[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Chosen Freeholders of Mercer
County as Ch. 2.28 of the 2003 Mercer County Code (Ord. No. 88-27). Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Pursuant to P.L. 2020, c. 67, effective 1-1-2021, the Code
of Mercer County has been amended to delete the term “Board
of Chosen Freeholders” and replace it with the term “Board
of County Commissioners.” In addition, the terms “Freeholder”
and “Chosen Freeholder” have been deleted and replaced
by the term “County Commissioner.”]
The Hamilton Duck Island Advisory Commission shall consist of
17 members who shall be appointed by the County Executive with the
advice and consent of the Board of County Commissioners. The members
shall include:
A.
Five members who shall serve by virtue of their office:
(1)
The County Executive or his/her designee;
(2)
The President of the County's Solid Waste Advisory Committee (S.W.A.C.);
(3)
The Mayors of Hamilton Township and the City of Trenton or their
designee; and
(4)
The Executive Director of the Mercer County Chamber of Commerce or
its replacement.
[Amended 10-22-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-5]
B.
Twelve members which shall include the following:
(1)
A representative of the State Department of Transportation;
(2)
A representative of the State Department of Health;
(3)
A representative of Westinghouse;
(4)
A representative of the private sector, solid waste disposal industry;
(5)
Seven residents of the County including at least three residents
of the Southwest Hamilton/South Trenton area;
(6)
At least one senior citizen; and
(7)
At least three residents from the County-at-large who are solid waste
rate payers.
All citizen appointments shall be made for the terms of three
years after initial appointments, which shall be made as follows:
three members for one-year terms; three members for two-year terms;
and three members for three-year terms. A member shall be eligible
for reappointment for not more than two consecutive terms. A vacancy
in the membership occurring other than through expiration of a term
shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment but
for the unexpired term only.
The Commission shall meet as soon as practical following the
appointment of its members and shall elect a chair from among its
members and establish procedures for the conduct of regular and special
meetings in accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 10:4-6 et seq.
The Commission shall meet at least four times each year. Its
activities shall include, but not be limited to:
A.
Maintaining a liaison between the developers of the facility, the
governments and the residents of the County;
B.
Being a repository of information to which the citizens of the County
might refer;
C.
Disseminating information regarding proposals, development and construction
of the facility and surrounding area to the public at large.
No action of the Hamilton Duck Island Advisory Commission shall
be binding upon the Mercer County Board of Commissioners or the County
Executive unless and until such action has been duly approved by the
Commissioners and the County Executive. No recommendation by the Hamilton
Duck Island Advisory Commission shall create a financial obligation
on the part of the Mercer County governing body unless and until that
body has approved the creation of a financial obligation in the manner
provided by law.
