acquired for recreation and conservation purposes;

D. Acquisition of farmland for farmland preservation purposes;

E. Historic preservation of historic properties, structures, facilities, sites area, or objects for historic preservation purposes; or

F. Payment of debt service on indebtedness issued or incurred by the Township of Mansfield for any of the purposes set forth in Subsections A through E above.

§ 5-28 Appropriation of funds.

The Township Committee may from time to time appropriate such amounts as are deemed necessary to carry out the functions of the Committee.